After a few days of travelling through Burkina Faso, we arrived in a little town called Orodara. We haven’t really heard a lot about this place before, but the name caught our attention …

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Africa • Journal

When we arrived in Sikkim for a short holiday, after spending a couple of days in Kolkata, our plan was to visit Lake Tsongmo on a day trip. We actually wanted to visit …

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Asia • Journal

… or simply not yet discovered? We’ve been to Burkina Faso many years ago. Back then it was still called Upper Volta, but the most famous leader of the country after independence, Thomas …

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Africa • Journal

The first time I went on a trip overseas dates back 35 years: A journey by truck from Vienna to Lagos in Nigeria. It was around the time when Maureen and Tony Wheeler …

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Bangladesh is not necessarily known for its beaches, but we knew that there are a few nice spots in the South of the country. We could have travelled to Cox’s Bazar but we …

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Asia • Journal

It’s almost Christmas and this is the time of the year, when one relaxes, sleeps and tries to get a break from all the hassle of a daily working life … There is …

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Asia • Journal

Since I didn’t manage to get married (which I’m not sad about btw), I never got the chance of picking French Polynesia/Tahiti as my honeymoon destination. But someone once told me that Tahiti …

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Journal • Oceania