Greece 2017 (part II): Cape Sounion
Cape Sounion, Greece: After visiting the most prominent sights of Athens, I took a bus to Cape Sounion at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. The 70-km-long drive followed […]
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India 2016 (part XXIX): Sights of Jaipur 5
Jaipur, Rajasthan: Following the walks through the city centre of Jaipur and the small town of Amber, I visited the temples of Galtaji together with a friend. We started our […]
India 2016 (part III): Pushkar 1
Pushkar, Rajasthan: Following the outing to the step well of Abhaneri, another day trip brought me to Pushkar, 145 km southwest of Jaipur. Pushkar is a small town surrounding a […]
India 2016 (part II): Abhaneri
Abhaneri, Rajasthan: Following my arrival from Kachchh, I joined friends/colleagues on a day tour to Abhaneri, approximately 100 km east of Jaipur. This little village is famous for an enormous step […]
China 2015 (part IX): Yushu
Yushu, Qinghai: Since we knew that our bus from Xining would arrive in Yushu in the middle of the night, we had already booked a hotel in advance. Although information […]
China 2007 (part IX): Kunming
Kunming, Yunnan: After our adventures in and around Lhasa, we had to leave Tibet and the easiest option was to take the plane to Kunming in Yunnan (for a map […]
Southeast Asia 2008 (part III): Angkor
Angkor, Cambodia: Following our stay in Bangkok, we took the bus to Siem Reap in Cambodia. Although a number of tourists and travel agents warned us of the poor road […]
Southeast Asia 2008 (part II): Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand: After spending a week in paradise, our journey through Southeast Asia continued in Bangkok. This megacity with a population of more than 8 million people contains a number […]
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