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Southwest Tenerife, Canary Islands
Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands, which are located off the coast of Southern Morocco. This island also has the highest mountain in Spain at about 12.000 feet. Due to its southern location, the Canary Islands have a mild climate during the whole year – making it theRead More…
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
My first stop in the Canary Islands was in Las Palmas, the capital of the Gran Canaria. It is the third-largest of the Canary Islands and has the second largest population at about 800.000 people. After the freezing temperatures in mid-November in New Mexico, it was a nice change toRead More…
Southernmost beach in Texas
This beach is just a few miles North of Mexico on the Gulf Coast. It’s warmer than Southern Spain in Winter, though not quite as warm as Florida.
Fiji in the Pacific Ocean
Fiji is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Since I was flying with Fiji Air and would have a stop there, I decided to spend several days on the main island of Fiji. An interesting thing about Fiji is that everyone speaks at least three languages: English, HindiRead More…
Brisbane in Eastern Australia
On the way back I had a short stop in Brisbane. It is located North of Sydney, pretty much in the middle of the Eastern Australian coast.
Northern Australia near Darwin
After Western Australia, I decided to check out the tropical Nothern Australia as well. The flight from Bali to Darwin was very short – about two hours. The climate in Darwin is just perfect: It is about 32 degrees during the day and 26 degrees at night all year round.Read More…
Western Australia road trip along the coast
Highly recommended! I got myself a caravan from Lucky Rentals which was pretty cheap at about $50 per day. Since the gas has been also pretty cheap lately, I decided to do a car trip through Australia which I wanted to do for quite some time. It was early fallRead More…
Perth, Western Australia in the late summer
Perth is located in the Southwestern corner of Australia. It has a mediterranean climate, which means it is hot in the summers and somewhat like Southern Spain in the winters. There are only about 2 million people living in Western Australia, most of them around Perth.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is one of the smallest countries in Europe. It is located between Switzerland and Austria. When I drove in I did not even notice that I had crossed the border. Only on the way back I saw a sign that showed where Switzerland starts again.
Southern Spain: Costa Del Sol in Winter
The Costa del Sol is located on the Southern Coast of Spain, somewhat West of Malaga. The winter temperatures can reach up to 20-23 degrees Celsius during the day, but it gets down to about 10 degrees during the night. Still, it is probably one of the warmest places inRead More…