Travel Reports » Our Trip Around the World


At the beginning of 2014 we had the wish to take a break from our long term jobs and go on a 6 month world trip. After long planning and preparation the adventure began for us on December 15th 2014 in Iceland and took us across the Caribbean to South America, Central America, Hawaii, Australia & New Zealand, the South Seas, on to Asia and finally to Africa. Our goal was to circumnavigate the world in 6 months and see some of the most interesting and significant places on this planet. Here you can find all 171 travel reports of our world trip – chronologically ordered from our first destination Iceland to our last stop on Zanzibar.

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North Seymour Island – Day Trip from Santa Cruz (Galapagos Islands)

Categories: Travel reports, South America, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Today we were picked up by a tour bus in front of our hotel at 7 a.m. The destination of our excursion was the island of North Seymour, which is located north of Santa Cruz. Day 53 of our trip around the world The island of North Seymour We had a total of 16 people in our group. Our journey took us from Puerto Ayora to the north of the island, to the Itabaca Channel. At the harbour we went …

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Isabella – The volcanic landscape of Sierra Negra (Galapagos Islands)

Categories: Travel reports, South America, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Our tour to the volcanic crater of Sierra Negra and the volcano Chico on the Galapagos island Isabella started today at 7 o’clock in the morning. Day 55 of our trip around the world The Start of the hike In a group of 20 people we went on an open-air bus to the Highlands of Isabela. After about 30 minutes drive we have arrived at our starting point for the hike – at the southern foot of the volcano. The …

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Isabella – Isla Tintorera & Snorkeling with Sea Lions (Galapagos Islands)

Categories: Travel reports, South America, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

After our excursion in the morning to the volcanic area of the Sierra Negra and volcano Chico, today another excursion to Isla Tintorera was on the program. We had about half an hour to move to the hotel before we were picked up again. Day 55 of our trip around the world The port of Puerto Villamil After we arrived at the port of Puerto Villamil, the first thing we saw was a lot of sea lions, who took possession …

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Isabella – Snorkeling in Los Tuneles (Galapagos Islands)

Categories: Travel reports, South America, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Today we wanted to see one of the highlights of Isabela – the lava tunnels Los Tuneles. At 8 o’clock we met in front of a diving school, were equipped with wetsuits and we started. In addition to us, there were five other people on board: 2 Germans from Hamburg, 1 Dutchwoman, 1 Englishwoman and 1 Spaniard. Day 56 of our trip around the world The boat trip to The Los Tuneles The boat trip from the port in Puerto …

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Quito – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo Spots (Ecuador)

Categories: Travel reports, South America, Ecuador

Today our 10 days ended in the Galapagos Islands. Just in time at 9.30 am today we were picked up by a taxi in our Hotel Fiesta and taken to the airport of Santa Cruz, which is located about 45 km north of Puerto Ayora on the island of Baltra. From here our flight from the Galapagos Islands took off back to the mainland to Quito.

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Belize City & a trip to the Belize Zoo (Belize)

Categories: Travel reports, Central America & the Caribbean, Belize

At 3 o’clock in the night the alarm clock rang today – a terrible time! After picking up our breakfast-to-go at the hotel reception, a taxi took us to the “Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre”, the international airport of Quito. With the departure from Quito we also say goodbye from South America. We have been touring the continent for 7 weeks and are now looking forward to new adventures in Central and North Americabefore we venture to Hawaii and Australia 🙂

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Great Blue Hole – A Scenic flight with Maya Island Air (Belize)

Categories: Travel reports, Central America & the Caribbean, Belize

Sightseeing flights over cities, landscapes or sights are always something special for us. Whether via Rio de Janeiro, the Iguza Waterfalls, the Victoria Falls in Africa, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia or the Napali Coast in Hawaii – looking at the world from a bird’s eye view fascinates us again and again. One of the places we really wanted to see on our world tour is the Great Blue Hole in Belize.

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