Wildlife tourism is the largest source of income for Uganda’s national budget, more than the export of coffee, tea, cotton and gold combined! 5-star safari lodges are being built around the parks. Tourists from all over the world pay up to $ 360 a night there. A day pass into the national Parks costs 40 […]
After a hundred and fifty days north of the Arctic Circle, I long for light and warmth now, it’s mid-May, and spring came with an immense boost. My work as a Managing Director and Outdoor Guide at Hattvika Lodge have been a very intense yet incredibly multi-faceted task to date. As so often, the job demands exceeded […]
While the last two blog posts were based on my adventures journey to some of the hidden tribes of Ethiopia, this last blog post will be divided into a historical sightseeing tour of Ethiopia, Gondar & Lalibela and a (maybe) more relaxed, less challenging but definitely superb wilderness area, the Simien Mountains. The picture shows you the second part of my journey, […]
As mentioned after publishing the first blog post about Ethiopia I’ like to invite you to continue this fantastic journey by visiting the Karo and Hamer villages with me. The following picture shows you the driving route of the first two weeks in Ethiopia, wich was about approximately 2200 km. This morning I began with a memorable […]
We are the commander of our sweet self-deception by taming our intellectual world with a carrot and stick in today’s confusing nutrition circus. Trends come and vanish, so let’s have a closer, critical and objective look behind the curtain of the so-called liquid food tendency! This blog post about liquid food reflects my personal experimental […]
After four exciting, stirring but cold weeks in South Korea and Japan I was happy to feel some warmth of the sun on my skin. It was late afternoon when I arrived in Hong Kong and right away I strolled down towards the bay. But where am I? The same questions asked the British East Indian […]
Langkawi is a group of islands on the northwest coast of Malaysia. The archipelago consists of the main island Langkawi and around 100 more small islands, all part of the Andaman Sea , where the Strait of Malacca connects with the South China Sea. Just a few kilometers apart and to the north, you can find the island of Ko Tarutao which is already […]
The island of Siargao lies in in the southeastern region of the Philippines and is well known among surfers. Google Maps will show you the exact location and the world famous surf spot Cloud 9 is one of many attractions which draw travelers from all over the world to this island. But also for surf beginners like myself, there […]
The ocean is rough, unpredictable and without compromises and I can feel how my grip on the railing is getting tighter while I lower my head towards the neck. My nose is pointing to the clouded sky, unconscious like if I would like to see, taste, touch, smell and listen to it at the same time. The wings […]
The last weeks I travelled through mega cities such as Seoul, Osaka, Kyoto, Shanghai and Hong Kong. All those cities have a tremendous speed, density and its own kind of automatism which catches you whilst staying there. You feel subjected to the dynamic of the city like you are captured in an endless ribbon of time. Unless… […]
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