Travel Tips

Worst Case Scenario happened: Camera Gear and Equipment stolen

Yesterday in Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City the nightmare of every traveler and photographer came true for me. I was in the park to work out a little bit. The plan was to go for some night and street photography afterwards so I brought my backpack with me. Inside my camera with both lenses … Continue reading »

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Travel Tech: What’s in my Bag?

When I reminisce about my backpacking trip in Australia, travel tech was not really an issue. I took a simple mobile phone and that was it. For internet I went to internet cafés every now and then and for saving my pics, I burned CDs. As simple as that, not much hassle involved. Nowadays things … Continue reading »

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Guest Post: Surf Strength Coach Cris Mills on Surf and Travel Fitness

Surf Travel…….   plane flights, barrels, tropical weather, passports, boardies, epic food, getting pitted, overseas sickness, overhead frothing, new places, faces, people, and life-experience.  I think being a surfer and traveling for the purpose of chasing what you love is one of the pinnacles of surfing. Getting to travel and surf some epic waves is one … Continue reading »

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What if Money didn’t matter?

As mentioned in my first article and in the About page, it wasn’t an easy decision to basically leave everything behind to go travelling. After all I had been working for a while, had established a certain professional expertise and had been offered an extension of my employment contract at a renowned company. I think taking … Continue reading »

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Seeing the beauty around you Pt. II

Last week’s post was about keeping your eyes open for the beauty that’s around you. I really like the concept and hence wanted to write a bit more about it and post some more pictures. Doing as described will train your eye for that upcoming big trip and will eventually help you to take better … Continue reading »

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Seeing the beauty around you

Usually you go on a holiday to see something new and exciting. To break out of the daily routine and indulge in the beauty and exoticness the destination has to offer. I will let in you in on a secret. If you look around consciously and keep your eyes open, there is plenty of beautyful things … Continue reading »

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Need motivation to go travelling? Here you go!

As I pointed out in my About-Page, I quit my job in market communications to go travelling Southeast Asia. Although it was a dream which I had for a long time and the situation to take this step was objectively right, I still had a hard time deciding to do it. Looking back at it, coming … Continue reading »

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