Half-day tour to Trakai Castle, Lithuania (07/2019)
I took the public bus from Vilnius to nearby Trakai to visit its famous castle. Trakai is a popular destination due to a beautiful castle built in the 14th century […]
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Among the churches of Vilnius, Lithuania (07/2019)
I left Klaipeda in the early morning and took a bus to the capital of Lithuania: Vilnius. Vilnius is the biggest city of Lithuania with around 600,000 inhabitants. Due to […]
With the ferry from Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania (07/2019)
At the end of July, I took the overnight ferry from Kiel across the Baltic Sea to Klaipeda in Lithuania from where I would explore the three Baltic states. The […]
Day trip to the DMZ and Kaesong, North Korea (09/2019)
On my last day in North Korea, I traveled to Kaesong at the border to South Korea. We began sightseeing at the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) […]
International friendships in the Myohyang Mountains, North Korea (09/2019)
On my second day in North Korea, I went on a day trip to the Myohyang Mountains approximately 150 km north of Pyongyang. The Myohyang Mountains are most famous for […]
Arirang Games in Pyongyang, North Korea (09/2019)
After a long day of visiting the sights of Pyongyang, my guides took me to the famous Arirang Games in the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium. The Rungrado 1st of […]
A different world in Pyongyang, North Korea (09/2019)
For the time following the conference in Beijing, I had booked a three-day-tour to North Korea. If you book with a proper agency, it is surprisingly easy to travel to […]
Going north of Beijing, China (09/2019)
At the end of September, I was invited to attend a conference in Changping in northern Beijing. I took the chance to stay a few days longer and visit North […]
Coptic monasteries in the Eastern Desert, Egypt (11/2018)
Finally, our holiday in Egypt was coming to an end and we had to catch our flight back home. Nevertheless, on the way from Hurghada to the airport in Cairo, […]
Taking it easy in Hurghada, Egypt (11/2018)
After visiting a lot of ancient temples, tombs, and other monuments, we eventually left Luxor and travelled to Hurghada. For some time, the road followed the fertile Nile River Valley […]
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