‘Saving Face’ or How I once got drugged so I would stop singing!
Some years ago, when my guitar was still an equally important companion on my travels as my backpack was, I was taught a lesson…
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Temples in Chiangmai
There are loads of temples in Chiangmai, the city in Northern Thailand has an incredible temple density. Some of them you see all the…
The Tuk Tuk Run – South East Asia on 3 wheels!
So you thought driving through Eastern Europe in junkyard cars was a bad idea? Wait until you hear about the trip we are embarking…
Climbing Khao Ra
If you want to climb Ko Phangan‘s highest peak Khao Ra (627m), you don’t need a guide, even if many guidebooks tell you otherwise….
10 celebrations and festivals around the world
There are these celebrations and festivals around the world which usually come up when travellers sit together at night and exchange anecdotes and recommendations. After a…
Kazantip with a million break-downs – Eastern Europe in junkyard cars
This is a daily diary of a wacky trip Eastwards with destination Kazantip. Update: Here goes a first trailer for the show! Intro Why…
Jogging in Saigon
The South Vietnamese city Saigon, officially tagged Ho-Chi-Minh-City since the reunification of the two countries in 1975, is a hellhole megalopolis. Eight milion rather…
On a boat through the Ayeyarwaddy Delta – Brackwater, pagodas and hospitality
A wrecked taxi spits me out at the pier on the Ayeyarwaddy. In an instant, I am surrounded by a hord of kids in…
At the Inle Lake: Ghost ride on a water buffalo
Superstition? Sunstroke with hallucinations? Or, after all, something you can’t really find words for? On a day in February in the heart of Burma…
7 strange foods you don’t necessarily have to try!
Strange foods? Before I drew the consequences and became a Vegetarian, I virtually ate everything anybody anywhere waved in front of my face for…