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April 1, 2018
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- Day 1
- Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 4:54 PM
- 🌧 6 °C
- Altitude: 431 m
- Switzerland Bülach 47.521169, 8.53830147°31’16” N 8°32’18” E
Ready to go!
April 1, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
TravelerNo food? Bon voyage
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TravelerBtw is it my guidebook 😂
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Dont forget toilet papers! There is none on the train! D.
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- Day 2
- Monday, April 2, 2018 at 8:45 PM
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 140 m
- Russia Kazanskiy Vokzal 55.772533, 37.65582755°46’21” N 37°39’21” E
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Arrival in Moscow
April 2, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Susanne Truong 😋
4/3/18Reply
Traveler gemein 😱
4/3/18Reply
Traveler Hett ganz vill da😄
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Ursula Sommerhalder Gseht fein us😋
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 4:18 PM
- ☀️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 122 m
- Russia Cherusti 55.532258, 40.03602355°31’56” N 40°2’10” E
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Moscow - Yekaterinburg
April 3, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Nach vielem umenand laufe am Bahnhof und villne versüech die kyrillischi schrift z‘entziffere hanis etz uf de ersti Zug nach Ekaterinburg gschafft. Han sogar es abteil für mich allei für di 26-stündigi fahrt💪😅
Defür hani mer vo de Zugsbegleiterin gad na paar souvenirs ufschwätze lah😄Read more
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TravelerDu glückpilz! Und dein zug ist viel schöner als der zug nach irkutsk!
4/3/18Reply
Traveler Souvenir souvenir ich will auch!
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- Day 4
- Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 10:37 PM
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Altitude: 259 m
- Russia Vokzal’nyy 56.856312, 60.59505556°51’23” N 60°35’42” E
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Yekaterinburg
April 4, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Hüt hani Ekaterinburg aaglueget. Und debii
s‘erste richtige esse sit 3 täg gha😅
Ich han es herzigs Restaurant gfunde mit spezialitäte usem Kaukasus.

Und ich hans gschafft zum e sim charte poste🎉

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I found this amazing little restaurant that serves Caucasian food and had my first warm meal in 3 days🙈😄Read more
TravelerGreat to hear good news from you! realised you have better travel life than we had at that time on transsibirian train! Do not forget to visit the museeum of romanov in yekaterinburg. good vibe! we are traveling with you online...:-)
4/5/18Reply
TravelerWhat are your next stops? In irkutsk, you can easily take the local bus to baikal lake, it is an adventurous trip anyway!
4/5/18Reply
TravelerNext stop is novosibirsk😉
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- Day 6
- Friday, April 6, 2018 at 9:16 PM
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Altitude: 97 m
- Russia Ploshchad’ Pobedy 54.990003, 73.37639454°59’24” N 73°22’35” E
On board again...
April 6, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
Uf de zweite Zugfahrt nach Nowosibirsk, wo „nur“ 21h lang gaht, teil ich mers abteil mitere ältere Dame, da mir eus nöd verstönd lächlemer eus eifach immer wieder a und mached handzeiche😄👌✌️👍
Dasmal isches chli en ältere Zug.
Daser au chli e vorstellig hend wies da drinn uusgseht gits na paar föteli 😊

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On the second train ride frome Yekaterinburg to Novosibirsk i‘m sharing my „?train compartment?“ with an elderly lady 😊. Because we don‘t speak each others language we just do hand signs👍👌✌️😋
This train is much older than the first —> photosRead more
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- Day 7
- Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 7:25 PM
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 146 m
- Russia Nowosibirsk 55.028851, 82.90527355°1’44” N 82°54’19” E
Novosibirsk
April 7, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Not much to see here...💁‍♂️
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 11:56 AM
- ☀️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 459 m
- Russia Mys Rogatka 51.872871, 104.82832351°52’22” N 104°49’42” E
Listvyanka-Lake Baikal
April 10, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Im Zug vo Nowosibirsk nach Irkutsk hani en maa im abteil gha womer (nebst demm er mir ganz vill zesse geh hett zum probiere) erchlärt hett wie/vo wo ich am beste und günstigste vo irkutsk an Baikalsee chume. Da de Busbahnhof aber am andere vo de Stadt glege isch, hett er churzerhand sim kolleg aglüüte womi mitem auto zum bus bracht hett.😊😅👍.

Nachere öppe 1 stündige busfahrt bini jetzt am Baikalsee aacho. S‘wetter isch denn im Verlauf vom Tag immer besser worde.👏

Es isch scho imposant z‘gseh das en see mitere flächi vo 31‘000 km2 fast komplett zuegfroore isch. So als vergliich d‘schwiiz hett e flächi vo 41’000 km2.
S‘iis isch bis zu 1 meter dick so dases mit de jeeps und au hundeschlitte druff chönd😍
Leider macheds das mit de hünd aber nur bis im März😱☹️ das wer öppis gsi woni gern mal gmacht hett🤷‍♂️.
Trotzdem hani d‘sunne chli chönne gnüsse und bin zumne uusichtspunkt uegloffe.

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On the train to Irkutsk i met a really friendly man who gave me a lot of russian specialities to eat. He also called one of his friends so he could drive me to the bus station at the other end of the city, where i got on the bus to Lake Baikal.
It‘s really beautiful here the sun shines and is reflected by the frozen lake.Read more
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Susanne TruongSo schön!😃
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- Day 11
- Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 3:37 PM
- ☀️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 916 m
- Russia Irkutskiy Rayon 51.886585, 104.98117851°53’12” N 104°58’52” E
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Great Baikal Trail
April 11, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Hüt bini es stuck von Great Baikal Trail gwanderet und han debi mini Kamera wiedermal chönne bruche💪😄

Mittelspecht und 2 Meise😊
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I hiked a part of the Great Baikal Trail today and found a couple birds to take pictures of.Read more
TravelerGreat photos! Traveling through the eyes of slow motion from Europe to Asia!
4/11/18Reply
TravelerThanks!! Yes ultra slow motion😅 the last train ride took over 31h💁‍♂️
4/11/18Reply
TravelerThere is an excellent pizzeria on the main road of Irkutsk.
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- Day 12
- Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 5:13 PM
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 454 m
- Russia Ostrov Yunost’52.27674, 104.2994852°16’36” N 104°17’58” E
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Irkutsk
April 12, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
The so called Paris of Siberia ☺️
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- Day 13
- Friday, April 13, 2018 at 10:08 AM
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 452 m
- Russia Slyudyanka 51.666542, 103.71159751°39’60” N 103°42’42” E
Off to Mongolia
April 13, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
🐪🐎☀️🚞🗺
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- Day 14
- Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 5:22 PM
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 1,497 m
- Mongolia Bayandzürh 47.872581, 107.43047347°52’21” N 107°25’50” E
Mongolia
April 14, 2018 in Mongolia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Hüt bini i (nach zwei Passkontrolle im Zug zmizt i de Nacht😴) i de Mongolei aacho und am Bahnhof vo mim Guide em Maga abgholt worde. Er isch en 20 jährige Student vo da und schaffet nebedtbii als touri füehrer.

Als ersts simmer gad zu de 40m grosse Chingis Khan Statue gfahre wo chli usserhalb vo Ulan Bator staht.
Ich hans eifach nöd chönne sii lah und müsse es Föteli mache devor mitme Adler i de Hand🤭😍.

Nachdemm simmer in Gorkhi-Terelj Nationalpark gfahre womer hüt übernachtet.
Am Namitag bini denn allei nachli d‘gegend go aaluege😁
S‘isch wunderschöön da. Han debii sogar na en wilde Steiadler gseh💪.

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Finally in Mongolia!! after 24h on the train and 2 passport controlls in the middle of the night😴.
I met my guide Maga at the train station and we had a look at the 40m Genghis Khan statue just outside of Ulan Bator.
After that we drove to Gorkhi-Terelj national park where we spend the night.
I spent the afternoon exploring the area (it’s beautiful here🤗)and saw a golden eagle 💪.Read more
Ursula SommerhalderWau so cool,meha guet's Erlebnis👍
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Traveler😍😱😱😱 ach so guet! hoffentli chasch auna richtigi trainierti adler erläbe :)
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- Day 15
- Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 5:31 PM
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 1,865 m
- Mongolia Bayandzürh 47.937389, 107.43017647°56’15” N 107°25’49” E
Turtle Rock
April 15, 2018 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Susanne TruongMega schön😍
4/15/18Reply
TravelerBear in mind you do also have 0,0000000000000001% of Mongolian blood in your vain! Keep on following Genghis Khan paths through Central Asia, but his son then to China. Set your footprints into Central Asia next time. You will enjoy the most interesting and amazing historical places ( Usbekistan, Kirgisistan and Tajikistan) on this planet. On the crossroad of West and East! Yep, I must confess, something is guiding me back to these places again and again. Greeting from Roma
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 12:04 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,825 m
- Mongolia Bayandzürh 48.003717, 107.31598748°0’13” N 107°18’58” E
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Nomadic People
April 17, 2018 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Gester simmer binere Mongolische Nomade familie go ine luege. Zum chli en iiblick zha wie die hüt so lebed.
Im grundgno lebeds na wie vor 100 jahr (+iPhone und laptop etc.😄 solarpanels...) Sie verbringed de winter amne ort wos ihri Herde chönd imne selberbaute holzunderstand underbinge. Im summer brecheds denn ihri Yurte ab und ziend wiiter, halt det hi wos gad am beste passt. Nur de winterplatz bliib meistens de glich.
De tag dur lönds ihres Vieh eifach ufd Steppe, kein haag oder öppis mer duts denn am abig eifach wieder iisammle😊. Au wennses denn mengischchli münd sueche😄 ( eus isch nämmli en maa begegnet wo sini chüeh gsuecht hett🙈)
Ihres Lebe isch na sehr starch abhängig vo ihrne Tier. Es wird au alles verwendet. Sie essed alles am Tier womer chan esse oder macheds haltbar für de winter und de rest wird z.B. Fell = Chleider, Deckene, D‘chnoche under anderem au als spielzüüg😁 de Pferdemist wird als brennstoff brucht usw.

Da ich det kei föteli gmacht han gits eifach chli Tierföteli😄

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Visited a nomadic Family, very interessting to see how they combine modern technology with traditional lifestyle. 😊

Squirrel+ross fotiRead more
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- Day 17
- Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 6:28 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,339 m
- Mongolia Serteng Uula 47.763993, 105.87907447°45’50” N 105°52’45” E
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My Own Ger
April 17, 2018 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Nachli bilder vo minere Ger oder Yurte.
Mega cool zum i so einere wohne👏👏
Chli wie zälte eifach im grössere stil und s‘isch schön warm drinne😊

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Pictures of my own Ger 😍
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Ursula SommerhalderSo cool👍
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Traveler Luxurious yurt
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Traveler Ist die yurte für dich ganz allein?
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- Day 20
- Friday, April 20, 2018 at 6:42 AM
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,206 m
- Mongolia Altanbulag 47.7376, 106.44354747°44’15” N 106°26’37” E
The last of the wild horses
April 20, 2018 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Most "wild" horses today, such as the American mustang or the Australian brumby, are actually feral horses descended from domesticated animals that escaped and adapted to life in the wild. The Przewalski's horse may never have been domesticated and has been considered the only true wild horse extant in the world today.

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Traveler😂
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Oli TruongHesch keis zähmt?
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TravelerDerfsch nur bis 300m nöch ane🤔 mis lasso isch zchurz gsi😅
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- Day 20
- Friday, April 20, 2018 at 2:12 PM
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 1,307 m
- Mongolia State Circus 47.918282, 106.92105147°55’6” N 106°55’16” E
My lovely Neighbors
April 20, 2018 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
TravelerHast du ihn gefuttet?
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TravelerNeein😄
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TravelerLieber ein vogel als ein affe als nachbar! Hatte damals in borneo im dschungel ein affe als nachbar gehabt. Der hat mich jeden morgen geweckt grrrr
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- Day 22
- Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 12:55 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 956 m
- China Erenhot 43.654846, 111.95443°39’17” N 111°57’14” E
8'139km.
April 22, 2018 in China ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Uf de letste Zugfahrt vo Ulan Bator nach Peking hani es Argentinischs Päärli i mim Abteil gha. Sie hend min „Patagonia“ pulli natürli super gfunde😄 sind aber selber na nie det gsi.

Uf dem Zug hetts praktisch nur Touriste.
Drunder au e Griechin wo 2 Jahr underwegs isch😏 und debii per Skype chan als Englisch Lehererin schaffe.

Churz nachdem mer die chinesisch Grenze überquert hend hennds d‘redli vom Zug müsse wechsle will z‘China d‘gleis schmaler sind. Das ganze isch 5 h lang gange vom 21h-02h und mir hend zum glück chönne im Zug bliibe.

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I met a lot of funny people on my way from Ulan Bator to Beijing. I shared my cabin with an argentinian couple. 😁🇦🇷
There were only tourists on this train, from Boston, Athens and two italians living in Perth🇦🇺

After we crossed the chinese border they had to change the „trainwheels?“🙈 because the tracks in china are smaller. It took them 5h 😄 but was very interessting to see.Read more
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TravelerEnjoy beijing air polution 😂
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Travelerbetter than HCM
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- Day 24
- Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 6:00 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 59 m
- China Taihe Dian 39.916119, 116.39057939°54’58” N 116°23’26” E
Beijing
April 24, 2018 in China ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
I don‘t think i have ever seen soooo many people in one place. The Forbidden City was so crowded i had to leave after 2h🙈
From what i remeber when we were in Beijing in 2004 is that there were far less people🤷‍♂️ maybe because it was winter❄️
But its still a very amazing thing to see!!Read more
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- Day 25
- Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 12:04 AM
- 🌙 14 °C
- Altitude: 66 m
- China Jingshan 39.916954, 116.41012639°55’1” N 116°24’36” E
Night Market
April 25, 2018 in China ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
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- Day 25
- Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 5:47 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 55 m
- China QianHai (Front Lake)39.939964, 116.39888839°56’24” N 116°23’56” E
Dali Courtyard
April 25, 2018 in China ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This charming hútòng setting in a restored courtyard is a very pleasant place to eat. It specialises in the subtle flavours of Yúnnán cuisine. There‘s no menu😄 you just pay 150¥ and enjoy whatever inspires the chef that day. It‘s amazing.🍲🍤🍚Read more
TravelerI plan to build something similar in my house in Saigon
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- Day 26
- Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 562 m
- China Lianhuachi 40.438408, 116.56139440°26’18” N 116°33’41” E
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The Great Wall of China
April 26, 2018 in China ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Hüt bin zeme mit de Kate woni im zug kenneglernt han uf di Chinesisch Muur. Da mer nöd so vill lüt hend welle, simmer am morge früh los. Nach langem sueche nachem richtige Bus hemmers gschafft und sind am 9:00 dete gsi😊.

E churzi Gondelfahrt und scho simmer dobe gsi.
Es isch wunderschöön vorallem wenns na Morge isch unds kei Lüüt hett.
Mir sind denn es paar Kilometer de Muur entlang gwanderet, bises z‘warm worde isch😄.Read more
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Ursula SommerhalderWau so schön,dass isch sicher es schönn's Erlebnis gsi
4/27/18Reply
Traveler Aha! Wer ist diese hübsche Madame?
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- Day 27
- Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7:21 AM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- Vietnam Ấp Hai 10.893193, 106.6922210°53’35” N 106°41’32” E
Vietnam
April 27, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
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- Day 31
- Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 12:14 PM
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Vietnam Cồn Khương 10.072596, 105.75170510°4’21” N 105°45’6” E
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Mekong Cruise
May 1, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
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- Day 32
- Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 9:12 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Vietnam Ấp Bốn 10.814294, 106.57432510°48’51” N 106°34’28” E
Wurstfabrik
May 2, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
TravelerMarkus möchtet die fabrik auch mal sehen.
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- Day 37
- Monday, May 7, 2018
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 100 m
- Vietnam Da Houai 11.422166, 107.42885611°25’20” N 107°25’44” E
The Gibbons of Cát Tiên
May 7, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Hüt bini mitem Oli zeme in Cat Tien Nationalpark gfahre. 4h vo Ho-Chi-Minh-City entfernt. Nachdem mer aacho sind simmer zerst mal go Zmittag esse. Churz druff hemmer denn die lange Hose und d‘Wanderschue aagleit, s’git bessers bi dene Temperature😅 aber mit dene viele viele Bluetegel wo eus d‘Bei duruuf krabblet sind isches sicher di richtig Entscheidig gsi.

Mir sind denn miteme Guide ufe 6km langi Wanderig dur de Jungel. Es isch öppe 10 minute gange bis mer d‘Gibbons gseh hend🎉. Es seg sehr selte dasmers um die tagesziit gseht. Mer chönt nämmli au am morge am 4:30 ufe tour gah😂. Aber das chömmer eus etz zum glück spare. Nebst de Gibbons hemmer na paar Spechtarte gseh und 2 „Hornbills“ das sind grossi Tukan-artigi vögel.

Hüt zabig gahts denn ufd Night-Safari👏👏Read more
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