Jan – May 2024

GoYolo in Africa

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January 7, 2024
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- Day 2
- Monday, January 8, 2024
- 🌬 24 °C
- Altitude: 38 m
- South Africa Cape Town International Airport -33.964354, 18.59320333°57’52” S 18°35’36” E
3 years later. Cape Town here I come.
January 8, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Almost three years ago I decided to go on a world trip. My first stop was planned to be Cape Town… and then Corona came along and I ended up to staying another year in my home town. Now three years later I embark on almost the same journey I had previously planned 🤗

The journey to Cape Town was quite thrilling as the plane from Stuttgart to Frankfurt was over an hour delayed due to iced wings. However I made it to the final plane 10 minutes before the gate closed.

After a relaxing 11 hour flight I arrived and was welcomed with a blue sky and sunny temperatures 😎Read more
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 12, 2024 at 12:39 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- South Africa Cape Town -33.924887, 18.42383333°55’30” S 18°25’26” E
Storytelling Foodtour in CBD
January 12, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
One of the first things I always do in a new country is a food tour. This time I joined a very special one. Our tour guide Dennis was taking us to places I would have never got into by myself because I they looked really really strange for a foreigner. Sometimes I thought we are getting robbed or kidnapped for sure😅 but I was wrong. I was surprised by the most authentic and delicious food ever. Although they do not really look like that 😁

Dennis also shared so much interesting facts about the history and the different communities and the food variety of South Africa. We had local food and also dishes from Senegal and Somalia and even a fusion of different countries.

My personal highlight was the heaven coffee which was run by a former homeless guy who randomly asked the church if he can open up a coffee inside the church and they agreed 😁 I also discovered a new coffee called cafe touba which is a spice blend of djar (selim pepper) and cloves roasted together with coffee beans 👌Read more
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- Day 7
- Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 12:04 PM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 211 m
- South Africa Bottelaryberg -33.898025, 18.79226233°53’53” S 18°47’32” E
Wine Tasting Tour
January 13, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
There are nearly 2690 wineries in South Africa. I visited three of them on a wine tasting tour with fellow digital nomads.

Babylonstoren Wine Estate
Hartenberg Wine Estate
Boschendal Wine Estate
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- Day 16
- Monday, January 22, 2024 at 5:23 PM
- 🌬 25 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- South Africa Drieankerbaai -33.908626, 18.40200933°54’31” S 18°24’7” E
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Neighbourgood Hill - Coliving
January 22, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Usually I book Airbnbs to stay and a coworking space to work from. This time I decided to go with a coliving/coworking place called Neighbourgood. They have several locations in Cape Town and you can also work from the other places. The one I'm staying also has a little coffee called Nourish'd with very delicious food and drinks.Read more
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- Day 21
- Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 1:39 PM
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- South Africa Swartrivier -33.932377, 18.46132333°55’57” S 18°27’41” E
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Authentic African Cooking Class
January 27, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
This weekend I joined a cooking class. To my surprise I was the only one who joined the class. Which was really nice because I was able to really connect with the family and cooked all the dishes by myself :) We had an great time chatting and cooking diverse dishes and appetizers.

I tried several new things like Mopane worms or fried termites, which was strange to eat but the taste was actually ok. We also prepared two main dishes and the famous Pap that is servered to almost every meal. Pap is a kind of porridge made from maize meal and can be cooked to be soft or stiff.Read more
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- Day 25
- Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 7:19 PM
- 🌬 22 °C
- Altitude: 604 m
- South Africa Leeukop -33.935262, 18.38914733°56’7” S 18°23’21” E
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Lion’s Head Sunset Hike
January 31, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Together with some friends from Neighbourgood Hill we hiked up the iconic Lion’s Head! The mountain is located in between Signal Hill and Table Mountain.

I have seen some amazing sunsets in Bali already but this one was just out of this world.

The clouds coming down Table Mountain was also very fascinating to watch.Read more
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- Day 32
- Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- South Africa Devils Peak Forest Reserve -33.930721, 18.41002833°55’51” S 18°24’36” E
Random inspirations #1
February 7, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Just some random photos I took over the last weeks.
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- Day 33
- Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 10:42 AM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 738 m
- South Africa Valley of Isolation -33.97551, 18.40784533°58’32” S 18°24’28” E
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Table Mountain Morning Hike
February 8, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today was the day. I finally "went up" to Table Mountain. Most of the days the top is covered in clouds but not today :-)

Shame on me I took the cable car up. #sonotgerman. To my defense I planned a 3.5 hour hike on top of the mountain and I still had client calls in the afternoon and I definitely wanted to do the hike today 😇.Read more
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- Day 35
- Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 8:04 AM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- South Africa Alfred Basin -33.907189, 18.41787233°54’26” S 18°25’4” E
Workshop17 - CoWorking Space
February 10, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
As the coworking area at Neighbourgood was way to busy I switched to a more "office like" coworking space. I really enjoyed working from here. Not just because of the great view on table mountrain but also the area was full of coffee places and restaurants.Read more
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- Day 36
- Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:58 AM
- 🌬 22 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- South Africa Cape Maclear -34.357114, 18.47389734°21’26” S 18°28’26” E
Cape of Good Hope
February 11, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
After visiting the Cape of Good Hope I have no doubt that from now on everthing turns out just fine :)
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- Day 37
- Monday, February 12, 2024 at 8:38 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- South Africa Windmill Beach -34.201073, 18.45682134°12’4” S 18°27’25” E
Diving in the Kelp Forest
February 12, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This morning I was diving for the first time in a kelp forest. It was really cool and very different from what I’m used to in Asia.

Sadly the water was not very clear but I’ll do it again for sure 🤿
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- Day 37
- Monday, February 12, 2024 at 1:18 PM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- South Africa Peck’s Valley -34.107864, 18.46821934°6’28” S 18°28’6” E
Quick stop in Muizenberg
February 12, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
On this quick stop in Muizenberg along the Garden Route I visited Pierre. A friend I met in Cape Town. He was actually the yoga teacher at Neighbourgood and we became friends from day one.

Muizenberg is very laid back. Just like a little surfer town should be :)Read more
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- Day 38
- Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 3:44 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 160 m
- South Africa Silwerrivier -33.985409, 22.56493233°59’7” S 22°33’54” E
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Campervan inside a cabin in Wilderness
February 13, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The next two nights I'm going to sleep inside a campervan inside a little cabin in a town called Wilderness :-D
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- Day 45
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 8:36 AM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 218 m
- South Africa Varkrivier -33.965527, 23.64789233°57’56” S 23°38’52” E
World’s highest Bungee Jump ✅
February 20, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Somehow whenever I read “Worlds highest, longest, most south, etc.“ I feel this strong urge to do it.

Today it was time to check the box for the highest commercial bungee jump in the world 😎
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- Day 52
- Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 7:35 AM
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 301 m
- South Africa Oudtshoorn -33.598545, 22.10205733°35’55” S 22°6’7” E
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Good morning Meerkats (Erdmännchen)
February 27, 2024 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Early in the morning it was time to see some Meerkats. I absolutely love this funny little animals. They are so curious and at the same time care and look out for each other.
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- Day 62
- Friday, March 8, 2024 at 5:39 PM
- ⛅ 37 °C
- Altitude: 1,135 m
- Namibia Gemsbokvlakte -19.200117, 16.07296119°12’0” S 16°4’23” E
Etosha National Park Weekend
March 8, 2024 in Namibia ⋅ ⛅ 37 °C
It’s finally time for my first Safari experience 🤗
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- Day 63
- Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 10:14 AM
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 1,115 m
- Namibia Okaukuejo -19.181229, 15.91718719°10’52” S 15°55’2” E
Happy Birthday 🎉🎂
March 9, 2024 in Namibia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
What a great birthday 🤗 we saw so many animals 🤩 and to top it all off I got a BIG surprise chocolate birthday cake 🥰
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- Day 67
- Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 1,637 m
- Namibia Katutura -22.527779, 17.06113222°31’40” S 17°3’40” E
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Meet the kids at BNC
March 13, 2024 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Over the last weeks I've been visiting the BNC (The Bernhard Nordkamp Centre) to volunteer. It's a save place for kids to go to in the afternoon after school. It was very heartbraking to hear that those kids experience a lot of violence in their regular school and even at home.

Volunteers come to help the kids with reading, playing games or just talking to them and being a positive role model.

But the kids very quickly figured out what I'm good for :-D which is doing fun yoga, lifting them up into the air and spinning them around.Read more
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- Day 69
- Friday, March 15, 2024 at 6:17 PM
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 771 m
- Namibia Sesriem Canyon -24.518776, 15.8011224°31’8” S 15°48’4” E
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Sesriem Canyon and Campsite
March 15, 2024 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Another weekend trip with the Wildwifi friends. This time we are on our way to Sossusvlei.

Our first stop is at the Sesriem Canyon campsite.
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Daniel StooßDas ist ein Starlapse. Hab 6 Stunden den Himmel aufgenommen und dann kann man den Verlauf der Sterne so anzeigen lassen 🤗
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- Day 70
- Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 3:34 PM
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Altitude: 710 m
- Namibia Walvis Bay Rural Constituency -24.763712, 15.30254224°45’49” S 15°18’9” E
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Sossusvlei and Big Daddy Hike
March 16, 2024 in Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
This was an out of this world experience. It felt like being on a different planet. Hiking up the Big Daddy dune took about 40 minutes. Running down 3 minutes 😁
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- Day 83
- Friday, March 29, 2024 at 12:56 PM
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 26 m
- Réunion Rivière Langevin -21.383889, 55.64479221°23’2” S 55°38’41” E
Bonjour La Réunion
March 29, 2024 in Réunion ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
I'm very happy and exited to explore this adventurous vulcanic island toghether with Caroline :-)

On the first day we walked to a little waterfall and some cliffs. The first thing I instantly noticed are the impressive colours and the contrast between the green plants and the black lave rocks.Read more
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- Day 84
- Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 1:59 PM
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 82 m
- Réunion Pointe du Grand Brûlé -21.236427, 55.80015221°14’11” S 55°48’1” E
Exploring a lava tunnel
March 30, 2024 in Réunion ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Exploring a lava tunnel is someting realy special to me. It's such a sureal experience. Knowing that a couple of years ago incredibly hot lava was running through those tunnels and at the same time it all looks like being on a different planet and every second an alien appears :-)Read more
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- Day 85
- Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 11:23 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 1,071 m
- Réunion Piton Crête Dos d’Âne -20.992983, 55.38972920°59’35” S 55°23’23” E
Hike to Cap Noir
March 31, 2024 in Réunion ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Quick hike to one of the most stunning views. We also spotted a great hike on the other side of the valley which we decided to hike to get the full experience of this amazing valley.
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- Day 86
- Monday, April 1, 2024 at 11:36 AM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 843 m
- Réunion Fleurs Jaunes -21.134556, 55.45494721°8’4” S 55°27’18” E
Hike to La Chapelle
April 1, 2024 in Réunion ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We quickly realised one thing. Hiking on La Réunion means sweating like crazy because of the heat and high humidity. So at the end of the hike we decided to swim into the Chapelle to continue the "hike" and cool down.Read more
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- Day 88
- Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 11:41 AM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 717 m
- Réunion Îlet Flamand -21.005842, 55.38314821°0’21” S 55°22’59” E
"Canalisation des Orangers" Hike
April 3, 2024 in Réunion ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
This is the hike we saw a couple of days ago. It's called "Canalisation des Orangers". We quickly assumed that we know why it's called Canalisation :-D because the trail was very muddy and wet. However along the hike we also saw some huge water pipes so there is actually running a canalisation system along the whole path.Read more
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