Taroko Gorge (before and after the quake)

Did you recognize the little orange dot on the cover of this blog entry? ... It's on! Again, nature has come up with something nice: the Taroko Gorge! And the people have something spectacular about it: the "Zhuilu Old Road"! Whatever has moved people to build a path here, now it is one of the most entertaining trails that ...

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Kinabalu: twice unique

The Kinabalu was, is and remains for me the ultimate mountain! Five years ago, on my first ascent, I was entranced ... My euphoria now: fortunately not a little smaller! The Kinabalu is with its 4095 meters the highest mountain of Southeast Asia and he is in the truest sense of the word "outstanding": he is 20th in the list of topographically most prominent mountains in the world! ...

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Wonderful days in Christchurch

... or: How I once missed an earthquake To name the people who are to blame for the wonderful days: Frances, Neil and Adam! I met Frances and Neil on a fantastic cave tour a few years ago on Borneo, but Adam has only been there for nine months. But his smile has the welcome ...

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