The first thing I saw of Hong Kong have been the countless islands. It is lush and green around the city. The Chinese Special Administrative Zone consists not only of the high-rise buildings but of more than 260 islands, mountains and large forest areas. Only about 25 percent of the land area is cultivated, as […]
For a long time I struggled with myself to fly to the Philippines. Too many conflicts in this country deterred me. In the ranking of the Global Terrorism Index 2016 of the Institute for Economic & Peace, the country is ranked 12th. The activities of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf are partly responsible for this, […]
A year ago, men attacked several tourists in a hotel in Hurghada with a knife. It was not the hotel I had checked in, but since the incident, the government has increased the security precautions so as not to lose more tourists. “All nonsense of the media in the West. Every little thing is exaggerated […]
My contact lenses felt like ice flakes in my eyes. Blizzardlike wind swept past me with up to 70h/km and made every step in the dark to a tightrope walk on the way to the summit of Teide, the highest mountain in Spain (3717m). It is also the third-highest volcano in the world. I tried […]
Monaco was always a place for the rich and beautiful. My imagination was fueled by film scenes from James Bond, the myth of Grace Kelly and the King’s House, as well as Formula One. On the spot, the picture was quite similar to my idea. We reached the city on a Saturday at noon. Much […]
