Riding through Vietnam by Motorbike is definitely an epic adventure. You are way more flexible, you will have some amazing 180° views while driving through the mountains or along the coast and you will see/meet real locals far away from tourism. Despite all these good reasons to ride by motorbike, it can be quite dangerous…
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Big Money Savers for Hawaii
Traveling around the Hawaiian Islands can be really expensive. When most people from the US mainland visit the fiftyest state, they experience a shock on their first grocery store visit. It is estimated that – in general – things cost about 30% more on Hawaii than they do on the mainland. Shipping the food over the ocean…
An unforgettable Roadtrip (V)
..Chile In San Pedro de Atacama we´ve met 2 other guys and prepared Spaghetti Carbonara with 850g of bacon for the night – what a meal! We decided to do a Sandboarding Trip the next day. After enjoying some runs we went from Valle de la Muerte to Valle de la Luna, because we heard…
An unforgettable Roadtrip (IV)
Peru After a long and very uncomfortable bus ride and no sleep , I arrived in Puno at 5 am in the morning. From there, I took a boat to the Islas Flotantes de los Uros; the floating island of Uros. The Uros are a people who live on forty-two self-fashioned floating islands in Lake…
For a weekend in Malta
Last weekend, my girlfriend came over to visit me on the island. We only had two full days to discover Malta and Gozo so I thought it would be the best to rent a quad for that time. The bus system in Malta is still in its development phase and the combination of traffic and…
An unforgettable Roadtrip (III)
Peru In the early morning hours I could already see the impressing volcanoes surrounding Arequipa. When I arrived, my couchsurfer Hugo picked me up and we stopped on many places to enjoy the beautiful sunset. After he introduced me to his family, we went to a BBQ with some of his friends. They all recommended…
An unforgettable Roadtrip (II)
Peru After a hangover breakfast with the whole family of my couchsurfer and a nice bbq for lunch, I took the bus to Chiclayo. When I arrived in the next morning, I had 8 hours time to spend there before my Bus left to Lima. During the bus ride I talked to a traveler from…
Peruvian Cocktails
Pisco. Both Peru and Chile claim the Pisco to be their national liquor, which has sparked an ongoing dispute about its truthful owner. The fact that the two countries once belonged to the same territory adds a layer of confusion to their existing battle. Who is the rightful owner of the much loved Pisco? I…
An unforgettable Roadtrip (I)
Because I spent to much time in Colombia, which was not planned, I had to rush a bit from Quito in Ecuador down to Buneos Aires in Argentina: 8000km without taking a plane in about 5 weeks. Although it was quite a rush, I had an amazing time. Ecuador Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was…
Longueil-Annel; The Ghost Town
After 119km driving and 3 nights wild camping in the waterways of France, a part of the ship engine broke in the lock of Janville in Longueil-Annel. The material damage was estimated at approximately €5000 by german mechanics a few weeks ago. That was more than the cost of the boat itself. Dirk already wanted to…
Pick ups in Southamerica
Hitchhiking on the back of a Pick up Truck is illegal in Southamerica as well as in Germany. The only difference is, that the people do not really care about that fact. Especially if you´re in the middle of nowhere, and that´s where you are most of the time, when you are traveling in the…
Let´s go!
At the 16th Oktober I left Germany again and took the fernbus to Aachen and stayed there for one night at a sister of a friend. She took me to a “Underground Heavy Metal” Party with her boyfriend. Although I´m generally not a big fan of this kind of music I really enjoyed it. So…
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