Shortly before every country imposed travel restrictions in the course of the COVID‑19 pandemic, we visited Iceland for an ample week. We travelled around the entire island by car and drove over 2.500 kilometers. Day 1: Reykjavík – Mosfellsbær After arriving at Keflavik Airport, we rented our car and visited an old friend of mine…
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I became aware of the British singer and multi-instrumentalist in November 2014, when I was in India and friends of mine went to a Ben Howard concert in Berlin with Jack Garratt as opening act. My friends really recommended me to listen to his music and a few moments later I bought every Single and EP I could…
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After a great time in Sri Lanka, I went back to India. This time not to the east coast, but to Mumbai. It is a very hectic and big city and unfortunately I had to stay there for a longer time, because my camera broke in Sri Lanka. Especially in Mumbai I saw a big…
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Many have recommended me Sri Lanka in Sadhana Forest and because it is really just a stone’s throw away, I spent about a month on the island off the southwest coast of India. I arrived in Colombo and took the first bus south to Hikkaduwa – a small touristic town with a stunning beach. I went…
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This post is part of a series called In One Day Before I started traveling around the world, I was involved in many environmental movements in Germany. I met Anna in one Youth Alliance (the JBZE), who wanted to spend a year in the indian Sadhana Forest. This community “focuses on reforesting 70 acres of severely degraded land…
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It is easy to come from Lumbini in Nepal to India. Early in the morning, I took a taxi to the border, crossed it and drove about 150 kilometers by bus to Varanasi, the next big city. Eat indian! The first thing I noticed in India was the incredibly delicious food that you can get on every…
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Nachdem mir von mehreren Seiten empfohlen wurde das Visum für Indien bereits in Deutschland zu beantragen, erkundigte ich mich nach dem einfachsten Wege dies zu tun. Meine Reiseorganisation STA TRAVEL bot mir eine Visavermittlung an, aber ich entschied mich die Beschaffung des Visas selbst durchzuführen und es ist wirklich nicht so schwer. Notwendige Dokumente Das…
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Kathmandu After the ten days trek back in Kathmandu, I’ve visited the cultural treasures of Nepal. You can already see many cultural buildings in the capital: Swayambhunath, an ancient religious complex, the big Bodnath Stupa, or Nepal’s most sacred Hindu shrine, the Pashupatinath. I also climbed on the Bhimsen Tower in the center of Kathmandu, visited the nearby Durbar Square and spend…
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Nach über zwei Monaten des Reisens stellte ich fest, dass einige Dinge aus meinem Rucksack überflüssig sind und wieder nach Hause müssen. Es gibt dazu in Kathmandu einige DHL-Annahmestellen, aber auf meine Anfrage hin hätte ein Päckchen mit 3 Kilogramm Gewicht über 150 US $ gekostet, was mir dann doch zu teuer war. Günstiger und…
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After I was already in Gati with the Germans and Dutch from the Namaste Nepal project, I’ve made a multi-day trek with them before they flew back home. The Ruby Valley Trek is an offbeat Trek, which means that it is not as touristy and you come in contact with the authentic rural Nepali population. But it also…
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