Travelogues China

The Muslim Center (around 200,000 Muslims out of 10 million residents) is surrounded by very beautiful shopping passages, or bazaars. Everything is very clean and well-kept. The...

On May 7, 2025, the time had finally come. We boarded the plane in Frankfurt heading to Shanghai. After a 19-hour journey with a layover in Abu Dhabi, we arrived in Shanghai....

As already announced, we spent our weekend in Wenzhou. This trip was planned in cooperation with our department from the beginning. The local university is also a partner of our...

This morning, we leisurely made our way into the harbor of Hong Kong. Similar to Singapore, our dock has been transformed into a shopping center. When we go ashore or back onto...

Like last year, I've also caught a severe cold this year. The temperature shift from over 30 degrees outside and the air conditioning and fans in rooms triggered my immune system....

Great Wall

My actual destination in Shanghai is the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. If it hasn't been made clear before: yes with an exclamation mark! My theme takes me around the world...

Left my independence for safekeeping at the airport!

15/10/2018 Today is my last full day in Hong Kong. Armelle and I want to take the opportunity and go on a trip to Macao together. However, we have no intention of trying our...

This morning required an early rise and a quick breakfast, as the Master was waiting for us in the park with the community and local television. Upon our arrival, the...

The Chinese border at 4500m

Hello from Chiang Mai, I am already in the third country within Asia! However, Thailand is the first country that I have not visited before. I started my Asia trip in Bali. Just...

We continue to the southernmost part of Bohai Bay during the warmest season...

First impressions

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These were completely normal practice days without a big program On Sunday evening, after the practice session with the master, we treated ourselves to a massage here at the...

Today starts again with a small Chinese breakfast - I will take a photo of it in the coming days. In China, it is customary to have warm meals in the morning, at noon, and in...

Chinese Wedding

I wondered when China would fully take over Hong Kong. That’s why I spent five days in Hong Kong. Five days are of course far too short to see everything in such a huge city,...

Route: 245 km Travel time: 12:33 Total distance: 1,923 km (of which 1,599 km on our bikes) After four weeks with our bikes in China, we have gotten used to the local...

From October 1st to 8th, China celebrates its National Day and Autumn Festival. That meant it was time for us to travel again! Together with friends we met here in Suzhou, we...

nachemne problemlose flug über soeul simer im riesige peking acho. ases nid ganz so suber und gordnet wird si wie in japan heimer gwüsst, s'gliche güut mit gsperrte sache im...

So after a slightly longer break we finally report back! The last two weeks flew by. We didn't even notice that it was time for 'News from the Far East' again. So let's get...

Yesterday I thought about how wonderfully ugly this street - Shanghai Street - is and that I must remember the name to come back and take photos of the incredibly ugly corners...

Living in Hong Kong is incredibly expensive. No wonder, more than 7 million people squeeze onto 263 islands with a total area of 1104 square kilometers. The population growth...

Hi, how are you 🐬 I'm currently sitting at the airport in Sydney and I thought I could write again. In my last post, I already revealed the topic. Today, it's about my stay in...

From 26.10 to 31.10 I visited and partially explored the tropical islands of Hainan. From the previous report you could already tell that the time at the airport was not very...

Flight from Hong Kong to Sydney The champagne was very delicious 😁 Since we had seats in the middle of the plane, we didn't take any photos of the landing approach. It was...