Swakopmund
Swakopmund is a town situated on the westcoast of Namibia and is located excellent to check out the shipwrecks along the Skeleton Coast or to head south to Walvis Bay. This developed village is full of German architecture, restaurants, cafes and art. It was interesting to spend a few days here and feel as if …
Himba tribe
In the northwest of Nambia, close from the town Kamanjab, we had the chance to visit the Himba village and get to know the traditional Himba tribe. We would like to share what we have learned about these very interesting people. The population of this indigenous tribe is approximately 50,000 himbas and they are located …
The impressive Quiver Tree Forest & the fabulous Fish River Canyon
Approximately 500 km’s south of the capital Windhoek and just 13 km’s north-east of Keetmanshoop, you can find this fascinating forest full of quiver trees. It’s a national monument of Namibia and the name comes from the times of the San people or also known as the Bushmen, who inhabited the south of Africa for …
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Stunning Sossusvlei and Deadvlei
Namibia is with less than 3 million inhabitants, the second most sparsely populated country in the world after Mongolia. The Namib desert is the oldest desert in the world existing for 43 million years now… but of course you already knew these facts 😉 In the middle of this desert you can find the famous …
Ghost town Kolmanskop
Imagine a region in the desert, where all you can see and feel is the sand and the heat. Now let’s say you’re working in the government and this piece of desolated area has been offered to you. There is a big chance you might refuse it, right? So did the Cape Town government back …
Milford Sound – Fiordland National Park
New Zealand, a country divided in the North and South island, has soooo much variety to offer you with its amazing sceneries! One of the areas which we recommend to visit is the Mildford Sound, down in the southwest of the Southern island. For us it felt like we were driving on a road, being …
Moeraki boulders and Oamaru
Visiting both islands of New Zealand within 1 month, means you need to make choices. Most of the people didn´t recommend us to go to the east coast of the south island, but our curiousty took over and we went anyway. It turned out to be a very good decision! In between Dunedin and Christchurch, …
Angkor Archaeological Park – The city of temples
About a 20 minutes drive from Siemp Reap, you can find the Angkor archeological area, an UNESCO heritage. Angkor Wat is also known as the city of temples. It was built in the 12th century as the capital city under the ruling of Khmer King Suryavarman II and initially dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, …
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Loi Krathong & Yee Peng Lantern Festival – Chiang Mai
Even though we had visited Thailand 3 years ago, we could not let the opportunity pass by to visit Chiang Mai again and attend the famous Loi Krathong & Yee Peng Lantern Festival for a few days. Perhaps it seems we chase festivals constantly because of our previous posts, but this one was seriously the …
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