In the Arabian Sea – where the Gulf of Aden opens towards the Indian Ocean – lies an island named Socotra, belonging to the territory of Yemen. Hosting a few tens of thousands of people, being so far off land and with very peculiar climate conditions, the island is home to many endemic species, making it among Earth’s most biodiverse land formations. Nestled between the tip of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, Socotra is the most strategically important island in the entire Indian Ocean, given its proximity to the Strait of Bab El-Mandeb and the oil and gas trade from the Persian Gulf to t ..read more

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Before getting into details of the Namibia tour 2021, organised and carried out by  https://special-adventure.de I would like to share with you some precolonial facts, the present state, and a reckless overview on Namibia’s economic outlook. Namibia is a diverse country of hunter-gatherers, traditional pastoralists, subsistence and commercial farmers, traders, miners, and fishers belonging to various language and cultural groups. Arguably, the region’s oldest inhabitants are the Bushmen or San People, evident from the rock paintings and engravings at places in Dam ..read more

Bevor ich auf die Namibia-Tour 2021 eingehe, die von  https://special-adventure.de organisiert und durchgeführt wurde, möchte ich einige vorkoloniale Fakten, den gegenwärtigen Zustand und einen Überblick über die wirtschaftlichen Aussichten Namibias mitteilen. Namibia ist ein vielfältiges Land von Jägern und Sammlern, traditionellen Hirten, Handelsbauern, Händlern, Bergleuten und Fischern, die verschiedenen Sprach- und Kulturgruppen angehören. Die wohl ältesten Bewohner der Region sind die Buschleute oder San-Leute, wie die Felsmalereien und Gravuren an Orten im Damaraland ,&nbs ..read more

Wildlife tourism is the largest source of income for Uganda’s national budget, more than the export of coffee, tea, cotton and gold combined! 5-star safari lodges are being built around the parks. Tourists from all over the world pay up to $ 360 a night there. A day pass into the national Parks costs 40 dollars, and according to the law, one-third of the employees in the luxurious lodges must come from the surrounding villages. The park administration is also obliged to hire some of the rangers on site. But this happens only rarely I find out from most villagers, and regardless of which villag ..read more

Foreword: As with all my trips, there is motivation, lots of curiosity, a focus and of course a certain amount of longing which attracts me. But with just as much interest and enthusiasm, I plunge into the historical, cultural and economic facts of the country in search of the best sources. Although my focus during this trip was on photography of the wild animals, I would like to give my impressions, after many discussions, research and confrontations, free rein in the preface and not turn my back on the events. Uganda, traditions as self-circumcision against change! In Uganda, not only gir ..read more

After a hundred and fifty days north of the Arctic Circle, I long for light and warmth now, it’s mid-May, and spring came with an immense boost. My work as a Managing Director and Outdoor Guide at Hattvika Lodge have been a very intense yet incredibly multi-faceted task to date. As so often, the job demands exceeded the description! Days and nights, weeks and months, merged into a great mix of adventure and day to day business. For the first picture of this blog post, a distinctive, typically Scandinavian picture because the colour red, as seen here with the traditional Rorbu is as profoundly ..read more

This blog post is a reflection of my 300 days in Lofoten, it’s a visual homage to the breathtaking and abundant beauty of this vast changing landscapes. Few words would suffice to describe my saturated emotions, the deep contentment and the existing balance, caused by nature. That, however, would not fill a blog post so let me describe and dive into the issue more deeply. I arrived in January 2018 to take up my position as Managing Director at Hattvika Lodge in Ballstad, Lofoten. The time of the midnight sun. The midnight sun refers to the sun when it is still visible at the time of the lowest ..read more

While the last two blog posts were based on my adventures journey to some of the hidden tribes of Ethiopia, this last blog post will be divided into a historical sightseeing tour of Ethiopia, Gondar & Lalibela and a (maybe) more relaxed, less challenging but definitely superb wilderness area, the Simien Mountains. The picture shows you the second part of my journey, carried out with Ethiopian Airlines and a private driver. The first stop was at Bahir Dar (1830m) and on arrival, I took a boat trip to Lake Tana – Ethiopia’s largest lake, covering 3673 square km and the source of the famous ..read more

As mentioned after publishing the first blog post about Ethiopia I’ like to invite you to continue this fantastic journey by visiting the Karo and Hamer villages with me. The following picture shows you the driving route of the first two weeks in Ethiopia, wich was about approximately 2200 km. This morning I began with a memorable excursion to the Karo Tribe, who are very famous for their body painting. The Karo people use clays and locally available vegetable pigments to trace fantastic patterns on each other’s faces, chests, arms, and legs. Karo men, as with neighboring tribes, are also fam ..read more