Escape to Madeira – 5 – Bananas & a Dinner Date
29.11.2020 88 km North Coast Leaving Seixal behind I had to take the expressway, because the old Antiga ER 101 was closed. Near the Fajã das Contreiras I turned on…
Escape to Madeira – 7 – The Highest Peak, an Optical Phenomenon & Misty Cows
02.12.2020 135 km Funchal via Santana to Porto Moniz Leaving the city I drove the next available main road up into the mountains. Since it was still rainy and grey,…
Escape to Madeira – 8 – Whalewatching & a Swim in the Atlantic
03.12.2020 91 km Porto Moniz - Paul da Serra - Calheta - Porto Moniz I was stunned! At approx 1500 m altitude on the high plateau Paul da Serra I…
Escape to Madeira – 9 – Geocaching, Sunday Market & Poncha with friends
05.12.2020 93 km Porto Moniz - Paul da Serra - Fajã dos Padres - Funchal Leaving Porto Moniz I drove along the ER 101 West and passed Santa where the…
Escape to Madeira – 10 – Funchal Christmas Lights, Sun on Pico do Areeiro & Leaving Paradise
06.12.2020 68 km Funchal - Santo António Da Serra - Funchal Sunset was awesome today and while watching I decided - now that I had slept off all that Poncha…
India’s Golden Triangle – 1 – Leaving Assam & Reaching Rajasthan Nevertheless
09.03.2020 India's Golden Triangle is the regular tourist circuit which connects Delhi, Agra and Jaipur and is so called because of the triangular shape formed by the locations of New…
India 2020 – Nandi Hills & Indian Wine Tasting
21.02.2020 After sending off the guests from the last Brahmaputra Tour at the Airport in Delhi on 16.02., I flew down to Goa and spent 5 wonderfully relaxed days with…
India 2020 – Shivaratri Festival, Public Transport & a Glimpse of Bengaluru
22.02.2020 I more or less accidentally stumbled into the Shivaratri festivities in the village of Nandi. Since I was in the area, I wanted to visit the well-known Bhoga Nandeeshwara…
India 2020 – A New Outfit & Some History in Hyderabad
24.02.2020 My flight from Bengaluru landed in Hyderabad right on time at 08:35 and my suitcase was already turning circles on the luggage belt when I made it there. Most…
Iceland’s Ring Road – 1 – Geysirs & Waterfalls
06.08.2019 It is time again for a vacation! In fact, it is long overdue! Still it is pretty new to me to go on vacation in the middle of the…