Category: One Week
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Guatemala
I spent nearly 3 weeks in Guatemala, which drew me into its Mayan heritage, amazing nature and fabulous food. My highlights:◦ B’antiox Guesthouse in Semuc Champey◦ The Fuego / Acatenango overnight tour◦ Antigua◦ Market in Chichicastenango◦ San Marcos at Lake Atitlán Flores 25 April 2023 In the evening, I arrived in Flores from Belize and…
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El Salvador
I loved El Salvador! Tourism is just growing there, it offers a great mix of beach, culture and mountains and surprised me every so often. My highlights:◦ Lagarza Hostel at Playa de Shalpa◦ Eating pupusas◦ Riding a scooter around Santa Ana El Salvador is Central America’s smallest country with the largest population density. It has…
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Santa Ana
In and around Santa Ana I spent a couple of beautiful days. The city is the perfect starting point to explore the area with its volcanoes, waterfalls, forests and hot springs by scooter. Santa Ana is the second-largest city of the country, with ~220,000 inhabitants. It is surrounded by green hills and volcanoes. It is…
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Belize
2 weeks in Belize, a country which I knew little of but astonished with history, wildlife, beaches and amazing people. Belize is a small country in Central America (23,000 m² and 400,000 inhabitants) with a diverse and fascinating history. The area was originally inhabited by several indigenous groups, including the Maya. It is often referred…
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One week on a lonely island at Glover’s Atoll
In April 2023, I spent one week at a remote island off the coast of Belize. I loved the time and experience. What to expect for one week on the island Isolation, a lot of sharks, snorkeling, sun and water, little electricity, little phone reception, no refrigeration, dry toilets, washing dishes in the sea and…
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Bikepacking from Brussels to Karlsruhe
My autumn bikepacking trip from Brussels via Luxembourg and Saarbrücken to Karlsruhe. In total, I accomplished 600 km distance, 38 hours of riding and 4,600 m altitude gain with my bike. Introduction and planning process In autumn 2022, I packed my gravel bike and rode along the EuroVelo 5 from Brussels via Luxembourg to Saarbrücken…
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Roadtrip around Iceland
10 day road trip around the beautiful and wild Nordic island. I fell in love with Iceland and its abundance of waterfalls, stunning black beaches and glaciers. And I was lucky enough to see the amazingly cute puffin birds and the eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano! In August 2022, I spontaneously decided to fly to Iceland…
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Lemosho Route to Kilimanjaro
8 day hiking tour to the summit of Kilimanjaro, with 6.5 days of ascent and 1.5 days of descent. This is usually considered the best tour option if you want to have enough time to acclimatize and enjoy the different climate zones on the way to the top. The tour usually starts and ends in…
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Safari in Tanzania
My dad, sister and I experienced four days of Safari with incredible nature and wildlife followed by two days of cultural immersion into the tribes and life of Tanzania. By the way: the Swahili word “safari” means “journey”, the Swahili verb “kusafiri” means “to travel”. A Safari could not be missed during our 5 weeks…
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Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam
The first nine days of our Tanzania trip, we spent in Zanzibar and explored their beaches, forest and cities. 11 December 2021 Our trip to Tanzania started! We were so excited. At the Frankfurt airport, we had to wait ages for check-in, while there was a demonstration just along the waiting line. We then found…