Egypt five years after the Arab Spring
Girls are walking in groups up and down Aswan’s Corniche in the early evening light, sporting colourful headscarves and daring …
Caught in a flash flood in Egypt
We had started before nine am from Cairo in order to reach Hurghada by the early afternoon. It was supposed …
How we prepared for Sudan in Berlin
The vegetarian plate is heaped with deep-fried vegetables and squares of manioc. There are various pastes made from pulses or …
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 amazing Solar Furnace in Parkent – and how to visit it!
At a guest house in Samarkand we met Ben from Young Pioneer Travels, a travel agency that specializes in budget …
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The Teufelsberg Cold War surveillance station in Berlin
„The historical guided tour for the cold war surveillance station Teufelsberg will start at approximately 1 pm sharp!“. It is …
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A day of research for a new guidebook on Tyrol
If you go on holidays in the Alps you know that you will have rain on some days, but nevertheless …
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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 …
10 years of travel blogging – and why we cut back
Bloggers celebrate their anniversaries: “one year of travel blogging”, or two or even five years – but we can look …
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