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We like to try new outdoor activities – and sometimes we like to write about them too.

Natascha all prepared for flying, during our paragliding course for beginners
Austria, Other adventures

​A paragliding course for beginners – like a bird in the sky?

by Westwards / 21 June 202113 July 2021

A 50th birthday is something special – and we wanted to do something special on Isa’s 50th birthday. For years …

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diving gestures
Egypt, Other adventures

What do you have to learn in an SSI Open Water Diver course?

by Westwards / 10 February 20151 April 2021

A school of bright fish pass over the luscious blue of the TV screen, two divers floating behind them. So …

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winter snorkelling in Soma Bay
Egypt, Other adventures

Cool or cold? – Winter diving in the Red Sea

by Westwards / 4 February 20152 April 2021

The majority of guests at „The Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge“ are sitting at the outdoor tables for dinner, although …

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Old Town of Innsbruck with footballs
Austria, Other adventures

Visiting Tyrol, as football-free as it gets these days

by Westwards / 3 July 20087 April 2021

“Ochen sladka, very sweet,” says the Russian girl opposite us merrily and takes another swig from her bottle of peach-passion …

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Water buffaloes in the Li River, with karst mountains
China, Other adventures

Karst climbing in Yangshuo

by Westwards / 29 June 200612 April 2021

We took a few days off from our sightseeing route and headed south to go climbing in Yangshuo, Chinas only …

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