The highlight of our tour was the visit to the largest salt desert on this planet, Salar de Uyuni. One sunset, one night and one sunrise plus half a day we were allowed to spend on, in and over the meter-thick salt layer. Approximately 140x110 km, the area is large, estimated 10 billion tons of salt are still around. Both the sunsets and sunrise were the moon ...
Although Yushan, the highest mountain in Taiwan (and second highest mountain in East Asia after Kinabalu), was not the main reason for my trip to Taiwan, I knew it would be a highlight of my trip. And that has the Yushan managed quite wonderful! Everything about the tour was a pleasure: the exceptionally competent organization on the part of the National Park Authority (permits, ...
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! ...