The Shirakami Sanchi beech forest in Northern Japan
„Oh yes, that is very blue!“ – „Oh, look – how blue it is!,“ shout the Japanese tourists, looking in …
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Outdoor
We love to travel, and we also enjoy many outdoor activities. Read here about our outdoor adventures, from hiking and cycling to kayaking or diving!
Hiking Mount Teide for sunrise – on Spain’s highest mountain
At 5 am, several alarms beep and jingle and shafts of light tremble through the room, until finally someone turns …
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On the River Drau Cycle Path – a chocolate wonderland
Locals had warned us. Every time we mentioned the River Drau Cycle Path, they frowned and murmured something about “the …
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Fly high – or hike – like an eagle on the Eagle Trail (Adlerweg)
“The trail is not easy: After passing ladders and iron clamps, you finally have to draw yourself up a rock …
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The 88 Temple Pilgrimage of Shikoku
The first blog post we did in 2006 as a sort of technical test was a report about the „88-Temple-Pilgrimage“ …
Bears and other animals in the Shiretoko National Park
“You will need long rubber boots for the walk to Lake Rausu: it’s quite muddy there. Also it would be …
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The Jungfrau-Aletsch Glacier region in Switzerland
Last update: summer 2021 After a few weeks hiking in Switzerland we feel like lingering there for a little longer …
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Hiking the Haute Route in the Alps: a variant from Chamonix to Nendaz
Just over 100 km, but with an accumulated altitude difference of 6300 m! We spent 8 days in July and …
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Climbing Fuji-san – or not? A quest for Japan’s holy mountain
Fuji-san is not only Japan’s highest mountain, but also its most important one, an icon of Japaneseness, one could say. …
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What do you have to learn in an SSI Open Water Diver course?
A school of bright fish pass over the luscious blue of the TV screen, two divers floating behind them. So …
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