Sri Lanka and the lost paradise

India in a "light version"

Sri Lanka - 27. Feb. 2020

Actually, the conditions are not bad for the project. Sri Lanka, well developed for tourism, with many worth seeing destinations, lots of nature and friendly hosts. And big enough not to make a twelve-day bike tour boring. Start with obstacles After a night of sleep in a completely overcrowded plane on uncomfortable seats, there is […]

A story about arriving

The crossing of southeast asia

Vinh & Hanoi, Vietnam - 03. Apr. 2019

Vietnam The arrival is unspectacular. There is just nobody there. The sea has no interest for me either. Gray and a bit abandoned, it blends into the environment. So here is the final of my bike ride that began on the Bengal Gulf and took me through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam to the South […]

Laos without people

Beyond civilisation

Laos & Thailand -

After five years I’m back in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. From there I am riding towards Vietnam to do the second part of my crossing of Southeast Asia on the bike. The first impression of five years ago still remains this time. How can such a small town be the capital of a country as big as Laos?

Caves of Hpa-an

The underworld of myanmar

Hpa-an, Myanmar - 01. Sep. 2018

It is dark, cold and humid. I’m stumbling with no shoes over sharp stones and bat excrement deeper into this cave. In front of me a huge stalagmite is building up. I try to keep my balance on the slippery ground. He must be build up in thousands of years. A fresh breeze of wind from behind reminds me that I have almost reached the exit of the cave. The first sunbeams fall into the darkness and reveal the true extent of this cave.

Mawlamyaing

Searching for reality

Mawlamyine, Myanmar - 30. Aug. 2018

Mawlamyaing, Mawlamyine or Moulmein. Even the name sounds exotic promising. And even promising is the fact that this city is not on the “normal” route through myanmar. This is reason enough to visit this city once and find a piece of normality in Myanmar.

Eleven hours

A trainride from Yangon to Mawlamyine

Yangon, Mawlamyine, Myanmar - 25. Jan. 2018

At first glance, little has changed. Yangon struggles to catch up with decades of military dictatorship. This succeeds in breathtaking speed. Meanwhile, it is an advanced metropolis and in the same breath with Bangkok, Saigon or other major Asian cities to call.

A Scent of India

Don't try to understand this country

Delhi & Jodhpur, India -

A humid evening on a roof terrace in Delhi. A touch of jetlag will not let me sleep on the first night. Somewhere in the vicinity there is screeching music or what is perceived as such due to the exotic tone sequences and the volume.