Christine and Yves are traveling around the world. We will post our experiences and impressions from our stages and would love to hear your comments or suggestions if you have been on any place on our route.
Some months ago in London Armando told us going to the jungle in Perú is an adventure. We had no idea but we were both very keen to go there anyways. The dense jungle We now know that Armando was right. Christine and have never been to another place where so many animals can hurt… Continue reading Welcome to the jungle
To underline the large diversity of wildlife in the Manu National Park in Perú we did a list of the animals we saw while we were on our 8-day trip. Mammals Bolivian Black Hat Squirrel Monkey Toppins Titi Monkey Red Howler Monkey Light colored Howler Monkey Tschudi‘s Woolly Monkey Black Spider Monkey A Black Spider… Continue reading Fantastic species and where to find them 😉
One of the main attractions around Arequipa is the Colca Canyon. With a depth of 3,270 meters it is the second deepest canyon of the world. Naturally, Yves and I had to see it. We booked a two days tour, which started at 7.30 am in the morning. It was a 160 kilometer bus ride… Continue reading The Valley of the Condors
We arrived at 4.30 am in Arequipa after a 15-hour bus ride with little sleep. We therefore went directly to our room to relax. This little cat greeted us at our hostel After some rest we headed out to explore the second largest city of Peru (about 1.5 million inhabitants). Arequipa is called the white… Continue reading Arequipa – the white, the beautiful
After spending three days in Peru‘s capital city we got a first insight into the country‘s history and especially its dishes. (Picture above: Appetizer at a lunch at the seafront in Lima) On the first day we had lunch in a market where only locals were eating. We had Ceviche and rice with seafood, which… Continue reading Lima – The eldorado for foodies
Nach zwei Tagen auf der Hauptinsel Santa Cruz haben wir uns auf ein Schiff gewagt - besonders gewagt für Christine, die (noch) nicht ganz seefest ist. Unser Schiff „Reina Silvia“ ist benannt nach der schwedischen Königin und hatte sechs Kabinen mit je zwei Gästen. Mit uns an Bord waren zwei Amerikaner und viele Europäer, darunter… Continue reading Sieben Tage auf dem Meer
Dass die Galapagos Inseln ein Ökosystem aufweisen, das weltweit seinesgleichen sucht, haben wir ja schon gehört. Wie so oft gilt auch hier: Das theoretische Wissen ist nicht vergleichbar mit der praktischen Erfahrung. In nur zwei vollen Tagen haben wir die verschiedensten Tiere, Pflanzen und Wetterlagen erleben können. Aber ich möchte nicht vorgreifen, deshalb alles der… Continue reading Von Schildkröten, Leguanen und Seelöwen
We are currently on Isla Isabela (Galapagos) after a 7 day cruise where we experienced different islands in Galapagos and made hundreds of pictures. Unfortunately our internet connection is very slow right now and we are not able to upload any pictures. We hope we will be able to do so in a couple of… Continue reading Still in Galapagos – slow internet connection
Yesterday on October 24 we left on 5.40 am in Frankfurt (dark, 11°C) and arrived in Ecuador (bright and much warmer). We directly headed for the old town of Quito. There were a lot of people on the streets on their way back home and we had to take several shortcuts to avoid traffic jams… Continue reading We arrived in South America
While Christine spends some days in Frankfurt to see her family and friends, I am on a Tour de Suisse to do the same and to buy the last bits and bites for our trip. I started in Basel, then went to the alps to do some attitude training (or at least enjoying the sun… Continue reading Visiting friends and family
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