Another wonderful National Geographic Journey through the diversity of Namibia, visiting the Kalahari / Namib desert, Swakopmund, Damara Land, Etosha National Park and the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
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Costa Rica
Pura Vida in Costa Rica! With a small group of six travellers, we are exploring the beautiful flora, fauna and beaches. The tour leads us to Tortuguero, La Fortuna / Arenal, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio […]
Ecuador / Galapagos
This is a two part journey on a G-Adventures / National Geographic tour to the Central & Northern Highlands and the Amazon Basin in Ecuador and a sailing trip on the impressive SS Mary Anne […]
New Zealand
This is a 22 day tour through the South and North Islands of New Zealand, also called Aotearoa. On the first leg (11 days) we are 11 travellers from 🇦🇺🇩🇪🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸. On the second leg we […]
Polynesia / Rapa Nui
I guess there is not much to comment… Not really on the pictures, but after a quick stopover on Rapa Nui (locals don’t want it called Easter Island), my journey went on to Tahiti. The […]
Patagonia
The highlight of the South America leg on a 14 day tour through Patagonia with stops in El Chaltén, El Calafate, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine and Ushuaia. This was a large group with the […]
Chile / Argentina
With the first tour we visited ValparaÃso and the Atacama desert, starting and ending in Santiago. Great group with one couple, six women, me and Gus our fantastic guide; troopers were from 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿🇨ðŸ‡ðŸ‡¬ðŸ‡§ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸. Temperatures ranged […]
Sabbatical – coming soon…
Take-off: January 4th, 2019 @ 6:40pm from ZRH Week 1: Santiago de Chile, Valparaiso, Atacama Desert Week 2: Mendoza, Estancia, Buenos Aires Week 3: El Chalten, El Calafate Week 4: Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales, […]
Taiwan – trying again…
After being forced to terminate the trip through Taiwan three years ago (2015 – Taiwan) , this time I avoided any gym and traveled within the safety of the “Explore Taiwan” tour. Another great group: […]
Kilimanjaro – hakuna matata
Nine month ago the idea came up to celebrate my birthday with a zero at the end at a special location. Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro seemed like the perfect adventure for this event and my brother […]
Antarctica – Die Reise des Lebens
Welcome and enjoy this trip to an unreal world on our planet. As an inspiration see the trailer of the movie “Mehr als Eis -Eine Oper für Pinguine” from our expedition leader Benno Lüthi: . […]
Myanmar – best of tour
Welcome to the ‘Best of Myanmar’ original tour. Considering the maximum group size of 16 travellers, it is a small group of: 5 🇬🇧 2 🇨🇠1 🇦🇺 1 🇨🇦. Perfect size of the group, […]
North Vietnam – very small group tour
This time I joined a very small group of six travellers with a very nice mix (3 girls, 3 boys; 3 Aussie, 1 Kiwi, 1 US). After strolling around Ha Noi for two days, now […]
Vietnam – small group tour from south to north
A bumpy start to this journey already in ZRH, with a 5h delay sitting in the plane on the ground, due to a technical problem with the right engine temperature sensor. I finally made it […]
Taiwan – around the island; unfortunately not yet…
Apparently I’m spending my time in Taipei on the weekend of 10-10, the national day of the Republic of China. Now the busy crowd and the mass of local tourists make a lot more sense… […]
South Korea – driving & flying on…
Arriving in South Korea, I decided to relax two days on the beaches of Incheon near the http://www.airport.kr/eng/ International Airport. Before heading to Seoul… Where I still struggled with the jet lag and only got […]
Hokkaido – northern sea
For the thrill-seeking traveller in search of sweeping vistas, amazing wildlife (incl. bears), wide open roads and overwhelming emptiness, Hokkaido is a refreshing contrast to the crushing density of Honshu. In fact, the image of […]
Kagoshima / Yakushima – forest spirits
An overnight stay was planned in Kagoshima, but due to typhoon ‘Roke’ the ferry to Yakushima was cancelled and I had an extra day of relaxation and shopping. With one day short on Yakushima and […]
Ishigaki / Okinawa – tropical islands
After a 30h trip from Zurich, Tokyo, Okinawa to Ishigaki, I spent 9 days relaxing in the tropical south of Japan. Being the only person at the pool or beach during the day, I was […]
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