Guatemala. With an estimated population of around 15.8 million, it is the most populated state in Central America. Located at the southern tip of Mexico between the Carribean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala has a total area of 108,890 square kilometers (42,042 square miles), slightly smaller than that of the state of Tennessee in the U.S.A. ….
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Acatenango – A hike you will remember for your lifetime
Acatenango (3976m) is definitely a must do trip in Guatemala. Next door Volcan de Fuego is the world’s most consistently erupting volcano, and with some luck, it is possible to see Fuego erupt at night (That´s why you should do a 2 day tour to get the most from the hike). It is a tough…
El Paredon – Surfing on the black coast of Guatemala
When I went to Guatemala, I didn´t even think about surfing and it wasn´t planned at all. But the flip flops of my girlfriend broke so we stopped by the BeachCo. Guatemala store in Antigua. The stuff there was incredible friendly and we got to know the owner as well, who explained as all the good surf…
El Mirador – 5 days Jungle Trek to the biggest Mayan Pyramid on Earth
About El Mirador is one the oldest Maya cities and has the biggest pyramid in the world (El Dante). It is located deep in the northern jungle of the Petén region.You can do either a 5 day or 6 day Trek starting from Flores in Guatemala. My Trip I could not extend my stay in Tulum after…
First Stop: T O R O N T O
The first short stop of our trip around the world was Toronto, Canada´s most populous city. It´s located on the northwestern shore of one of the five big lakes, the Ontario lake. We went to Toronto island to enjoy the nice view of the skyline and to play disc golf, visited the christmas market, strolled…
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…
Earthgarden
Last weekend, I went to a festival called Earthgarden in the National Park Ta Qali. Earthgarden remains the local green festival that voices care for the environment through Arts, Music, Culture in a holistic way. I don´t remember any festival which had such as good vibes as this one. I spent there two of three…
Malta – Climber´s Paradise
I am living in Malta for more than five month now and go climbing at least once a week here. Two days ago, I made a small video of a typical climbing day in the Mosta Valley. There are more than 1500 climbs (about 600 fully bolted sport routes) in all parts of Malta, Gozo…
Everyone can do it!
Nearly every time i’m talking about my travels, someone tells me: I want to do the same when…. You’re so lucky that you’ve got the opportunity to this. I want to do that as well, but. …. How did you afford your travels? Did your parents sponsore you all the time? I can not hear…
Valetta-The golden City
Malta’s capital city described by CNN as one of the world’s rare urban inhabited sites that has been preserved near perfectly: Valetta. Yesterday I filmed the capital in the so called golden hour, the last hour before sun set. Watch the video to get some impressions about it :
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…
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