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  • Best of 2017

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    my top 16 I took inspiration from Martin Bailey’s annual “top ten” process to go through all my 2017 pictures and choose the best ones. I decided to select a total of 16, eight in black an white and eight in colour. selection process I organize all photos and videos in Adobe Lightroom for a…

  • Pisa ohne Pizza

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    Three days in Tuscany – everything goes, except pizza and insalata caprese! Why that? Those two dishes are omnipresent where we live, so really really no point coming all the way to Italy and then eat that standard fare… PISA and Luca The towns are pleasantly small, have plenty of sights and yes, we did…

  • Another Volcano ?? – YES YES Mount Pinatubo…

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    the plan ohhh lucky me… whilst taking a lunch break during work, I casually asked a friend whether “doing Pinatubo” over the weekend is an option and yes – a decision was taken quickly. What is so special about Pinatubo? Simply put, the 1991 eruption was the Earth’ second largest volcanic eruption recorded in the 20th…

  • Adding Colour to the Yunnan Trip

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    The previous post about the excursion to Yunnan had a few artsy fartsy black and white picture in the gallery. To bring balance to the universe, here are some colour pics – enjoy [juicebox gallery_id=”33″]

  • Hiking and Sightseeing in Northern Yunnan, China

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    the plan for the 2017 adventure After a prolonged to-and-fro, we decided to climb a rather tall-ish mountain in Yunnan. The plan was simple (at least on paper…): fly to Lijiang in Yunnan province, drive to Haba village, acclimatize for one day, walk up to the base camp (4100 meters above sea level), acclimatize for…

  • Another Chance to Try a New Restaurant

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    Cure Restaurant, Singapore Cure Restaurant Visually very appealing, freshly prepared and artisan-style decorated three course lunch menu for app SGD 54 (incl GST and service charge) per person. Friendly and attentive service; restaurant is located in a shop house @ 21 Keong Saik Road Singapore 089128. We highly recommend the place with two small caveats: they should…

  • Walking Up Pico de Loro

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    I got a chance to join a one day trip from Manila to Pico de Loro (“Parrot’s Peak” in Spanish), a 600 meters hill about 60 km to the south west of the capital of the Philippines. For the uninitiated: people in the Philippines like to get up early, I mean really early as in really really…

  • Darkness Shines Throughout The Light…

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    Twice the chance to witness very unusual cloud constellations PS: just in case you wonder: yes, Im doing VERY well… PS II: if you look at the pictures at 100% size, the limitations of the iPhone sensor are obvious: noise like there is no tomorrow….

  • A Few Days in Prague

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    The sights are beautiful and aplenty, the whole town-centre is a gigantic pedestrian zone, knick-knack shopping, sight-seeing, people watching and snack-indulgence heaven. The crowds can be overwhelming, however just step 100 meters away from the main thoroughfare and you find quiet restaurants, friendly service and good food. The pics in the gallery could lead to the…

  • The 26 Summits, ctd

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    A deal is a deal is a deal… one week after the beautiful hike up the “Hinteri Egg” we scaled Mont Raimeux, the tallest mountain of Switzerland’s youngest Canton, the Jura. A well maintained trail snails up the Jura folds, a good two hours after we left Moutier, we reached the peak at 1302 meters…