annaaroundtheworld

On the go in Arusha with our local guide Emmanuel

Three days on Mount Meru

From Berlin via Amsterdam to Tanzania - a new adventure begins :-)

We spent our last days in Sri Lanka in Tangalle on the beach, enjoying the sun, the sea, and long beaches before returning to cold Germany.

Wildlife adventure in Yala National Park

In the middle of nowhere - enjoying nature and wilderness

We continued by taxi to Ella, inland. The journey took quite a long time, so we were probably on the road for 5 hours. On the way, we narrowly escaped a head-on collision, which...

Beach time in Mirissa

I spent my last days in Myanmar in Yangon. Meanwhile, the rain was really heavy, so I spent my time besides a last market visit quite lazy with good food and doing nothing:-)

After finding out that most trekking routes start in Kalaw and you hike from there to Inle Lake, I made my way to Kalaw. I took a fully occupied minibus with only locals to the...

Due to the weather (it was incredibly hot, reaching over 40 degrees in the afternoon), I decided not to go on a trekking tour in Hsipaw and instead continued to Inle Lake the...

The next morning, I had to get up really early because the train to Hsipaw was leaving at 4 am. I was expected to be on the train for about 12 hours for a distance of...

Mandalay was completely different from Bagan, in comparison, it is a bigger city with busy streets, buildings, shopping centers,...(despite the many shopping opportunities, it...

Next, we took the night bus to Bagan. I had chosen a good bus company - JJ Express - because the journey was supposed to take about 9-10 hours. I had a super comfortable seat...

Next, we went to Myanmar. It was difficult to decide where to go because I actually wanted to go to India, but after some research, I found out that May and June are probably...

The next morning meant getting up early again. We were super tired because after diving we had to do some shopping (beer and snacks) and pack our things - because we will spend...

Then we took a propeller plane from the city of Ende to Labuan Bajo. We arrived in just 50 minutes. We treated ourselves to a hotel with a great view of the sea and sunset. In...

When we finally arrived in Moni after more than three hours of driving late in the evening, we were quite exhausted. And I felt nauseous from the curvy serpentines through the...

We were very excited to accompany the English teacher Bert to his classes and set off early in the morning by taxi to a small village near Maumere. The night before, we bought...

The next day in Maumere, we took the scooters to the Egon Volcano. When we couldn't find the way directly, a local immediately helped us and led the way. As it got steeper and...

Next, we took a propeller plane to Maumere, on Flores Island, in the far east of Indonesia. The only Christian island here. And I wasn't alone, because my friend Elena from...

Yoga

After Bali, I made a stopover in Singapore. I had already booked the flight for a while, especially because in many countries, an onward ticket is required upon entry, which is...

Our kitchen

Then we continued by speedboat to the Gili Islands, which belong to Lombok, east of Bali. We had chosen Gili Air, as Gili Trawangan is known as the party island and there isn't...

Finally arrived in Bali, with a slight delay, and I was lucky and found my friend Manu before passport control. Since it was almost midnight, we had booked a hotel at the...

Before continuing to Bali, I had a three-day stay in Kuala Lumpur. I had a nice hotel with a rooftop pool and from my room on the 24th floor, I had a great view of the Petronas...

The Crazy House

Then I continued south to Nha Trang by sleeping bus. Another approximately 12-hour night bus ride. I arrived very early in the morning in the big city. I didn't actually want to...

Finally sun, finally blue sky, finally warm :) that's what I thought when I arrived in Hoi An - after about 17 hours of bus ride, I fought my way through the motorbike taxis...