Ethiopia – somehow we were intrigued and we booked our flights. While researching, the articles and pictures painted an image of a vivid and vibrant country with high mountain ranges with even snow-capped peaks, lush green plateaus and salt deserts, lively towns, an exuberant cultural life and a unique and delicious cuisine. Quite the opposite …
Ethiopia – in hindisght we can’t even remember how we first formed the idea to go there. I guess I wanted to go back to Africa and Martin was shy of the tropical heat so we settled on Ethiopia as a good compromise. One of Martin’s collegues is from Ethiopia and he praised the …
While my previous posts about my Mongolian adventure have covered the beauty of the place and its people, I wanted to dedicate one entire post to the actual logistics of our trip and the amazing team who turned it into an unforgettable experience. So, initially, we started out in Hovd, a small town, the center …
In the midst of my own wedding preparations which are slowly taking up pace I wanted to share a few pictures of a Mongolian wedding I attended on my trip to the Altai region this summer. The Mongolian hospitality is incredible – we were invited for the festivities, joined in for all kinds of …
It has been very quiet on this site lately, mainly due to the work issues and lack of time. I’ve been on a few short trips this year but have not come around to editing the pictures. Some of which still sit on the SD card…BUT I just got back from my first big trip …
So, eventually on our last day, with the ring road eastwards-bound still blocked, we decided to hit up the big tourist trail – the Golden Circle. And we were stoked. Not so much by Gulfoss or Geysir, but by nature itself. Up there, a little further inland, with the mountains a lot closer, the …
With only as much as six fleeting hours of daylight per day and quite hostile conditions with strong arctic winds and freezing temperatures, road tripping in Iceland in winter is a challenge. Fortunately, the ring road was in good shape and we only got caught up in a blizzard once (this is an experience I …
Just what you do on a winter morning in Iceland. Get up at 9:00 a.m., leave the house by 9:30 a.m. when a faint yellow line on the horizon indicates the imminent sunrise, and start your hike by 10:00 a.m., being greeted by spectacular light. Hiking through vast lava fields, braving the strong winds, blown …
Roadtrippin’ – we left Reykjavik early in the morning (well, around 8 a.m. when it was still pitch-black dark) and made our way south towards Vík. Along the way, around 9:30 a.m. the sun slowly started to rise bathing the frozen landscape in a pinkish light. Driving was not easy, gales of 100 km/h …
Finally, a few pictures of our recent trip to Iceland. And obviously, I have to start with the quintessential – the very reason I have wanted to travel to Iceland since I’ve started horse riding some 20 years ago. The Icelandic horses. As a kid, I borrowed all the books from our local library that …