Japan has always been a must visit country for Lotti and Lutz of us, unfortunately they closed up due to Covid so we didn’t plan on going any time soon (not this trip but rather the next). And when they decided to open up for tourists we quickly changed plans and bought two tickets toContinue reading “Crazy Halloween”
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Alone in the forest
We started our Australia adventure in the wonderful city of Sydney. As always a guided free walking tour got us lots of information and after two more days of exploring we got lots of impressions of Sydneys beauty. Sydneys botanical garden is an attraction by itself. We had so much fun with the cockatoos. OneContinue reading “Alone in the forest”
Beauty and thrills
Arriving at Hanoi we once again had to make our way through the motorcycle streets. The biggest thrill in Lutz life was the ride with one of the Grab drivers in Hanoi. Once figured out the traffic we enjoyed the beauty of the city, including some sights like the egg coffee and the water puppetContinue reading “Beauty and thrills”
Lighted boats, dishes and dragons
The first thing you‘ll notice while visiting Ho Chi Minh City/ Vietnam is surely going to be the large amount of motorbikes, driving crazy, like they‘re cats (yk cats have lives). Crossing the streets – always a thrill… just don’t stop. And it seems like the Vietnamese can literally transport everything on their motorbikes (dogs,Continue reading “Lighted boats, dishes and dragons”
Waterfall SPA and Karaoke
Penang is an island in the north of Malaysia, known for it‘s history as a trade port and it‘s delicious food. Not even joking; people go there only to eat, they‘ve even got a foodmuseum. We stayed there in Georgetown for about 4 days and enjoyed the island. After that we finally went to KLContinue reading “Waterfall SPA and Karaoke”
Underwater Love
Singapur – a melting pot of cultures. With surely a lot of money in it – visible by (not only but especially) the skyline of Marina Bay. Singapore is a so called „garden city“ – and they certainly put a lot of efforts to remain this title, they literally make it look like a gardenContinue reading “Underwater Love”
Cats and Zombies
We took the bus to get to Suwon, South Korea our next stop – a to (Seoul compared) small city (1.2mio). We knew about the beautiful old fort with it‘s surrounding wall, but what we did not know: We went flying in a hot air ballon (20min up and down), seeing the metropolitan area ofContinue reading “Cats and Zombies”
Typhoon and Quarantine, but we love it here
What do you associate with South Korea? K-Beauty, Gangnam Style, Korean war, K-Pop? We didn’t meet BTS (a famous K-Pop Band) but we did see some real nice looking princesses at the old palaces. The first week in South Korea has been kind of boring, for Lotti at least. After testing positive for COVID-19 atContinue reading “Typhoon and Quarantine, but we love it here”
Bye Bye
We (knowingly) met our neighbours (from back home) in Anaheim. We had planned to visit Disneyland together (they’ve got two kids in the ages of Ferdi and Bella…very fortunate for amusement parks;)). Disneyland was amazing. We tried almost every ride and enjoyed them all (especially the StarWars rides…). Sometimes we even felt like being rightContinue reading “Bye Bye”
Shakespeare and the Rattle Snakes
A Shakespeare theater play was one of the things we wouldn’t have expected to see, traveling through the California valley. The kids stayed at the hotel in San Luis Obispo and somehow managed to make themselves a proper dinner using just the microwave. And in the meantime Susi and Lutz took this opportunity and wentContinue reading “Shakespeare and the Rattle Snakes”
Do not wait to evacuate
After a long 5 hour flight (Montreal – San francisco) we really just wanted to sleep, which we did in San Bruno, a suburb of San Francisco. The next day though, we immediatly went to downtown San Francisco. We started with a stop in the Cheesecake Factory, where we surprisingly didn’t pass by Penny (bbt).Continue reading “Do not wait to evacuate“
We didn’t know, officer
After spending such an incredible week in New York City a break was needed, very much needed. Fortunately, the Greyhound bus we decided to take next (to get to Canada) included a stop in Albany anyways. The capital of the state New York was therefore going to be our home for the following days. In AlbanyContinue reading “We didn’t know, officer“
Winning the lottery
After a long, very tiring but as interesting uber ride with a talkaktive, controversal “not- republican” Uber driver, we arrived in Manhattan, New York City, New York. There was a far-reaching queue right in front of our hotel. Wanting to know what the people are waiting in line for, we asked and fastly joined theContinue reading “Winning the lottery”
Museum Marathon
Since almost everyone we talked to (during the road trip) recommended to pay Savannah a visit, we totally had to include this beautiful place in our further route. Not only the historic buildings (built a long time ago) were exquisite, but even more charming – the spanish moss, hanging down from trees all over theContinue reading “Museum Marathon”
Rockets, Billy the Kid and a man o’ war attack
When we got to the beach of the lovely manatee hammock campground we saw some high buildings on the other side of the ocean. It turned out to be rockets at Cape Canaveral. Unfortunately Susi was sick so we had to leave her at the campground when we went to the Cape Canaveral Visitor Center.Continue reading “Rockets, Billy the Kid and a man o’ war attack”
Home is where you park it
We wanted to see New York but how to get there from Miami? No one we asked in the US could give us any hints about public transportation because they all drive cars all the time. We thought maybe it’s a good idea to rent an RV (Recreation Vehicle) to get from place to placeContinue reading “Home is where you park it”
Welcome to … the thunderstorm
Arriving in Miami we directly got first impressions of the USA – the way from the Airport to our hotel – gunshop after gunshop (I’m not even kidding), also a ton of big expensive cars (therefore, no one’s walking here). I really wasn’t joking with no one’s walking here – we asked at our hotel,Continue reading “Welcome to … the thunderstorm”
In prison
After Manuel Antonio we got into the next wonderful Costa Rican beach town called Jaco. Directly on arrival we met a canadian girl who was managing a hotel that we directly decided to stay on. Sometimes it’s to good travel without plans – the Girasol with its wonderful garden was the best hotel we stayedContinue reading “In prison”
The animal observation station
After visiting the jungle we wanted to see the beaches of Costa Rica as well. But going down the jungle road was other than expected. Luckily we did not have to drive through rivers as some of us feared but there was something else to take care of: Fog. Driving down a nearly endless roadContinue reading “The animal observation station”
Jungle Adventures
Before getting to Costa Rica the anxious part of our family constantly watched the weather forecast with a continously bad feeling. We are traveling in the rainy season. More than 80% rain probability all day sounds bad? Sitting in the hotel room all day? But no it wasn’t like that. The rain didn’t bother usContinue reading “Jungle Adventures”
Sharks and 3 bloody feet
If you ever get the chance to travel to Ecuador you should definitely not miss out on the Galapagos Islands – The place where the evolution theory was born. We decided to follow this advice and not miss the chance to swim with sea lions or to get spat on by an iguana. Getting thereContinue reading “Sharks and 3 bloody feet”
Sleeping on the floor
As already mentioned – the plan was to get to South America (specifically Amsterdam – Madrid – Quito – Galapagos). It sure would have been a very long way, the final destination being the unique Galapagos islands with all their not so ordinary animals waiting for us. We booked it a while ago – longContinue reading “Sleeping on the floor”
Tulips, friends and Nutella
Amsterdam – a necessery and for me (Lotti) very much convenient stop on our way to South America. It was not only convenient due to me being able to meet some friends (Amsterdam was their spring break vacation) but also due to them helping us getting unimportant and way too heavy luggage back home (soContinue reading “Tulips, friends and Nutella”
Matatus – the rolling disco busses
Matatus – busses used for public transportation in Kenya. But they are different very different to what we would call a bus back in Germany (you’ll see in the pictures below). The Matatus aren’t only used for public transportation but also as hair saloons, houses etc. Also there’s a challenge between the drivers to haveContinue reading “Matatus – the rolling disco busses”
World’s only Wildlife Capital
„The World’s only Wildlife Capital“ – Nairobi. But why is it the only wildlife Capital? There were baboos, penguins, … in Cape Town too? Well, I may tell you that this is because of the Nairobi National Park located directly in the city. We got the chance to visit this not so ordinary National ParkContinue reading “World’s only Wildlife Capital”
More activities in Nairobi
With around 4.5 mio inhabitants Nairobi is big – like really big – there’s definitely a lot to see. Within the 3 weeks we stayed here we obviously did not only work we did a lot of things (just not special enough to get their own blog post…) Walking distance, sounds nice doesn’t it? –Continue reading “More activities in Nairobi”
Internship Eidu Nairobi
Charlotte and Lutz wanted to do a social internship while traveling. We read about EIDU and most definitely wanted to help them – the vision behind it is incredible! (see their video) and decided to contact them in advance. Which was a good idea – we talked to Bernd Roggendorf the founder of EIDU whoContinue reading “Internship Eidu Nairobi”
Swimming under a tea waterfall
In our last blog entry we talked about the Giraffes center and ice skating here in Nairobi, but what we didn’t talk about – Caro – our driver. Actually Caro was the first female Uber driver we’ve ever met – but also the nicest. So we exchanged numbers with her, you know so we haveContinue reading “Swimming under a tea waterfall”
Ice skating giraffes in Nairobi
We left Capetown without having an idea what to expect in Nairobi… Fortunately there were people on the plane which (unlike us) had a plan/ knew what to do in Nairobi. And literally everyone recommended us to go and visit or rather feed the giraffes at the Giraffe Center. Along with visiting the giraffes, oneContinue reading “Ice skating giraffes in Nairobi”
Photographers paradise: Capetown
With Capetown being 1.682km far from Ballito (which’d be a 19h car drive), we decided to go there by plane. So we had to make another stop in Durban – which was quite appropriate, because we wanted to do the free jump from the top of the football stadium there BUT unluckily this was notContinue reading “Photographers paradise: Capetown”
6 safaris in 3 days
6 sounds a lot – yes – but having only 3 days in Saint Lucia (2h hours from Ballito – by car) we definitely wanted to get the most out of it. First safari wasn’t necessary a real safari – Charlotte and Lutz just wanted to see the sunrise and discover the beach in SaintContinue reading “6 safaris in 3 days”
15 minutes until death
Lately we’ve been to a place, a pretty cool place actually. But we probably would never have visited “Monkeyland” if they had told us some more of the frightening details…-“Monkeyland”- a free roaming multi-specie primate sanctuary, which also is o.k. to visit ethically (the monkeys there are rescued from being held as a pet, beingContinue reading “15 minutes until death”
Get me a doctor!
We were enjoying our days in Ballito, surfing, doing some school work as well as exploring the town. We managed to go grocery shopping here, which was surprisingly as expensive or even more expensive than it’d be in Germany. And Ferdinand found a coconut, but unfornately it wasn’t ripe yet 😦 This city (we heardContinue reading “Get me a doctor!”
Kids attend local school in Ballito now
We totally fell in love with this place, called Ballito. Everyone here is extremly kind and they all seem so relaxed. Furthermore are the beaches beautiful. So there is a reason why it is the one of the most popular holiday regions for everyone, even the locals, in South Africa. Besides the amazing beaches here,Continue reading “Kids attend local school in Ballito now”
First 24h in Africa: Woken up by burglars in our apartment
We started in Frankfurt and got to Durban after 22 hours with two stops, one in Dubai and another in Johannesburg, and all of this without any problems. Yes, flying that long is hard, so it was for us, but we got perfect service from the Emirates Team. A friend of mine, Jörg, took usContinue reading “First 24h in Africa: Woken up by burglars in our apartment”
Do you do sports at home?
Lutz: football – without skills, but a lot of commitment. Ferdinand: Yeah he definitely does a lot of sports in his free time. He plays football, volleyball and jugger (you may not know what this is but it’s pretty funny tho). Charlotte: Gymnastics. and I can juggle Susi: She does something on a vibrating plateContinue reading “Do you do sports at home?”
Where are you from?
We are from Jena, Germany (but I can assure you we aren’t that weird German cliché (well at least I am hahah)) and I’m not gonna lie, it actually is pretty cool here. My mom wants me to write that in Germany you can enjoy every season. She says that this is one of theContinue reading “Where are you from?”
Where do you want to go?
On our route we want to be flexible because when getting advices and tips while traveling we want to have the possibility to change our plans. Which means the following list is only an idea of how our trip may look like: 2022 March / April – AfricaMay / June – Middle AmericaJuly / AugustContinue reading “Where do you want to go?”
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