Some places enter your life long before you ever arrive there. For me, Moorea was special. Since early childhood, the silhouette of this island has left a deep impression on me. Those sharp volcanic mountains, rising almost unreal from the blue lagoon, looked like something from another world. I first saw them in the Hollywood …
Quote of the Day: Inspiration for Travelers “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” ― Mark Twain Thoughts About the Quote Mark Twain’s quote of the day is a great reminder of how travel can really change us. …
Some trips start with packing a suitcase, checking your passport, and wondering whether you packed enough sunscreen. My Tahiti trip in the summer of 1999 started with an emergency doctor, a pain injection, a colonoscopy, and the quiet suspicion that I might be flying to French Polynesia to die there. Not exactly the classic beginning …
There are photos that are just photos, and then there are photos that open a whole chapter of life again. This one belongs to the second category. I don’t really have to explain where I took it. The Sydney Opera House in the background tells the story immediately. But for me, this picture means more …
Quote of the Day: Inspiration for Travelers “To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.” ― Hans Christian Andersen
At first glance, this photo looks like a pretty normal shot that I took during a flight: clouds, blue sky, a wing, and somewhere far below, the islands of the Philippines. But what you cannot see in this photo is me behind the camera. You cannot see the required face shield. You cannot see the …
Quote of the Day: Inspiration for Travelers “Now more than ever do I realise that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere.” ― Isabelle Eberhardt
Bali is beautiful, no doubt about that. But sometimes it can feel like every temple, beach, rice terrace, and waterfall has already been turned into a photo stop. You arrive, take the same picture as thousands of people before you, move on to the next “must-see” place, and somehow the real Bali feels a little …
This is my hometown: Arnstadt in Thuringia, Germany. At first glance, it is an easy place to love. Cobblestone streets, old houses, church towers, quiet squares, and that particular Thuringian light that can make even familiar corners look almost new again. Arnstadt is not a big city, but it carries itself with the confidence of …
After our posts from last year about Angkor, especially the impressive approach through the South Gate of Angkor Thom, it feels only right to continue the story with one of the most unforgettable temples in Cambodia: Bayon Temple. And honestly, Bayon is one of those places that needs little introduction once you stand in front …