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Travel blog: Road trip and altitude sickness in the Andes mountains

The highlands are the heart of Peru. Up here, the natives live as they always have. Surrounded by llamas, living volcanoes, endless plains, and...

Travel blog: Arequipa – the white city of volcanoes in Peru

Arequipa means 'behind the volcanoes' in the language of the Incas. We spent a day in the colonial city where the sleeping volcano Misti...

Travel blog: Lima is a taste of Peru

During our summer holidays we travelled around Peru, which offered historic cities, stunning natural experiences, world-class food, and an ever-present past that brings the...

Travel blog: Tour du Mont Blanc #2 – daily routines, clothing...

The Swiss Alps kept us company on the second stage of Tour du Mont Blanc, where the landscape and trails were as varied as...

Travel blog: Tour du Mont Blanc #1 – our first hike...

The first stage of Tour du Mont Blanc took us from France to Switzerland, along snow-capped mountains, and through magnificent landscapes. We learned that...

Travel blog: Arrival at Mont Blanc – thoughts before hiking around...

During the summer holidays, we hiked around Mont Blanc. From cabin to cabin, through three countries, up and down over several thousand meters of...

Travel blog: Adrenaline rush on safari in Kenya

Kenya is one of the few countries in the world where you can experience an overwhelming diversity of wildlife. It is also here where...

Travel blog: Jungle trek on the pirates island of Ilha Grande

Once Ilha Grande was inhabited by pirates, lepers, and criminals. Much has changed on the island, which today is a peaceful natural paradise. We...

Photo essay: On floating markets in Vietnam

The two floating markets in the city of Can Tho were among our favourite experiences on the Mekong River in Vietnam. Here we have...

Travel blog: My Tho – the gateway to the Mekong River

The vast Mekong Delta is the heart of southern Vietnam. Here, one of the world's longest rivers divides into nine channels that run like...