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Meine Ablage mit der Geldbörse und der Ledertasche für die Münzen. Zum Glück sind mir auch die Cornys geblieben.

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I really have to speak up now. I had originally planned to wait until we were all together to start – Icke won't arrive in Barcelona until tomorrow by plane – but this

Return Journey Marathon✈️🚄

We used the 6-hour layover in Addis Ababa for dinner, sleeping (it was very uncomfortable on the hard plastic chairs), and freshening up.🪥 At 00:15, the flight to Rome took off....

Experience Architecture

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Annapurna Base Camp Trek via Poon Hill: A Journey Through Nepal’s Himalayan Villages

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The Call of Scotland

On Friday, the long-planned journey to Scotland finally begins. In the afternoon, the travel group, consisting of booking master Patrick, driving spec

Bye, bye – and see you soon!

After five and a half weeks, our autumn trip is coming to its inevitable end.

Arrival in Hamburg - indomitable Gauls and a free drink at the airport hotel

Due to the early flight, we spent an extra day in the Hanseatic city.

Shinjuku

We accompanied a sharehouse guest to the train in Shinjuku (I helped carry a bicycle box) and then we took a look at the spectacle in this wild and vibrant district. I would only...

Ferragudo

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Bye Bye, Seychelles!😢🌴

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from Oldenburg via the Weser, the MLK, Havel to the ship lift at Oderberg

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Going out to eat

Mileage: 162072 After spending four days in the same place, it was time to move on. So we packed our things in the morning and skipped breakfast—except for coffee, chamomile tea,

Earthquake

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The 'Horror Ferry'😱🛥️

Today was the day we had been somewhat dreading: Our ferry ride back to Mahé was due.🛥️ But first, we had to check out and wait for another 2.5 hours until the shuttle to the...

Costa da Morte - deadly coast!

After I don't-know-how-many deeply relaxed days at the Galician Atlantic, I consult the calendar with a concentrated look to be surprised to find that we only have just over two...

Making a splash

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Intro 1: Why and When

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Intro 2: A sprained ankle

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Arrived in the city of Gutenberg

Beautiful views in Mainz

The sky is crying - and so is Janike😢

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Formula 1 Race in Singapore

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Outback drive: Emerald and Carnarvon Gorge National Park

Outback: Emerald, Carnarvon National Park

Shopping

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Torrential Rain, Stones & Stingrays

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Everything but flat

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Market Shouter and Paella

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A French woman loves Chinese men in the Mekong Delta

which was released in theaters in 1992. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Marguerite Duras, who was born in 1914 during the French colonial period near Saigon.

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