Istanbul, with over 15 million inhabitants meanwhile by far the largest European city, welcomes us with autumn temperatures and some rain. From our very…
Category: Landscapes
Via the street of Corinth to the Olympus and Chalkidiki
We leave the beautiful Peloponnese via the street of Corinth: where many ships used to save several hundreds of kilometers of sea travel, today…
Ionian coast and Peloponnese: countless bays, beaches and cozy taverns …
After the wild, mountainous Northern Greece, we are looking forward to the “typical” Greece. For the first time we hit the coast north of…
Across the Balkans to Northern Greece
Finally, the wheels are rolling again: we really have been looking forward to the start again. The summer in Mallorca was fantastic ... but…
Over the “camel border” back to Kenya’s coast
For a few days the frustration sits pretty deep: the fact that we could not enter Ethiopia via the closed land border due to…
After a short beach vacation, up to the deserts of northern Kenya
After the dusty loneliness of the Rift Valley and the great national parks Amboseli and Tsavo, we need some rest: e.g. palm trees, turquoise…
Southern Kenya – lonely Rift Valley, Maasai country and great national parks
After we once again had a simple border crossing from Uganda to Kenya near Busia and head for a campground in the first larger…
Uganda – more than just gorillas
Without a doubt, our visit to the mountain gorillas (see link) was not only an absolute highlight in Uganda but also one of our…
Tanzanian highlights: Usambara Mountains, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti
Before we leave the humid coastal region, we make a detour to the port city of Tanga, not far from the Kenyan border. I…