Goodbye Germany - Around The World #2

Here we go again. Having been back to Germany for six weeks to see family, friends, ex-colleagues and many more people, I am off to travel the world again. This time, not for 18 but just for 5 months. It was not the most difficult choice to extend my travels as I have had a lot of fun previously and thought to myself that now might be the only time left that I can travel again by myself.

Thus, here I am. The plan for this time is to, again, travel literally around the world, i.e. leaving home towards the east and coming back from the west. More specifically, the plan is to head to some new countries and some old favorites.

For the first leg, I will be travelling with my parents to Oman, which has been high on my dad's bucket list, as he would like to experience a different culture and had set his eyes on Oman for a few years now. My mom is tagging along here.

Afterwards, I will be heading back to the Philippines, which has become my favorite country during my last trip. I will be going to new islands, but also to some old favorites.

Next, I am going to Indonesia, which, maybe surprisingly, I have never been. I will be there for a month and already know that it won't be enough, as there is so much to explore down there. So I have to be selected and maybe just visit the highlights on this trip before returning one day soon to explore more of the country.

Then, I will fly to Vanuatu in the South Pacific, which I wanted to check out the last time already, but could not, due to the local airline getting bankrupt literally a few days before I wanted to book a flight there. Diving, getting up a volcano and enjoying island life will be on the agenda here.

For the next stop, I will be crossing the date line and head to Peru. I have travelled through it the last time for quite a bit, but this time I am returning mainly to do two epic multi-day treks (Huayhuash and Choquequirao) and get lost a bit more in Cusco.

I will also most likely head back to La Paz in Bolivia. Not to spend a lot of time there, but to climb Huyana Potosi - a >6000m mountain that I didn’t get to last time.

This is my initial plan. I will most likely still have a month left after doing this itinerary, but I have kept this open and see where the wind will take me.

That is it. That is the plan. And with that, it's once again time to say: Let's Go See Our Planet!Read more