Visiting a million-city is always an adventure in itself. And always the question, how to explore it? Subway to the hot spots? By cab? By a tourist bus? In Seoul, I decided to walk; almost everywhere I walked to.. 186km in 8 days! I left my sneakers in Seoul; they were done, as were my …
Welcome back to my story about living on Mauritius. Before continuing my life in Grand Baie, here are more facts about my favorite topic: food. Very little gets produced on Mauritius, so everything must be shipped to the island. This makes it really expensive. A bottle of Belgian beer is around 7 Dollars, or a …
I had the chance to stay four weeks on Mauritius, a unique experience in a fantastic country, nevertheless, with some downsides I have to explain 🙂 I lived for 1 1/2 weeks in Flic en Flac, in the northwestern part of the island, and the rest at Grand Baie, the northeastern region.But let’s start from …
What do the four elements of the headline have in common? All of that you will find in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and as it is close enough, it is worth driving there for a weekend.
Besides the two Gorilla-Safaris (see this post), I made a lot of other safaris in Uganda: As the animals are allowed to live however they want in HUGE parks, it sometimes takes hours to find them animals. The almost 2500km on the road we spent completely with a Toyota Landcruiser: And everyone is looking for …
Besides all the other beautiful days in Uganda (see other posts), the visit to the Mountain Gorillas was the most impressive thing I have ever done! Unfortunately, it’s not cheap (500 USD for one visit) but worth it! And as they do not guarantee to see the Gorialls (its wildlife, who knows where they are), …
Malta is split into two big islands (besides some smaller ones). We decided to hang around on Gozo, a paradise for those who scuba dive… I tried it there, but it’s not my thing; therefore, I was relaxing on the beaches and on my sea view balcony with a local beer. We stayed in Marsalforn, …
Living in Copenhagen for 1 1/2 years allowed me to eat a lot in one of the most amazing cities in Europe. These are my favorites: Warpigs (link) A brewery built this Brew Pup. It’s basic from the interior, but this American-style canteen is exactly what you are looking for if you eat brisket, rips, …
Back from Borneo, I had one day in Kuala Lumpur, so I did the most touristic must-haves and had to come back for the rest. In the evening, the famous Petronas Towers run a light show with music… Worth to watch! During the day, I went to the Marugan Status at the Batu Caves. Be …
..in the middle of nowhere, my visit to Borneo. Visiting Borneo (The Malaysian part) takes already time to travel. Via Singapur and a small “promising” plane, it takes a while to get to Kuching, on the west of the island of Borneo. From there, I went to the real jungle, Gunung Mulu National Park. Staying …