The Congo Basin is the second largest tropical rainforest and biodiversity hotspot in the world after the Amazonia. Covering an area of 3.7 million square kilometers, the tropical rainforest locates in several central African countries including Cameroon, the Republic...
Wildlife, beaches, ruins, Mt Kilimanjaro, friendly people, fascinating cultures, the Great Rift valley… Tanzania has a lot to offer, but for a change, let us look at the downside of this sparkling country. Let us look at the reality,...
The avid cyclist I am, I’ve always had a lure towards the suffering of battling up a mountain pass… and of course bombing down the other side! So why Lesotho, well it isn’t known as the mountain kingdom for...
Rhino horn is apparently worth more than gold on the black market, but most importantly, it is attached to one of the most beautiful and impressive animals on earth. Fortunately, there are people trying to protect these animals...
I booked my flight on Saturday and boarded the plane the next Thursday. Where to? Bangkok! With whom? Aaah, let’s just go alone! That was some spontaneous decision! A decision I never regretted. A decision that changed me quite...
When I started my film project „Black Forest“ back in January I would never have thought that after its official public release it would get more than 5000 hits within 48 hours, I would never have thought that I...
After Jules excellent blog about her Mont Blanc ascent, I’d also like to write about my passion for mountains. What does mountaineering represent to me? It means freedom, adrenaline, pure happiness, silence, nature, the top of the world, friendship,...
The Gobi Desert, Altai Mountains & Rural China There was absolutely no way we could top our adventures of July 2012 on the Africa expedition, but this summer Ollie and I laid out an itinerary for own version of...
Engaging in discussions about various marine biology topics with like-minded youth, observing grey whales in their natural habitat, a day-hike to Taplatos Beach for an investigation into plastic pollution: this is just a taste of the what Bamfield Marine...
When electricity is scarce, water is not drinkable, the weather is not always in your favor, mosquitoes, and many other insects bother you 24h a day, and phone reception is poor, we realize how dependent of technology and comfort...