M und M International

We have 5 vacation days left and feel that we need to get out again. It’s not enough for long trips, but definitely enough for a week in Egypt. Since we're quite last minute, the...

Las Vegas hardly needs an introduction - a synthetic city in the middle of the desert that lives off its hotels and casinos. We are more into nature, but we failed to find a...

The Grand Canyon is an impressive gorge carved into the landscape by the Colorado River. While the plateau into which this gorge has been cut lies at an altitude of 2100/2200m,...

Page may not be the most wonderful place, but it is home to the Antelope Canyon (a so-called slot canyon, where beautiful color compositions emerge depending on the light...

The Zion NP encompasses an area of canyons and steep mountain walls, creating a rather colorful picture. The female M has confidently selected the only two hikes rated as...

There isn't much to say about Bryce Canyon. It is a magical land of colors and shapes that has once again impressed us. The most beautiful and abundant erosion debris can be...

We spent almost two full days in Arches NP, so now we only have one day left for Canyonlands NP. We will spend that in the Island-in-the-Sky section. The Canyonlands NP is an...

After 9 days in the cool Wyoming - with temperatures often around +/-30°C - we embarked on a move of about 900km to the warmer south - in Moab, the temperature hovered around...

The Grand Teton National Park is a mountain range south of Yellowstone National Park - this is why the average tourist passes through here. However, it also offers very...

The southern part of Yellowstone NP ('the lower loop of the 8') perfectly embodies the stereotype of this park - geysers and hot springs as far as the eye can see. Many...

The Yellowstone NP is approximately 100km long (north-south direction) and about 80km wide (east-west direction). For the average tourist, it is accessible via roads in the...

It has been nearly half a year since our last post / since our last vacation. Now, the summer holidays are finally approaching, the suitcases are almost packed, and in a few...

Only on the 15th day of our trip (if we do not count the visit to the Weddell Sea) do we actually arrive at the Antarctic Peninsula. Initially, we were blessed with good weather...

After Barrientos Island on the South Shetlands, we took an excursion into the Weddell Sea. The assumption was quite clear: shortly after passing the Antarctic Channel, we would...

Now, we set out from South Georgia towards the Antarctic Peninsula, with our first stops at the offshore South Shetland Islands. To reach them, we had to travel approximately...

We will spend two more days in South Georgia. A zodiac ride along the Nordenskjöld Glacier in Cumberland Bay must be canceled due to strong winds. As a substitute, we land in a...

It takes two days from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia. Neptune is kind to us, and our ship rocks only moderately, with seasickness being a foreign word. Along the way, we...

During the night, we hopped further, 140 nautical miles from the West to the East Falkland Islands. The plan for the day is simply 'Port Stanley', which is the capital. We are...

From Buenos Aires we set off - with a bit of delay, which is expected - to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego (the southern tip of Argentina). Here we board our ship, which this time...

Aware of the Argentine punctuality issues in air traffic, our travel agency planned an overnight stay in Buenos Aires upon arrival (and for the return trip as well). Since we...

(Way too) long there has been nothing to report, but now another journey is approaching: We are giving Antarctica an upgrade from 'once in a lifetime' to 'twice in a lifetime.'...

The air has now somewhat disappeared. We were already familiar with the outstanding distance, even though we had less time back then (2017) than we do this time. Now there was a...

Once again, we drove 500 km westward, then we reached Exmouth on the west coast of Australia. Here too, there is a large coral reef (250 km long), which is mostly very close to...

We moved now further westward and came to the Pilbara region. This is known for its mineral resources, especially vast amounts of iron ore stored here. So you come across mining...

Finally, the Gibb River Road was finished. The last 120km were already quite boring, as they were paved. The Gibb ends at a place called Derby, but we had heard rather bad...

We continued our journey along the Gibb River Road, exploring and swimming in more valleys - Manning Gorge, Galvin Gorge, Windjana Gorge, Tunnel Creek, Lennard Gorge, Bell...

The Kimberley region is about the combined size of Germany and Austria (and has about 38K inhabitants - the population of Dreieich). A road through this area in north-southerly...

From the Top End we headed west for almost 1000km, and with the Purnululu NP we reached the Kimberley region. Here everything revolved around beehive-like rock formations, the...

Even though Australia has some more northerly corners, the area around Darwin is known as the 'Top End'. This is where our vacation begins. Darwin itself is not particularly...

We have already been on 4 road trips in Australia, covering the East Coast, West Coast, Red Centre, and the entire south (from Perth to Sydney). Now, only one corner of longing...