Mendoza, all about wine

In vino veritas – ”truth lies in wine” … The province around Mendoza is the most important wine region in Argentina. More than 50% of the 1.500 wine producers are located here. Mendoza is not far away from the Andes and the highest mountain: Mt. Acongaua,...

Bike’n Hike around „Ruta 40“

Together with Janet & Michael I drove along the National Route 40, normally called Ruta 40, which is a route in western Argentina, stretching from the south in Santa Cruz Province to Jujuy Province in the north, running parallel to the Andes and displaying...

Torres del Paine, Chile

5 days of trekking. kg backpack, 4 nights in a tent, 65km walking trails and 31 amazing pictures – which can be found in the gallery unter „Watch Me!“ After a big day in El Calafate I drove to Puerto Natales in Chile. This little town is the entrance...

Orcas – and I got them…

To reduce the costs of the rental car I hired, I created a flyer with the title „Share a ride?“ and put it on the blackboard in the hostel in Puerto Madryn where I stayed. Just a few minutes later I got a call from a really nice couple from Israel. I made...

The Yellow-Eyed Penguin

On my way through NZ’s South Island I met some cute animals. The Yellow-eyed Penguin is one of the rarest species of penguins in the world. I apologize for this shaky video but they were light-years away from my spot so I had to zooooooooooooom in… anyway...

New Zealand – Kiwi, Kea & Co

New Zealand stretches 1.600km from Cape Reinga (North Island) to Bluff (South Island). Almost 4 million Kiwis, as the New Zealanders are called since the WWI (World War I), live here. I arrived in Auckland on the 4th of January after I going canyoning and abseiling...