The Ganges – River of Life – Part 8 – Overland to Bihar
25.10.2018 Today we would be leaving the ship and continue our journey overland - still following the River Ganges. Leaving the ship to go on the land program in India…
The Ganges – River of Life – Part 9 – Temples & The Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya
26.10.2018 Everybody had a relaxed short lunch break and at 14:30 we got ready to visit Bodhgaya. With our bus it took some 15 min to reach the town from…
The Ganges – River of Life – Part 10 – Varanasi – The Holy City
28.10.2018 It was a short night! My alarm went off at 04:30 and I met our guide Mukund in the Lobby at 05:15. Nobody overslept or chickened out - Varanasi…
The Ganges – River of Life – Part 11 – A glimpse of Delhi
29.10.2018 Today we would be leaving Varanasi already. Again I had to get up early and pack. Well, not much to pack since I have been living out of my…
By Train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 1 — Stop Over Kathmandu
29.01.2018 The great adventure started with a week in Kathmandu to sort out my China Visa. After some long flights with short connections I (and my luggage) arrived finally in…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 2 — Tibet!
05.02.2018 Why did I opt to fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa? I had done the 7 nights overland tour in a jeep from Kathmandu to Lhasa in 2007 and it…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 3 — On the way to Beijing!
07.02.2018 Now the great train adventure starts! I arrived at the Lhasa train station well ahead of time. Strict security is in place to even enter the station. First ID…
By Train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 4 — Beijing, the Great Wall, roast duck & scorpions
09.02.2018 The Emperor Qianmen Hotel is located in a side street right in the center. Check in was quick, they even spoke well enough English. It seems post modern. In…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 5 — Ice, ice in Harbin, baby!
12.02.2018 Arrived in Harbin with approx. 1.5 hrs delay. The small airport was packed with people. More flights seemed to have arrived at the same time. Finding my luggage was…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 6 — Russia’s Wild Far East, Tigers & the Pacific!
15.02.2018 The flight from Harbin to Vladivostok was short with about 1 hr 20 min and it was only about half an hour delayed. One of my friends asked –…