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About Mt. Rinjani Mount Rinjani (Gunung Rinjani) is an active volcano on the island of Lombok. It’s Indonesia’s second highest, after Mt. Kerinci on the island of Sumatra. Rinjani is the most picturesque volcano we’ve ever seen, as if taken straight…
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If you’ve never ridden a motorbike before then you might be a bit skeptical about our suggestion. But don’t worry — just two weeks ago both Katja and I were in the same position and now we are fully convinced! Having rented a motorbike on…
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7:30 pm, 04.09.2014, Mactan International Airport, Cebu City, Philippines “Madam I’m sorry to inform you that your flight to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been canceled. The woman responsible is just taking dinner, so please have a seat…
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This is an article in a mini-series about fruits: The Fruits of Southeast Asia (1/2) The Fruits of South America And here are the newest fruits that we found in South-Easy Asia: Jackfruit Because of its size and weight (according to Wikipedia…
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One of the main reasons why Katja and I love to travel to various countries is to browse the local markets and to try the interesting foods being offered. We are currently touring through Borneo and the southern Philippine islands,…
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During our trip to Tanzania we used various types of transportation, but mostly we traveled jam-packed together with locals in the so called dalla-dallas. These are older minibuses with 10–20 seats serving as public transport for short to medium distances….
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When spending a lot of time in the high mountains you can’t avoid looking into knot techniques. As soon as the area gets rugged and steep or you want to cross a glacier you’ll have to secure yourself with rope…
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It’s 05:30 in the morning and we are standing in front of our “hotel” in Mang’ola-Ghorofani waiting for the guide. It’s quite cold, so we are wearing three layers of clothes, and our headlamps are turned on because it feels…
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At the moment we are in Tanzania, and we had a wonderful day yesterday. We were in Marangu, a small town located at the foothills of the Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain (5895 m). Each day about one hundred tourists start a…
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The mountains are the perfect place to unwind and distance yourself from the daily grind. Here you really can get some distance to civilisation and enjoy the outdoors. But caution is recommended as the mountains have loads of perils. Too…
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