A short visit to Myeik
25 октября 2016 г., Мьянма ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This day went unexpected for me, but very good in the end!
I got up at 4am to make it to the airport in Yangon and arrived at Myeik in the south at 9am in the morning. By 11:30, I had checked into myЧитать далее
Myanmar's beautiful waterworld
26 октября 2016 г., Мьянма ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
What a day! I joined a snorkeling trip to three islands off the Myanmar cost, where I spent most time under the surface in awe of the beauty of the fantastic fish and the coral reefs. Corals (some ofЧитать далее
Work work work :)
27 октября 2016 г., Мьянма ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
I usually bring in some adventure even on the days I'm working, but today was almost all work. I enjoy what I do and the people I work with, and it allows me to make some money while I'm traveling, soЧитать далее
Let's go to Thailand?!
28 октября 2016 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After working most day today, I got the bad news of yet another snorkeling trip cancelled on me. This was the 4th time in one week and it's unfortunately because they don't have enough people signingЧитать далее
Schnockelling :)
29 октября 2016 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Booking a snorkeling trip over the phone, a heavy Thai accent on the other end, can be quite entertaining. Yaaaa, wui can organize Schnockelling for juh! So from now, I will call it Schnockelling :)Читать далее
Paradise found
30 октября 2016 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
So glad I did this little detour through Thailand. It's basically the same archipelago where I was in Myanmar, just a little further south. I saw a few more animals on the island (lemurs, bats,Читать далее
To be continued...
31 октября 2016 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Life doesn't always go according to plans. Lately for me, it doesn't most of the time. But that's OK, I'll just take it one day at a time and make adjustments as I go.
One of the most importantЧитать далее
Back on track in Nepal
23 ноября 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After a three week detour to be with my family in Germany, I made it to Kathmandu. Knowing my loved ones well back home, I'm now beyond excited to explore the Himalayans.
First stop: one day inЧитать далее
One jeep, twelve people
24 ноября 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
I think today was the craziest and most exciting drive of my life. At 5 in the morning, my guide Ganesh and I began our 12-hour odyssey through the Nepalese countryside. It was out of an adventureЧитать далее
Life on foot
25 ноября 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I'm quite fascinated by the life in these small mountain villages of Nepal. Life is simple, family oriented and happens mostly on foot. While most villages are somewhat accessible by jeeps, you do notЧитать далее
Up, up, up
26 ноября 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
What a fantastic day! I'm completely beat from some of the steepest trails I've ever been on. Always hiking right on the edge of the mountain, the views were incredible. I'm now in villages that areЧитать далее
Eat, hike, sleep. Repeat.
27 ноября 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
I've been seriously enjoying the long days of hiking, good local food and lots and lots of sleep. And that have been pretty much my days so far :)
Today we only hiked til 2pm as we got to Lukla halfЧитать далее
In the land of suspension bridges :)
28 ноября 2016 г., Непал ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
After waking up to a 5.2 earthquake (no injuries or damages) at 5:20 in the morning, we had an early start and left the tea house around 7.
It was the day of suspension bridges - going back andЧитать далее
Crossing the 4000m mark
29 ноября 2016 г., Непал ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Of course there's not an actual mark, but I knew we'd get to 4000 just before our tea house, which is at 4070 ;-) I can tell the altitude a bit as I'm going slower than usual, especially steepЧитать далее
A day in slow motion
30 ноября 2016 г., Непал ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
I've been between 4000 and 5100 meters today and up here, you do things slowly: eating, hiking, laundry, reading, thinking, .....
We started early and caught a beautiful sunrise. From here, theЧитать далее
At the bottom of the top
1 декабря 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
I'm too tired to write a long post. Most challenging day. We got close to the bottom of Mount Everest. Here, the altitude was getting to me. 5300m today. Sleeping at 4900m. Hiking was strenuous, everyЧитать далее
Fleeing elevation :)
2 декабря 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Starting today, we're going downhill and my headache is thanking me! The fast and steep incline above 5000m yesterday was a bit too much... ;)
We got to our guest house in the early afternoon andЧитать далее
Tailwind trails
3 декабря 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
The morning was crazy windy, but as it was a tailwind, we did not complain and made our way south https://goo.gl/photos/LL2ierEhGg1Qinwu9
Today was definitely one of the most scenic days! We took aЧитать далее
About estimating time
4 декабря 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Our first 2 hours were the steepest hiking I've probably ever done. But being back down at 3800m and below, I was full of energy and really enjoyed the workout. My guide has started anotherЧитать далее
Rest day = game day
5 декабря 2016 г., Непал ⋅ 🌫 21 °C
We're getting close to Lukla, from where we will fly out in 2 days. We had only 1.5 hours today and hiking in lower altitudes is getting easier and easier. Namche has great cafes, bakeries and tonsЧитать далее
The game goes on
6 декабря 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Last day of hiking! Oh man, this is making me sad. I had such a good time and I wish I could just keep going. I will definitely be back to do more trekking in Nepal.
The day was fun, as we bothЧитать далее
Back to city life
7 декабря 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We took an early flight out of Lukla, an airport with one of the shortest runways in the world. The plane was tiny, with about 15 seats. The flight was short and had gorgeous views of the Himalayans.Читать далее
Best trekking guide in Nepal :)
11 декабря 2016 г., Непал ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Nepal has been one of the best experiences of my life. And lots of it thanks to an awesome guide! Ganesh has been a rockstar all my trip from planning the trek according to what I wanted, organizingЧитать далее
In love with Sri Lanka
14 декабря 2016 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After a few days in Sri Lanka, I'm finally posting my first update from this beautiful island.
I've had a great few days! The first 3 days, I spent in Colombo, partially catching up with work, emailsЧитать далее
Where the sea turtles reign
15 декабря 2016 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
In the early morning, I headed out on a scooter to snorkel and see the giant sea turtles in the shallow waters at Polhena. There were also plenty of colorful fish, but the best part was when a localЧитать далее






























































































































































