More local Experiences
On day 2 of my Palestine adventure I met up with another local couchsurfer, Hiba. We walked around the city a little and she gave me a bit of a background about herself. Being a pharmacist and having studied foreign languages (German) at the local Goethe Institute, she certainly is part of the educated population. […]
Scheduled
Just booked a flight to Germany. On the 5th of April Malaysian Airlines will take me from Bangkok to Frankfurt with a short stopover in Kuala Lumpur. Initially I had planned to go with my usual carrier, air berlin, but within a week all offers from BKK were sold out. Fortunately Malaysian Airlines had some […]
Really big Mountains
Having managed to leave my way too comfortable flat, I drove south to Lake Constance yesterday. The ride took me through some very nice areas not far from Stuttgart – could be something for a day trip. Near Bregenz I got a room through airbnb. It’s actually a whole flat at the moment as the […]
Oh Canon, where art thee?
Err 01, that’s what my 550D with the 17-55 reported when I tried to shoot anything over 20mm with the aperture stepped down. I had had the same issue with a Tokina 11-16 a while back and knew that it was most likely related to the aperture mechanism in the lens. A quick google search […]
Khopra Ridge Trek Day 7
The next lodge after Khopra, Bayali, can be reached via an upper and a lower route. The lower route descends down to Dhan Kharka at 3000m and then climbs back up to Bayali at about 3450m. The upper route goes more or less straight, which means it is still a constant up and down but […]