Asia

The Tuk Tuk Run – South East Asia on 3 wheels!

28. February 201912. February 2013

So you thought driving through Eastern Europe in junkyard cars was a bad idea? Wait until you hear about the trip we are embarking on right now! What is the Tuk Tuk Run about? I agreed to work on another project of the creators of …

Climbing Khao Ra

28. February 201915. November 2012

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. If you are at least 2 people, this trip is not dangerous at all. Just make sure to have at least …

10 celebrations and festivals around the world

28. February 201915. October 2012

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 few beers it is always time for these extraordinary celebrations and the legends which come with them. Strangely, almost everyone has something to …

Jogging in Saigon

28. February 20191. August 2012

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 fast people live there quirky lives here day in and day out. The city comes with a tropical climate and a …

On a boat through the Ayeyarwaddy Delta – Brackwater, pagodas and hospitality

1. March 20192. July 2012

A wrecked taxi spits me out at the pier on the Ayeyarwaddy. In an instant, I am surrounded by a hord of kids in dirty, ragged clothes. They follow me laughing and gesturing. There are hundreds of people walking around in the harbour, but I …

At the Inle Lake: Ghost ride on a water buffalo

1. March 201917. June 2012

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 I wasn’t so sure anymore… This morning has had a surreal touch already. The sweltering heat, the dusty haze above everything, …

7 strange foods you don’t necessarily have to try!

1. March 20192. June 2012

Strange foods? Before I drew the consequences and became a Vegetarian, I virtually ate everything anybody anywhere waved in front of my face for too long. This lead to many surprises and some culinary experiences of unanticipated intensity. But you know how life is. Not …

Tsunami Volunteer – My experience in Thailand

1. March 201915. March 2012

After having come to Phuket 4 days after the Tsunami in order to help, my Swedish travel companion Max and I had worked 48 hours straight as a Tsunami volunteer. Most of the time we spent on phones, taking down names of missing people. Now …

Savior of the furless dogs – Phangan Animal Care

1. March 20191. March 2012

This is the account of my volunteering at Phangan Animal Care: Oh no, another pothole! Again, the brown dog who has only just recovered is sent flying in his rolling cage which is attached to my motorbike. I stop and check that he’s alright. At …

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