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Towards the autumn Return journey from Faizabad to Kunduz: A wet autumn day accompanies us on our journey. The countryside near Keshem... Category | Nature
Apples, oranges and clay Away from the Ourika valley, there are still numerous mountain villages of the Berbers in the side valleys of the High Atlas. As here... Category | village
Flat End At the end of the Ourika valley near Seti Fatma in the High Atlas, Berbers in the village of Ait... Category | village

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Green Sheeps and other animals Behind the herds of cattle rise the Loess mountains in the province of Baghlan. Now in summer they are dusty and dry, different... Category | Nature
Buzzing Mosquitoes on jungle Paths View during our hike over the jungle mountains between Kalaw and Inle Lake. The route runs along narrow paths... Category | Nature
Icy water Crossing the Hardangerfjord: Somewhere between Kinsarvik and Utne. | Norway Category | Nature
Apple Land Known for its apple orchards is the Södfjord here near Lofthus. In fact, due to the geological formation of the fjord, the corner of the... Category | Nature
Rice Mountains In the province of Baghlan: In the first half of the year, rice mainly grows in the river valleys. After that, in the... Category | Nature
Sitting Eavesdropping Blinking On the terrace of our residence: In the late afternoon the sun hangs low over the Karstbergen near Vang Vieng and in front of... Category | Nature
Dangerously round heights In the province of Baghlan: One of the many faces of the country, loesberge, rice fields and rivers. But the region belongs at the moment... Category | Nature

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End of Thunder The first foothills of the High Atlas near Ait Ourir are shrouded in the last clouds of a thunderstorm.... Category | Nature
Hibernation The wintry lanschaft behind a village near Gulaki in Badakhshan province: In spring, the one... Category | Nature
City Whisper View from the cemetery over the Shar-e-Nau district in Kabul with the striking snow-capped Koh-e-Asamai mountain, the highest elevation in the... Category | city
The smell of dust Early in the morning we leave the town of Faizabad in Badakhshan province. The sun has already risen, but is hiding... Category | Nature
After the Rain During a trekking tour we were surprised by a violent thunderstorm, which quickly withdrew. In the heart of Shan State... Category | Nature
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Rocky Work At an altitude of about 2,000 metres, there is a high plateau with numerous small villages around the village of Saiq. The valley in... Category | blog, Nature
River world of the Maghreb Spring in the river valley in front of the mountain village Of Imlil: The village in the High Atlas is the starting point for many trekking tours, especially the... Category | Nature
Touching the clouds Deep clouds over the Hindu Kush: A foggy morning welcomes us in the village of Khana Ka in Badakhshan. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Learning on the edge of the clouds In the deepest Badakhshan: On a cool and rainy day we visit the village of Khana Ka in the middle of the Hindu Kush. The children... Category | people, Nature

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Cocoa with Opium Together with a few friends from Kunduz who worked for a charity, we wanted to travel by land to Bamiyan.... Category | blog, Nature
Night of Silence Contemplative hour in Dimitsena: In the small mountain village in the highlands of Arcadia on the Peloponnese, peace is restored in the evening. The place... Category | village
Live on the Edge On the Sheba Plateau in Badakhshan: While on the high plateau strong thunderstorms roll up to 3500 meters, the Kuchi... Category | Nature
Water Sky In the Haukeli region at late night time at Lake Holmavatnet. The night was frosty cold despite summer and in the morning... Category | Nature
The desert before the snow Somewhere between Agdz and Ouarzazate: In the distance you can still see the snow-capped mountains of the High Atlas, in front of it... Category | Nature
Autumn Chill In the deepest Hindu Kush an ice-cold river splashes through the autumnal mountain landscape of Badakhshan near Jorm. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Wet Stones In the High Atlas in the village of Setti Fatma: Through one of the most beautiful valleys of the high mountains, the crystal clear and ice-cold... Category | Nature
Steep Paths Far up in Imlil you have a perfect all-round view, as here in one of the side valleys of the High Atlas. The place... Category | village
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Fresh mountain air In the highlands of Arcadia on the Peloponnese in the small mountain village of Dimitsena. The small tranquil mountain village of Dimitsena is the starting point for beautiful hikes... Category | blog, village
The Lake House Södfjord near Lofthus: Cultivation area for apples and other fruits, the location of the fjord favours a warmer climate in the region.... Category | water
Mountain and Valley View Directions to the mountain village of Imlil in the High Atlas: In the field of view is a former Kasbah, Kasbah Tamadot, but today it is a luxury... Category | Nature
Eyecatcher View over the walls of our hostel in the High Atlas in the village of Setti Fatma. | Morocco Category | Nature
Light Passage In the High Atlas: Crossing the mountain massif between Ouarzazate and Demnate you will encounter incredible landscapes, colours and lights. |... Category | Nature
Rain Scrapers After heavy monsoon rains at night, the landscape between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang and the air above it is still... Category | Nature
End of summer in the Hindu Kush Evening in the province of Wardak: Sunbeams on the Hindu Kush mountains on an early autumn day | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Into the turquoise One of the pearls in the south of France, the Lac de Sainte-Croix in the Natural Park of Verdon. The accumulation of the river Verdon began in 1973,... Category | water
On the slopes of Toubkal The small Berber settlement of Imlil has grown more and more since the 1960s with increasing trekking and mountain tourism. Imlil is... Category | village

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Caribbean in the Hindu Kush One of the six lakes of Band-e-Amir. At an altitude of about 3000 meters lies the Lake District, west of the famous destroyed Buddha statues... Category | Nature
At the water Life on the Nam Xong River: The monsoon rain has just dissipated. Karst mountains and small village near... Category | water
The Camouflage After a rainy day, the hills of the pre-atlas glow more vigorously than usual. The village between Demnate and Marrakesh almost disappears into... Category | village
Tree Line The High Atlas near Demnate: On the pass road to Ouarzazate you can cross a fascinating mountain world with different... Category | Nature
Nature games At first, I thought the structures of the peaks have been created by human hands, but in truth, the nature has the bizarre... Category | Nature
Getting air Bizarre mountains after a Monsum shower: a short stop at the Phoun khoun view Point on the route between Vang Vieng and... Category | Nature
Illuminated moment After we one of the High Atlas passports had crossed, low clouds, which off and on which received us... Category | village
Arid On the way to Aït-Ben-Haddou, a fortified city at the foot of the High Atlas in Morocco, South-East, passing through the river landscape... Category | Nature
Road to Keshem The line between Keshem and Faizabad along on the Kokcha River is a sight for sore eyes, bizarre rock mountain and river formations make it... Category | Nature
Mountain air and dust On the road to Faizabad: short behind Keshem opens to the Valley and the bizarre mountain landscape of the Hindukushs in the Badakhshan province... Category | Nature
In stony nothingness Absolute silence. Hazy light. Taste of dust. After the rise of Valley standing on a rocky mound from the Charikar... Category | Nature
Picnic Light Front below, you can see our covered picnic area. Together with friends we spent a wonderful afternoon and evening over the vineyards... Category | Nature