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Jun – July 2019 A selection of my favorite photos from a two week Mongolia road trip. Mongolia offers incredible raw natural beauty and in many places it seems that time has stood still. Traveling deep into the country is not for those who seek comfort and luxury. The rewards are an experience that only …
Batur – Bali Batur is an enormous caldera, formed when an ancient volcano erupted and its top collapsed. Inside the caldera Lake Batur formed, from which the active volcano Mount Batur rose. The first documented eruption was in 1804 and the most recent was in 2000. The locals farm fish in the lake and grow …
Pinggan – Batur, Bali Pinggan is a little village on the edge of the inner rim of the Batur Caldera and an increasingly popular spot to witness sunrise. The people of Pinggan grow all sorts of fruit and vegetables on the fertile soils of the Batur volcano.
Moremi & Okavango Namibia & Botswana, June – July 2018 Day 22 – Jul 10: Khwai – Moremi Game Reserve (North Gate Campsite) We checked-in at North Gate and picked a camping place nearest to the river, where a couple of hippos did not seem to mind our presence. We then drove up northeast through …
Khwai Namibia & Botswana, June – July 2018 Day 20 – Jul 8: Savuti – Khwai (Magotho Camp) We arrived at Magotho Camp late afternoon and enjoyed setting up camp in the middle of the bush, completely self-supporting and without any supporting facilities from the camp. It was one of our favourite camp sites. We …
Savuti – Chobe National Park Namibia & Botswana, June – July 2018 Day 18 – Jul 6: Kasane – Savuti, Chobe National Park A quick lunch before entering real wilderness and soon increasingly deep sand roads: we were finally really driving into the African wilderness… The next 8 days were going to be the most …
Chobe National Park Namibia & Botswana, June – July 2018 Day 16 – Jul 4: Kongola – Chobe National Park – Kasane We arrived at Chobe National Park’s Ngoma Gate at lunch time and after a quick bite we did a game drive along the Chobe river, before continuing to Kasane. In Kasane we had …
Etosha National Park Namibia & Botswana, June – July 2018 Day 8 – Jun 26: Palmwag – Etosha National Park And all of a sudden this herd came out of the bush..! We were at the right time at the right place… What an exciting first few hours in the park already… Little did we …
Aba Huab riverbed Namibia & Botswana, June – July 2018 Day 7 – Jun 25: Spitzkoppe – Palmwag I learnt about the desert elephants too late in my planning and could not change the itinerary anymore, otherwise I would probably have spent a night somewhere around Twyfelfontein, halfway to Palmwag. So in our quest for …