Diary

In love with Hong Kong

27/02/2015

I was first in Hong Kong about a month ago, when I had to leave Bangkok yet again for a visa run – a routine I have had to follow monthly lately, not having a visa. And [...]

Bye Bye Bangkok

23/02/2015

Wie ihr wisst suche ich meine Aufenthaltsorte nach dem Anfangsbuchstaben aus, und so kann ich wie schon im Falle von Berlin praktischer Weise wieder zu diesem prägnanten [...]

Kathmandu Express

22/08/2014

Ohne die Grenzen Kathmandus gen Himalaya verlassen zu haben, kann man sich nur schwerlich qualifiziert über Nepal äußern, das nahezu alle Touristen doch wegen seiner [...]

The Cochin Melting Pot

08/02/2014

With less than 50% Hindus, and as much as 30% Muslims and 20% Christians in addition to minority religions such as Jainism and Buddhism, Kerala is India’s most religiously [...]

Water palaces in Alleppey

06/02/2014

Alleppey, or Alappuzha, town is not noteworthy, and hardly the “Venice of India” that it is sometimes called by people who have never seen Venice. The reason it is so [...]

The wonderful Goan bubble

27/01/2014

We had just landed and were waiting for our bags, when a simple conversation with a young airport employee already revealed one difference between Goa and the rest of India. [...]