Considered to be one oft he poorest and war-struck countries of the Balkans I there went with mixed feelings. But it is as usual: the reality has nothing to do what you read in newspapers or hear in the news….
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You hear so much about these countries facing each other off since decades. It seems as if since the mid-60 nothing has changed, unless for the worse. People fear, the situation may never resolve, and since I was here again now I have to say, it actually won’t….
Cycling around a country almost as big as Germany and France combined but with hardly more than 3.000 kilometres of overland tarmac roads is not necessarily the first idea coming to your mind when thinking of how to stay in and travel around Namibia, but I opted for this alternative and had lots of fun….
To Algeria I went first time ten years ago. Back then on my transit in Paris, I met an Algerian native. I asked him about his country as I was quite worried after stories abound about civil war, religious extremism and whatever else. But today Algeria is one of my favourite countries to go to!…
So many things have been written about this town, which represents one of the most thrilling histories of a metropolis in the world. But hey, I was here so a comment needs to be posted!
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I have never been to Dresden before and I actually had no idea what to expect, apart from a city destroyed by the war, run long-time under socialist rule and now rebuilt since reunification. I was positively surprised….
I was here several times and the last time is quite a few years ago, so I was quite eager to get here again and go along trodden paths….
After a 3-year absence it was time again to go to Tunisia. Despite the current terror attacks and prevailing national issues I had no worry to go. After being there in my eyes Tunisia really turned for the better, but local opinions are widespread and differ a lot from each other….
The Elbrus, the European representative of the Seven Summits; a summit at 5.642 metres. This was the next of mountains for me to hike and I made it. But ……
England is one of my favourite countries. I was living there twice, Bristol and London. This summer I have returned here for the first time in years….
