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Italy

Region: Europe >> Italy
Travel time: 2010, March 23rd to March 27th
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Many people explored Rome and it’s incredible history, still to be witnessed today in the famous Colosseum or Forum Romanum. I had a complete week in Italy and also traveled to the active volcano Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed the now UNESCO World Heritage declared site Pompeii nearly 2000 years ago.

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Posted by on 6th November 2012 in Travel

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Kilimanjaro Video

It took me a while, but now it’s finally here. YouTube banned the Video in certain countries and I had to reduce the size from 5GB to 500MB for the Vimeo upload, which resulted in some technical problems as well. But now it’s ready, so have fun 🙂

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Posted by on 22nd October 2012 in Travel, Video

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Mount Kilimanjaro (2/2)

Region: Africa >> Tanzania
Travel time: 2012, June 20th to June 23th
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“This night will be very cold on the summit, expect -20°C“, Nelson warns us and we fill up our camel backs with hot tea water, even though we know that this won’t help much in six hours when we hopefully get close to the summit. We check our head torches and off we go into the night, following all the other lights in front of us. King William shouts out “Pole, Pole!” (Slow, Slow!) but in reality, we actually have a reasonable speed and pass one group after the other.

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Posted by on 16th October 2012 in Travel

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Mount Kilimanjaro (1/2)

Region: Africa >> Tanzania
Travel time: 2012, June 15th to June 19th
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“Right where you are,” our guide says, “is where the man died in the landslide.” I look at him in utter disbelieve and continue slogging through the alpine desert, 4.000 meters above the African plain. Climbing to Mt. Kilimanjaro’s snowy summit is a once in a lifetime experience for some and the start of a mountaineering career for others. I’m not sure which group I belong to just yet, but I will certainly share my experiences on the world’s highest free standing mountain.

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Posted by on 5th October 2012 in Travel

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Kilimanjaro Report & Video coming this Friday!

I’m happy to announce that I just finished writing my Travel Blog about the Kilimanjaro Trek from June this Year.

I will split the 4000 words into two parts, release the first one this friday and the second part with the video next friday. It was lot’s of work but also great fun to go through the whole trip in detail again, even if it did take some sleeping hours away in the last nights. 🙂

Cheers
Chris

 

Posted by on 4th October 2012 in Travel

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London 2012 Olympic Games

Region: Europe >> Great Britain
Travel time: 2012, July 27th to July 28th

I picked a very good time to move to London as I was able to get very close to the Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony in Stratford. The pictures of the big firework and the Newton Faulkner concert in Hyde Park convinced me to write a little bit about the last 3 Olympic days in my new hometown. Read the rest of this entry »

 

Posted by on 31st July 2012 in Travel, Video

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Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Region: Europe >> Germany
Travel time: 2010, June 3rd to June 6th
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The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, located in Saxon Switzerland, are a beautiful mountain range close to Dresden, Germany. I spent some days hiking on the Malerweg and even tried to bake bread using a camping cooker for the first time. Read more and check out my short video clip to see how it turned out 🙂 Read the rest of this entry »

 

Posted by on 13th May 2012 in Travel, Video

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Spain Part II (Mallorca)

Region: Europe >> Spain
Travel time: 2009, October 16th to October 19th
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This is the second part of my Couchsurfing-based blog about Spain. Heading out to explore the Island Mallorca with a rented car was a complete different experience to the typical city sightseeing in Barcelona as described in part one. And it was definitely more exciting as you will find out soon… Read the rest of this entry »

 

Posted by on 13th April 2012 in Travel

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Spain Part I (Barcelona)

Region: Europe >> Spain
Travel time: 2009, October 12th to October 15th
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My journey to Spain marked the beginning of a new era: Couchsurfing. I joined the community two weeks before my trip to Barcelona and Mallorca in October 2009 and got addicted to it ever since. This post will not only cover my experiences in Spain, but also give some general insights into Couchsurfing. Read the rest of this entry »

 

Posted by on 2nd April 2012 in Travel

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Gran Canaria

Region: Europe >> Spain
Travel time: 2009, February 8th to February 11th
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The Canary Islands are a frequently visited destination for Europeans; I made my way there in February of 2009 – marking the start of my parent-free traveling life after my time as a professional gamer. Read the rest of this entry »

 

Posted by on 10th January 2012 in Travel

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