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By river boat through France – including houseboat – tips

earthdiscoverer — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:30:32 +0000

Sometimes journeys come about by chance or get a new content. So in this travel story, which was planned with sailing adventures on the French Mediterranean Sea and then ended with a river cruise in the north of France.

Der Beitrag By river boat through France – including houseboat – tips erschien zuerst auf sunny trails.

Through Bulgarian mountains in summer 1989

earthdiscoverer — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:54:56 +0000

Summer 1989: The mountains in the south of Bulgaria are the destination of the trip - the end of the run of a GDR youth. But in the Pirin Mountains and in the sunny town of Melnik you can also experience something and sniff a piece of the breath of freedom.

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Summer 1989 – Last journey through the socialist „brother countries“

earthdiscoverer — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:43:17 +0000

The summer of 1989 - unexpectedly the last opportunity to travel through the "socialist brother countries" in eastern Europe. Who was fond of traveling, could also experience some adventures in the "backwater of the GDR", the German Demokratic Republic (former East Germany). At the same time, the changes of autumn '89 in the Eastern bloc already announced - Part 1 of the Southeast - Europe - Tour

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Passport lost in Varanasi, India

earthdiscoverer — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:52:40 +0000

Losing your passport is a serious situation for travellers. I have experienced this - in Varanasi, the city where India is most Indian, at Maha Shivrati, the celebration of the wedding of Shiva and Parvati, when the city is flooded by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. But India always has miracles in store for me...

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Hunt for the tiger

earthdiscoverer — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:25:28 +0000

The Kanha National Park in India is considered one of the last great retreats for the tiger. A visit to this nature reserve is also otherwise an outstanding experience for nature lovers.

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Days on Diu (Indian island in the Arabian Sea)

earthdiscoverer — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:54:37 +0000

Diu - the small island in the Arabian Sea belongs together with Daman as a direct administration of the Indian government. Formerly Portuguese, today a dry rocky island in the sea. How Indians intuitively avoid wrong ways...

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Under sail across the Atlantic

earthdiscoverer — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 19:40:02 +0000

This travel story tells the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a sailing boat in a threesome. From Tenerife via the Cape Verde Islands to Tobago in the Caribbean. Beautiful days and impressive nights in the loneliness of the Atlantic...

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Hampi – ruin landscape between rocks

earthdiscoverer — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:59:55 +0000

Hampi was once the vibrant metropolis of a Hindu empire of unimaginable wealth. Still today the ruins in the rocky landscape impress. A trip there is worthwhile not only for its history, but also for its surroundings and Indian country life on the Tungabadhra River.

Der Beitrag Hampi – ruin landscape between rocks erschien zuerst auf sunny trails.