We leave the beautiful Peloponnese via the street of Corinth: where many ships used to save several hundreds of kilometers of sea travel, today…
Category: Landscapes
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…
Expedition to Mount Meru
I have been looking forward to climbing one of the East African mountains for a long time. The choice for Mt. Meru and against…