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We did it: We have circumnavigated the world once! With a slight delay, our plane from Lisbon landed at Vienna Schwechat airport at 8:30 p.m. on Monday evening. At that...

Selaron Steps

17/03 - 22/03 Before venturing into the urban jungle of Rio de Janeiro, it was time for pure nature and Brazilian island life one last time. From Paraty, there was a suitable...

14/03 – 17/03 A small colonial town where the Brazilian spirit 'Cachaça' is produced on a large scale from sugar cane juice and is surrounded by the Serra da Bocaina National...

09/03 - 14/03 Our next destination, the area around the village with the sonorous name of 'Ubatuba', is not so far away from Ilhabela after all. At least that's what we thought...

05/03 - 09/03 For one last time, we had to sacrifice a whole day for traveling to the next destination. These exhausting travel days are definitely something we won't miss. From...

01/03 – 05/03 “Do you wanna hear some Rock'n'Roll? Just a little bit? Ohhh, it's gonna be a long, long night!” With these words, Dave Grohl got the Brazilian audience excited...

26/02 - 28/02 The journey to Bogotá took longer than we would have liked: From Salento we had to take a small connecting bus to Armenia and there we had to switch to a large...

23/02 - 26/02 Since we have mainly traveled in the coastal area of Colombia so far, we wanted to explore the inland a bit towards the end of our stay. Therefore, we decided to...

19/02 - 23/02 Since we have been mostly traveling on well-trodden tourist paths in Colombia so far, we longed for the opposite: a place about which we didn't know much in...

15/02 - 19/02 In the 90s, bombings, kidnappings, and murders ordered by drug cartels were a daily occurrence in Medellin. This earned the city the infamous title of 'Most...

12/02 - 15/02 Our last stop on the Caribbean coast took us back to the greenery of the Sierra Nevada. After the somewhat messed up days in the big city, this was exactly what we...

10/02 - 12/02 If you find yourself in South America during carnival season, attending a carnival is almost mandatory. Since we visit Rio de Janeiro, where the largest carnival...

06/02 - 10/02 After four days of hiking through the jungle, our legs were a bit heavy. However, it wasn't as bad as we feared, so we were ready to continue our journey. We...

30/01 - 06/02 Once again we put on our damp, dirty shirts, covered our blisters on our feet, and forced ourselves to eat breakfast in the darkness with little appetite in order...

27/01 - 30/01 A private little island in the Caribbean Sea, surrounded by mangroves and crystal-clear water: That might sound like a luxury vacation in a 5-star resort, but...

24/01 - 27/01 I almost don't want to write this, after all we had a really nice time, but: Finally back in the warmth! Hola, Colombia! From Cusco we took a flight over Lima to...

19/01 - 24/01 We did not get to see the unique Machu Picchu, the Inca trail, or the colorful Rainbow Mountains, all of which Cusco is famous for! It is quite a strange feeling...

16/01 - 19/01 A week in a crazy big city was more than enough and we eagerly looked forward to our next stop, which is only a four-hour bus ride northwest of La Paz: the small...

09/01 - 16/01 We arrived in La Paz at night by plane from Uyuni and took a taxi to the hostel. The La Paz airport is located at over 4000m, which gave us a great overview of the...

07/01 - 09/01 We stop in the middle of nowhere and get out of our jeep. The ground is lightly covered with water and the distant view only vaguely reveals the horizon. Around us...

03/01 - 06/01 High Noon, cloudless sky, and the sun burning at full strength at 2,400 meters above sea level in the Atacama Desert. And we were like, 'Hey, let's ride for 5...

29/12 - 03/01 'I could walk through this city a thousand times and always discover something new!'. This statement summed up our last day in Valparaíso perfectly. Valpo...

25/12 - 29/12 On Christmas day we left Pichilemu by bus towards the capital of Chile. The city welcomed us with 34 degrees and empty streets, slightly unusual in a 7 million...

21/12 - 25/12 From Montevideo, we took a short direct flight to Santiago de Chile, where we spent a night in a hotel right next to the bus terminal. From Santiago, we took a bus...

10/12 - 21/12 Between Buenos Aires and Christmas, there was a big question mark for a long time. Originally, we wanted to travel to Patagonia, but unfortunately, it turned out...

06/12 - 10/12 Our flight from Auckland to Buenos Aires took off on time at 8:15 PM and we were able to enjoy a beautiful sunset in the air. However, my alarm bells were...

03/12 - 06/12 The crowning conclusion to our New Zealand trip was spent on the coast in the north. Paihia is a small town in the Bay of Islands, a wonderful region surrounded by...

30/11 - 03/12 From Raglan, we headed northeast to Tairua. This little town is located on the Coromandel Peninsula, which is said to be particularly beautiful according to our...

26/11 - 30/11 After all, there is nothing you can't do in New Zealand, there are of course some good surf spots. The Mecca is located in the small town of Raglan, which consists...