After 4 months in Asia it was time to move on to a new continent: Australia. We were overwhelmed by the hospitality of the Aussies but also by the average prices here. It’s much more expensive than we expected… Our first stop was Brisbane where we rented a car to continue our journey to Cairns. Before heading north we drove down the coast to Byron Bay, a lovely beach town,

The best way to enjoy a beautiful landscape is high up on a mountain… or a lime stone wall. That’s why we chose Tonsai as our next destination. It is one of the world’s best spots for climbing. Surrounded by massive rocks it can only be reached by boat and has it’s own (very relaxed) flair. If you love climbing you will love Tonsai (and Railay)

Thailand’s New Year is celebrated from 13th to 15th April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation (moon calendar) but it is fixed now. We joined the biggest water fight of the world in the South of Thailand. Only 5 minutes after our arrival in Ao Nang our clothes were completely soaked with water and our faces were covered with a white paste

Vietnam has a huge coastline. After we spent time with the tribes in the North we continued to the South along the coastline. Starting in Hanoi we explored the ancient city Hue: The citadel reminds of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The nice town Hoi An contains several old but well maintained assembly halls, mainly from Chinese inhabitants of different areas. After the nice beach in Nha Trang we continued

Directly after the boat trip at Ha Long Bay, we took a night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai. A mini bus drove us straight into the mist of the mountain villages Sapa and Ba Ca, that are both famous for two things: The idyllic scenery dominated by rice terraces and the colorful culture with many ethnic minority groups, all wearing their traditional garments. As we finally found our way

Good Morning Vietnam! After the wonderful time in Laos we headed East to Vietnam. The capitol Hanoi was the starting point for our trip to the famous Halong Bay, situated only three hours bus ride away. We spent three days exploring this World Heritage Site by boat. We enjoyed the mystic atmosphere created by the famous rock formations in combination with quite foggy weather

Video: Feeling the nature and searching for an adrenaline kick while zipping the network of line cable, looking for the shy Black Gibbon: Welcome to The Gibbon Experience! Our final adventure in Northern Laos was this eco tourism forest conservation project in Bokeo Nature Reserve. We spent two nights in a tree house that was tremendously fixed in one single rainforest tree in about 40 m height, offering a spectacular

The road from the Lao capital Vientiane to the party mecca Vang Vieng is awfully bumpy but leads through a  splendid landscape and scenery. In the past few years, the pleasant village evolved to a must-have-seen place for young backpackers. Cheap drinks, tubing on the Nam Song river and loud music make Vang Vieng a perfect party location. Besides this, explorers will find beautiful caves, a lot of rocks to

After nearly one month in Cambodia, we were eager to find differences and similarities of Laos’ landscape features and people’s characteristics. Entering the country from the uttermost south, Don Khon, part of the 4000 islands in the Mekong, was our first destination.  The island was small and calm, because the most important transportation vehicle was the bike. The most impressive sight was surely the large waterfall, but also the remote

We choose the remote town Sen Monorom, the capital of Mondulkiri Province, as our last stop in Cambodia. The major attractions there are – besides exploring the impressive landscape by motorbike on the red dirt roads and the imposing waterfalls – the two concurring elephant-related actives: On the one hand, elephant riding in the minority villages of the indigenous Pnong people, and on the other hand the Elephant Valley Project