Kategorie: Middle East and Africa

Lions

South Africa – Kruger NP – October 2017

Another time I had the chance to spend some days on a business trip to see some African wildlife. This time I chose Kruger National Park which is a lot further away from Johanennesburg than Pilanesberg where I spend some days in August. The time of the year was still […]

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Cheetah

South Africa – Pilanesberg NP – August 2017

After being on a business trip to Johannesburg I had the weekend off for a small Safari in Pilanesberg National Park. Winter is the best time for a Safari. It is dry season and animals are easier to spot. Pilanesberg is about 2-3 hours away from Johannesburg and easy to […]

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Maidens Tower

Turkey September 2016 – Iskenderun and Istanbul

After several business trips during summer it was finally time for holidays. The destination was Turkey, first Iskenderun in the very south, second was Istanbul. Even if Iskenderun and the Hatay Province border Syria there was no sign that there was a war just across the border. Still it was […]

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Girne harbour by night

Northern Cyprus (Turkish) – May 2016

Northern Cyprus is the Turkish part of Cyprus and only accepted as a country by the Turkish. Therefore it is a little difficult to reach, as there are no direct flights from Europe. The capital is devided into 2 parts, Nikosia – the greek part and Lefkosa, the Turkish part. […]

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Medina and Kasbah Sousse

Tunisia 2014 – Sousse – El Djem – Kairouan

It is about 15 years ago I was last in Tunisia. The reason to go was that holidays are really really cheap there and after all those expensive holidays a cheap destination was a good idea. For the first time since many many years I chose to go with a […]

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Lion mum and kid

Tanzania 2014 – Safari

For the first time in my life I was in real Africa (for me that is everything South of the Sahara). My plan was to do a Safari so I had to choose between several African countries and ended up with a private Tour in Tanzania together with two friends. […]

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