For three and a half weeks I went to WADI International University in Syria to hold the lecture 'Mobile Commerce'. Although preparing and holding the lectures was tough and time consuming, I had enough spare time to travel around Syria. Summarized, Syria is a country full of contrasts and very, very interesting. On the downside are greedy taxi drivers, annoying customs officers, bureaucracy over and over, a secret police you better don't fool around with and finally a huge gap between poor and rich... more.

The mankind’s dream of flying came true to me. Within four weeks I learned how to paraglide. Every day I had individual lessons in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama desert, which surrounds Iquique in the North of Chile. Beside learning how to paraglide I had a perfect time in Iquique with its wonderful beach and one of the best hostels I have ever been to. More...

Middle Chile offers a wide variety of cities, landscapes and outdoor activities. Hence I could enjoy some fantastic weeks in unique cities like Valparaiso, doing some excellent hiking tracks, world-class surfing, and take pleasure in top beaches and awesome (ice) climbing. More...

When I was in New Zealand I thought there couldn’t be any more beautiful places in the world. I was wrong - Southern Patagonia in South America is more beautiful! But be aware. It is at least as cold and rainy as New Zealand ;-).  Anyway, I had a great time and there were many adventures waiting for me. More...

My girlfriend and I hitchhiked from Magdeburg (Germany) to Malaga (Andalucia, Spain) and stayed either with locals or camped in the wilderness. These holidays were just amazing. If you never tried hitchhiking over a couple of days or couchsurfing ... you really missed out something in your life. We met incredible hospitable people. Really unbelivable: one man gave us a lift at 3am although he wanted into the opposite direction (but he knew in the next hours no one else would give us a lift). This took him about 5 hours of driving. Another one offered his flat to us, gave us the keys and offered his car, without really knowing us. And these are just some of the highlights. More...

For six weeks I had the honour to learn Spanish in one of Argentina’s most beautiful cities: Mendoza. Mendoza is a green paradise with trees all over the city – and I do mean all over the city :-). During these six weeks I lived in a lovely host family that really gave me the feeling of being part of them. They gave me real insights into Argentinean (family) live and among others I could experience how different for instance Christmas, New Year, and birthday parties are celebrated in comparison to Germany. And yes - there was plenty of time to visit the area around Mendoza as you see on the picture above. More...

When you are interested in perfect sunsets you must go to La Palma. La Palma is quite a small island close to Africa. It is dominated by Caldera de Taburiente, the largest erosion crater in the world. The highest peaks on La Palma reach 2400m which means you are above the clouds. Hence, when sun goes down you witness spectacular scenery with fantastic colours. More...