Monatliches Archiv: September 2011
The new diver
Mario did his scuba diving training during our vacation in Zanzibar two years ago. Every time since, when he got back from a dive all enthusiastic and excited, I’ve been tempted to join him for these underwater adventures. But being slightly claustrophobic, it took me until now that the temptation outweighed the irrational fears I … Weiterlesen
Keeping our heads down
Typhoon Nesat (called Pedring here) has hit the Philippines yesterday, as you might have heard from international news.
Stations #31
Kalibo airport, a gateway to Boracay
Stations #30
Ninoy Aquino Airport, Manila
This was Hong Kong
06 Hong Kong, a set on Flickr. In the hammock in Manila, we made progress in sorting and uploading more photos ;-)
Life is hard on the Philippines
Schwitzen mit den Koreanern
Keine Korea-Reise sei vollständig ohne den Besuch eines traditionellen Badehauses, haben wir uns sagen lassen. Schon auf dem Schiff nach Korea gab es Saunen und Whirlpools an Bord, die von den koreanischen Mitreisenden sofort nach dem Ablegen in Beschlag genommen wurden. Als ohnehin begeisterte Sauna- und Thermenbesucher schien es uns daher ein passender Abschluss, unseren … Weiterlesen
Eye in eye with the sharks
Busan has a great aquarium with a main tank of three million litres of water and about 20 sharks from five different species. Every one of them has dozens of razor sharp teeth that get grown anew every ten days. Sounds like you want to jump into the pool? That’s what I thought as well. … Weiterlesen
Stations #29
Busan Ferry Terminal, back on the Korean mainland
Stations #28
Jeju Ferry Terminal Da*&ж, we forgot to take pics in Seoul and Sokcho…
Erstflug – auf die Urlaubsinsel
Nachdem wir uns knapp vier Monate mit Zügen, Bussen und Fähren von Deutschland bis hierher nach Südkorea bewegt haben, war nun nach einem gründlichen Preisvergleich von Fähr- und Flugtickets der Zeitpunkt des ersten Flugs auf der Reise gekommen. Die Suche nach dem besten Weg auf die Urlaubsinsel Jeju-do ergab, dass die Fähre von Mokpo, an … Weiterlesen
Hangeul
With Chinese characters, what we know as ‚reading‘ becomes a desperate attempt to recognize graphical shapes. And even after more than a month in China we hardly know enough to identify city names and book train tickets. The Korean writing system on the other hand is the work of a genius. It also has one … Weiterlesen
Photos of our first month in China
05 China part I, a set on Flickr. Better late than never: photos from our trip through China until Hong Kong. Clicking on a photo will bring to that photo on flickr, if you click on the small link 01 China part I underneath will take you to the overview of that set or just … Weiterlesen
Muskelkater vom Buddhismus
Der Jogye-Orden, der als größter Orden den koreanischen Zen-Buddhismus repräsentiert, hat vor einigen Jahren sog. Templestay-Programme ins Leben gerufen, und damit die sonst verschlossenen Tore einiger buddhistischer Klöster geöffnet. Uns für zwei Tage unter Mönche zu mischen und zu sehen was hinter den Tempelmauern so vor sich geht, erschien uns eine erleuchtende Erfahrung, und so … Weiterlesen
New heights
We love hiking. You experience nature, get exercise and because you achieve something: get somewhere, cover a distance, climb a summit. And as a gadget boy I love to track those achievements. You might have seen already the listing of hikes we did on this trip. After almost one week in Seoul, we got on … Weiterlesen
Immersed in local flavors
You can always explore cities on your own, but if you have some locals by your side, it’s a different story. Here in Seoul, we got three times lucky. First, we found via couchsurfing.com a young businessman named Chulwoo, that hosted us for our first night in Seoul in his luxury apartment, in the most … Weiterlesen
Stations #27
Incheon Port, South Korea
Tschüß China, hallo Südkorea
Unsere letzte Station in China war Qingdao. Unter Kaiser Wilhelm II war die Stadt ein deutscher Kolonial-Handelsstützpunkt, und wir fühlten uns hier ab und zu als ob man durch eine Fussgängerzone irgendwo in Deutschland bummelt. Es gibt hier sogar eine „Deutsche Straße“, in der nicht nur eine Menge Gebäude aus der Kolonialzeit erhalten geblieben sind, … Weiterlesen
Stations #26
Qingdao Port
Finally our Mongolia photos
04 Mongolia, a set on Flickr. We made a selection of some 200 photos with names and a few descriptions. Hope you’ll like it! Sorry we’re one country late, but we hope to catch up soon. You can also find the Mongolia photos in the drop-down menu „Reisephotos | travel pics“ at the top of … Weiterlesen
Of dumplings and hotpots
Six weeks in China have been quite a culinary experience. We weren’t adventurous enough to try things like turtle soup, grilled snakes or skewered scorpions, but we certainly tried a huge variety of Chinese food as we travelled across various provinces – it was amazing how different the flavours were in each area. So, here … Weiterlesen
Caring for the environment – the Chinese way
That’s the sign above many of the ATMs: When will you start recycling your cash?
Surfing Shanghai
We only caught a glimpse of Shanghai during our two-day stopover. The vistas at night strolling down ‚the Bund‘ are fantastic, it’s a huge, modern and very clean city. The shiny scyscrapers are impressive, and if you are into glitzy shopping malls and fancy restaurants, Shanghai offers all that and more. Yet for us, it … Weiterlesen
