2016: Happy Chinese New Year of the Monkey
Gong Xi Fa Cai – Happy Chinese New Year of the Monkey! Today people in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan and Vietnam celebrate Chinese New Year, also known as the spring festival. It is the most important day of the year for the people in these countries...
A hidden gem in Beijing: the Dongyue Miao Temple
During my first two visits in Beijing I had explored the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the Temple of Confucius, the Tibetan Lama Temple and the Hutongs, some of these amazing sights even twice. So when I was in Beijing...
2015: A diverse Year in Review
It is probably absolutely ridiculous to post an annual review of 2015 on the 21st January 2016 but different than in 2013 and 2014 I didn’t manage to write my end of the year wrap-up for 2015 still in the old year. This January I already achieved my first goal...
Jordan – the not so “rough Middle East”
It’s already more than a month ago that I got back home from my journey to Jordan and I finally manage to write about it on my blog. I had such an amazing time in the Middle East. Before going I was very excited but also became a little nervous and concerned after the...
Why I am travelling to Jordan just now
A few years ago I stumbled upon a trip called “Jordan & Syria Adventure” visiting Amman, Jerash, the Dead Sea, Mount Nebo, the Karak Castle, the ancient city of Petra, the desert of Wadi Rum and Aqaba in Jordan plus Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo, Hama and...
I finally got my TEFL certificate
I have been very quiet on the internet and haven’t blogged for more than two months. I have also been quite inactive on the social media networks, so maybe some of you thought that I gave up blogging completely. No way! In these three posts I wrote about my...
One Day in Kanchanaburi
Short before finishing this post I heard about the terrible bomb attack at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok and the news break my heart. I have been to Bangkok more than ten times and I also visited the Erawan Shrine in 2012. My thoughts are with everyone effected and...
The Temples of Ayutthaya
A few months ago I attended TBEX Europe at the Costa Brava, my first Travel Blogging conference. The next TBEX will be held in Asia this year in October, in Thailand’s capital Bangkok. Although I still don’t know whether I am able to attend or not I would...
A Taste of Yunnan
The first time I visited Yunnan Province was in July and August 2010. It was my very first time ever in China. After starting my journey across China’s Southwest in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, I headed northwest to Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La from where I...Languages
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I am a writer and photographer from Cologne in Germany. Travelling, writing and photography are my passions. I love good talks with interesting people from all over the world, cooking and authentic really Asian spicy food.
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