exploring Frankfurt and some thoughts on life over here
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- Camera: iPhone 4
In the past weeks, I’ve been trying to get to know my new city a little bit more and explored the neighbourhood around my place. On the first really nice and sunny day I biked along the Nidda, a small stream coming from the North, until the old airport in Bonames. It was quite crowded…
flower overload
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- Focal Length: 18.1mm
- Camera: COOLPIX P7000
On Saturday we went to Kew Gardens, the royal botanic gardens. It was freezing cold, but the cherry (and other) blossoms were out and really, really beautiful, as were the many flowers in the impressive greenhouses. We walked around for a few hours and even went up the tree top walk, all in a mix…
London on the go
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- Camera: iPhone 4
I got to attend a conference in London last week and was lucky enough to spend some time over the weekend with good friends. Ever since I lived in the UK, London has been one of my favorite cities and so I was really happy to be back for a few days. Here are a…
April weekends
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- Camera: iPhone 4
When I came back from my final trip to Botswana, I moved into a new flat and spent a lovely weekend with Björn in Frankfurt. We had a relaxing brunch, went to see a flower show and explored the area. The next weekend I joined Björn in Berlin and we enjoyed a few days in…
when the desert turns into sea
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- Focal Length: 25.4mm
- Camera: COOLPIX P7000
After our trip to the delta, we stayed in Nata for some nights before returning to Gabs. I’ve seen the pans several times before, but never like this: because of heavy rain falls in Zimbabwe, the pans are full of water and look like one giant lake. As far as you can see, the calm…
return to the Delta
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- Camera: COOLPIX P7000
After a few days in Frankfurt, I boarded a plane again and went back to Botswana for a week or so. I flew straight to Maun and from there, on into the middle of the delta for two days of bushwalks, mokoro trips and amazing nature in the beautfiful Okavango Delta. We stayed at Moremi…
A Week in Cameroon
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- Camera: COOLPIX P7000
It was my first time in Central Africa and I flew into Yaoundé. From there we drove down to Douala, passing the famous “pont de fer” and stopping at the banks of the Sanaga River to feast on the biggest plate of crevettes I have ever seen. It was so much we couldn’t even finish…
winter isn’t over yet
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- Camera: iPhone 4
This week, winter came back in full force. Snow, wind and freezing temperatures reminded me that weather is unpredictable over here. So I’m glad I get to escape wintery Europe for a bit and hope that by the time I get back winter is really gone.
capitals of Europe
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- Camera: iPhone 4
A few pics from Brussels, where I went for a quick work trip last week. I stayed in a cool new hotel near the infamous Place Lux and went out for a few drinks with new and old colleagues. It’s been a while since my Brussels days but somehow it felt like not too much…
settling in and a visit
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- Camera: iPhone 4
So far, I’ve had a fairly smooth start over here even though it meant moving around a few times with my suitcases. In the meantime, though, I’ve found a nice appartment and also collected a few more things from my other home. Then, Björn came to visit for a few days and we used the…
Boys weekend in Jozie: Football and Party
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- Camera: iPhone 4
Football was calling us to Johannesburg once again – after the magnificient World Cup 2010 the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was celebrated with the magic players from across the African continent. As we managed to get tickets for the AFCON three guys went to Jozie for the AFCON final – and managed to see…
Mountains and Carneval
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- Focal Length: 7.4mm
- Camera: COOLPIX P7000
Last weekend I visited a good friend in Luzern and got to see the Swiss version of carneval, called Fasnacht, when we walked around town on Saturday. It was freezing cold, but sunny – the first time I really saw the sky since I am back in Europe! Luzern is surrounded by water and mountains,…
Winter Days
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- Focal Length: 8.1mm
- Camera: COOLPIX P7000
I arrived in Frankfurt in the middle of winter and it was quite a temperature shock! The city is covered in snow and looks pretty, but it is biting cold outside. After walking around town for a couple of hours, I seriously needed to warm up and so I ventured into the greenhouses of the…
and so it ends…
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- Camera: COOLPIX P7000
So I’m leaving Botswana today. While I’m very excited about this change and the opportunities that will come with it, my heart is heavy at the thought of leaving this place that has become my home over the last years, and all the people that I have come to known during my stay. I always…
a last trip to the bush
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- Focal Length: 18.1mm
- Camera: COOLPIX P7000
I wanted to spend some time in the bush and wave goodbye to all the animals that are out there before I leave Botswana. And despite the unusually long and heavy rain over the last few days, I was lucky and got to see some elephants, giraffes and lions, among them even a lioness with…