Travel Reports

We had to get up at 2.15 a.m. in order to reach our flight from Zurich to Hurghada, which led to Matthias transforming into the rare species of “Neinhorn” (see picture below):  We had a lovely experience at the Zurich airport – just breezing through …

Before getting married in May 2014 we decided we wanted to experience something special for our honeymoon. Humpback whales. We thus delayed our honeymoon until the end of January to coincide with the Humpback mating season at the Silver Banks, approximately 100km north of the …

After travelling to Spitsbergen I rather thought I was done with vacations in cold countries until we learned about the solar maximum in 2013. Predictions said this winter would have the best displays of aurora borealis for the next 50 years, so we postponed a …

On a sailing boat in the high arctic… Travelling to Spitsbergen has been something of a novel experience for me. Our vacation places are usually much closer to the equator, they often involve scuba diving and offer a different level of comfort. What drew us …

We flew into the notorious city of Johannesburg, half expecting to be robbed and murdered on arrival. Headlines and crime statistics often paint South Africa as a death trap but fortunately this is not the case. Of course, like in any major city, there are …

Arrival: Enduring the typical flight procedures (security checks etc.), which somehow seemed much more cumbersome than usual, we made our way to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The city is situated where the Guayas river flows into the Pacific and has great potential for development. Our hotel, the …

I remember visiting Mexico when I was still a teenager. The vacation was filled with adventures – getting a first glimpse of reefs in a small, white submarine; climbing Chichen Itza in stiffling heat and finding it entirely surrounded by jungle; a day at XCaret …

Here’s an outline of our trip to Thailand and Cambodia: we flew to Bangkok, spent three days there, then continued on to Cambodia, returned to Bangkok and flew to Koh Lanta, our final destination, for one week of relaxing and scuba diving. Bangkok Bangkok is …