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, […]
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 […]
The dilapidated Khmer empire Monkeys were springing and spluttering from bough to bough ; and, on a piece of open ground, some peacocks were displaying, in the height of vain-glory; their superb plumage. The forests were of an entirely different character from the American forests. I did not see a single pine, live-oak, sequoia, or […]
Extensive rice fields and dense jungle raced past me. Actually, I raced past them on a small Honda Click. But sometimes she had to fight too. Then she had to climb foggy mountain passes. She did not like that so much. Apart from that, she was a wonderful companion to my tour with Armando on […]
Southeast Asia’s largest Buddhist temple Borobudur is not a legendary figure from mythology but the largest Buddhist temple complex in Southeast Asia (Mahayana Buddhism). It is located near the volcano Merapi on the Indonesian island of Java. It was built during the Sailendra Dynasty (760-860, Sailendra means “ruler of the mountains”). The building is considered […]
