Travelbuddies abroad

Our last post was written at the beginning of the chaos, when Honduras closed all borders and we traveled to Tela by private transport. In the following days, the rules became...

Three weeks ago, our time in Honduras began, when crossing the border was still uncomplicated... First, diving on the Caribbean island of Utila was on the agenda. Due to a storm...

Welcome to Central America After a flight to San Jose in Costa Rica, we made our way to Nicaragua. There we visited Ometepe, the largest volcanic island in a freshwater lake. In...

Lip balm ready and let's go: Welcome to the driest desert in the world. After a short stop in Santiago, we traveled by bus to San Pedro de Atacama. From there, there are many...

Last week, we treated ourselves to a little luxury in the Falkland Islands. We traveled by small aircraft to Pebble and Bleaker Island and, finally, to the 'capital' Stanley. On...

Hello After our time travel to Buenos Aires, we extensively indulged in various empanadas and strolled through the huge city for three days. We then continued to El Calafate in...

Next up was Sandro's birthday. For breakfast, we had pancake-blueberry cake with chocolate frosting (better than it sounds) and unwrapped gifts. In the evening, we watched the...

We were welcomed by beautiful New Zealand summer rain on the South Island. Through Nelson and all the associated hop plantations, past Lake Rotoroa and through the mining town...

In Rotorua, we first went for a day of cycling in the Whakarewarewa Red Woods Mountain Bike Park. Then we relaxed at the Green Lake. Over the next two days, we visited Te Puia,...

After Malvina's parents landed in Auckland on Friday, we explored the Coromandel Peninsula. This included a hike to the Pinnacles, which took us through beautiful forests with...

After 33 hours of travel, we arrived in Auckland and picked up our mobile home for the next five weeks. We spent the first night in Whatipu, where there is a black beach and a...

During the last week of volunteer work, we repaired benches and doors at the school or worked in Lemurialand. Since up to 4 children sit at a small desk in the school, they...

First things first: a week ago, there were 6 more puppies, and now there are 12 little cute fluffballs running around here. On Mondays, we started with the projects. Since the...

After over 2 weeks of diving, the introduction week of volunteer work started last Monday. At the accommodation, we were greeted by 6 newly hatched puppies (well, they're...

After our stay in southern Africa, we arrived in Nosy Be on October 16th, a small island in northeastern Madagascar. Here we will first complete the Divemaster course and then...

Psst, rhinos may have poor eyesight but they have good hearing.

After the excursion to the Okavango Delta, we continued to Chobe National Park in Botswana. During the early morning safari drive, there were territorial fights between a group...

The next stop was the Living Museum of the San People near Grootfontein. There, various people showed us how the San people used to live: hunting, gathering, making fire, and...

After Swakopmund, it was time to go back to the desert. After a visit to a colony of Cape fur seals, we drove to Spitzkoppe, the Matterhorn of Namibia. While camping there, we...

After a few days in Cape Town, we met up with the travel group with whom we will be traveling to Victoria Falls for the next 22 days. The first stage took us past a South...

Bo-Kaap

So, this afternoon we reached our first stop Cape Town. Apart from a long walk in the neighborhoods of Green Point and Beach Point, we haven't done much yet, but as a first...

Das Chaos im Zimmer ist perfekt, das Packen läuft. Am Dienstag Abend gehts dann endlich los mit dem Flug nach Kapstadt, wo wir die ersten paar Tage verbringen werden.