January Calendar Sheet Nr. 1 This Christmas I gifted my grandparents an “India calendar” with photos of my travels. To each photo I will be add story every month during this year. I would also like to share these stories with you. And here is the first story of the January calendar sheet: It’s 6:30 […]
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Mountaineering in India…
Finally, the time has come! My article about our Deo Tibba (6001 m) adventure is published on the open air blog. Oh, what beautiful memories of this unforgettable experience! This year, by the way, Hanuman Tibba (5932 m) is waiting for us in June! […]
Julley from Leh – The six best things to do in Leh
Julley is the magic word in the northern Indian region of Ladakh. Translated, it means “Hello”, “Goodbye”, “Thank you” and “Please”. With this simple word you get through in the high mountain desert of Ladakh quite well. Everywhere you are illuminated by Ladakh faces and a “Julley” is shouted at you. […]
India in two weeks
In two weeks through northern India as a backpacker Admittedly, two weeks for India isn’t really much and you won’t see everything of northern India in the two weeks. But let’s be honest: even I (and I’ve been living in India for over six years by now) haven’t visited all corners of India yet. But […]
The Manali Leh Highway by bicycle – a classic
The Manali-Leh Highway: The Facts So many times we have organized the Manali-Leh Highway as a Bicycle tour and now it’s actually the first time I write something on my blog about this great bike tour! The Manali-Leh Highway: 475 km long, five high mountain passes, two of them over 5000 meters high, open only […]
Rajasthan Round Trip
In two weeks through the Indian desert state with palaces, camel, yoga and interesting encounters Rajasthan is the main destination, along with Agra and Delhi, for many Western travellers. In fact, the great desert state, with its impressive stories of Maharajas and Mughal kings, can be traced back while visiting the mighty forts and magnificent […]
Founder of the State of Brandenburg 2016
As part of the 10th Entrepreneurs’ Day 2016, I participated with Chalo” Travels in the competition “Founder of the State of Brandenburg 2016”. Yesterday, on May 4, 2016, the award ceremony took place. I did not win, but at least I got among the three nominees! A beautiful success after 2 years with Chalo! Travels. […]
Interview with mountaineer, backpacker and Indian lover David Funseth from Sweden
Our first adventure with David from Sweden we had last year on our ten-day expedition to the 6001 meter high Deo Tibba. David had previously taken part in a month-long mountaineering course in Uttarkhashi (Indian mountain resort in the state of Utthrakhand) and was now fire and flame to apply his gained knowledge. The expedition […]
Hanuman Tibba
-A mountain ascent that draws Hanuman Tibba has been on our wish list for a long time and it took us almost 2 years to actually stand at its summit. […]
Crossing India in three Weeks
The three-week student trip in March had it all: By bus, train, plane and car we toured all over India! We walked through the tea plantations of the Westerngaths, experienced the Holifest in Hampi, went by boat on tiger sight in the Ganges Delta of the Sunderbans, took part in a public yoga class at […]
Three Weeks in India- Two Travel Itienerys
Three weeks for a trip to India is not an insane amount of time, but at least a very good time frame to watch and experience as much of India as possible. Of course, the trip must be well thought out and organized in advance. Only to start thinking about where it should go in […]
Travel diary Kerala
Private student trip in January 17.01.2016 Landed in Cochin! This time at the airport the immigration was very fast. How pleasant! […]
On the bike through Kerala
a 14 days bike trip in southern India Kerala has a big advantage over other regions of India: it is relatively small and yet very versatile, so you don’t have too big distances to cover between the places and still see a lot! It’s even better: Especially between the destinations you have a lot to […]
Dare to go to India!
Another guest article was published by me. This time on Check Felix! A very interesting article with 10 good reasons why you should definitely travel to India! I also wish all my readers, guests, friends and relatives a Happy Diwali!!! […]
The world’s third toughest mountain bike race: MTB Himalaya in India
A report by the participant Sarah Appelt (more information about the Hero MTB Himalaya race) A Total of 9 days, 7 race days, 630 km, 15000 meters of altitude, 68 participants. These are the facts of the 11th Hero MTB Himalaya, which was held on from September 26th till Oktober 4th 2015. But these facts […]