Category: BP Geographic Travel
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And The Wind Laughed
“And the wind laughed, and the wind laughed through the trees… Come with me I’m going back, I’m going back to East Africa.” (Phil Collins) The Giraffe Centre is a wildlife conservation facility located in Lang’ata near Nairobi, Kenya. It was established to protect the vulnerable Rothschild giraffe, that is…
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A Giant Leap On African Soil
Finally I would set foot on this fascinating continent. A small step for me, a giant leap for me as well. Africa welcomed me in the best way possible. For the second time I was flying by business class after getting an upgrade, but this time even with a window…
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The World In A Few Days
I got a sunburn because I walked under the hot desert sun in Dubai, I got wet because walked through rain and permanent humidity in Hong Kong, and I didn’t sleep one night. Raindrops kept falling on my head… First cold rain in Munich and Frankfurt, then warm rain in…
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Towards The Desert Sun
At places like Babylon and Dubai people tried to reach the sky, and still the desert sun remains high above. The Burj Khalifa, previously known as Burj Dubai, was built from 2004 till 2009 and opened in 2010. Some of the steel used in the building originated from the Palace…
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What Is Worth More
“’Is money so important for your people?’ [Winnetou] asked after the pause. ‘Yes, everything turns around money,’ I admitted. ‘Is it… why you joined the land-grabbers [railway construction]?’ he asked with long pauses as if every word had caused him pain. ‘In our world everybody says that happiness is about…
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The Sea-Wet Rock
Out there at the coast of southern China are a group of islands and a peninsula which British seafarers found suitable to colonialise when they arrived there in the 19th century. At that time a small fishermen’s village, it soon grew to a town, then a city, and since the…
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The Fragrance Of The Winter Harbour
Hong Kong in winter has a special character. The subtropical humidity is almost gone, it just shows itself in the form of fog. It is actually the best time of the year for visiting the Fragrant Harbour if you are not a fan of heat. The area of the arts…
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Down Under
As if the world wants to promote itself. Flying over the northern coast of Australia. The blue planet is sometimes really just that. The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world’s most famous and distinctive buildings,…
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Nine Million Bicycles
“There are nine million bicycles in Beijing, that’s a fact” according to Katie Melua. But no, that is history. It is rare to see bicycles in China nowadays, mostly just in smaller cities like Hefei and Kaifeng, although small cities can still have several million people in China. In the…
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The Writing Is On The Wall
Shangri-La exists, or alternatively in Tibetan Semkyi’nyida. Actually the plan had been to go to Tibet, but there was a permit necessary and at the time there was a rule that minimum two foreigners had to apply together, however my friend was Chinese. So she went to Tibet alone, I…
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Traditional Indonesia
In order to attend the wedding of an Indonesian friend I went first to Yogyakarta in the south of central Java. Nearby is Prambanan, a 9th-century Hindu temple. Then I had to take a bus towards the town Ambarawa in the centre of Java between Yogyakarta and Semarang. During the…
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Expo 2010 Shanghai
The Expo 2010 took place on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. It had the largest number of countries participating and was the most expensive Expo in the history of the world’s fairs. The Shanghai World Expo was also the largest world’s fair site ever at 5.28 square…
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