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10 travel posts found

Oman – Part II, Wahiba Sands & Al Hajar Mountains

Fascinating, moving and an oriental mixture of ‘Thousand and One Nights’ (by Alfred E. Green) with modern times… were our

Oman – Part I, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque & Off-road Tour Sugar Dunes

After 80 days around the world… I landed in Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman. For this

Frankincense, Opium War and Hong Kong Today

After four exciting, stirring but cold weeks in South Korea and Japan I was happy to feel some warmth of

Shanghai, how small can big be ?

For some travelers a city like Shanghai with its population close to 25 000 000 might appear tremendous, intimidating or

Interactive mural paintings, Malaysia part II

Being here in Penang feels like… another life, no wonder because my last visit lays back 36 years ago when

Kuala Lumpur & Taman Negara, Malaysia part I

After traveling four weeks through the Philippines, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia is quite a cultural change and challenge. The Philippines

Bohol – Philippines, a colourful storybook

The fourth and last Blog about the Philippines is meant to be a colorful storybook into a world of macrocosm

Oslob – Philippines, Homage for the whale sharks

The ocean is rough, unpredictable and without compromises and I can feel how my grip on the railing is getting

El Nido – Philippines, a deceptive paradise

The last weeks I travelled through mega cities such as Seoul, Osaka, Kyoto, Shanghai and Hong Kong. All those cities

Nara, Traditional Wedding and Rice Cake

Nara / Japan, part III With a population of 377.000 Nara is a small town besides most of the other