When I visited Indonesia back in 2003, I spent most of my time on the island of Lombok. On my latest trip, I saved Lombok for the last three weeks. I sorta knew what to expect there, so travel planning was less of a hassle, as compared to Sumbawa or Flores/Komodo. The phrase “Apa kabar?” …
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Komodo & Flores – Last Chance To See? [en]
It’s been a while since I’ve read Douglas Adams’ (et. al.) Last Chance to See, but I remember that it had Komodo Dragons in it. The German edition prominently features a Komodo Dragon on its cover, while the English editions feature the diverse animals that are discussed in the book in a more balanced manner. …
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Back to Wallacea: Sumbawa [en]
After my Singapore stopover, I headed straight to the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. Sumbawa lies between Lombok in the west and Flores in the east. Its location can be classified in many different ways. Amongst others, Sumbawa is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the province of Nusa Tenggara Barat …
Bali Picdump [en]
I’m currently on a trip to Indonesia. I’ve spent the first month on Bali, mostly surfing. But I’ve also had a chance to do some other tourist activities. So, let’s dump some pictures here, with just a little textual context… Uluwatu Uluwatu (on the Bukit peninsula in Bali’s south) has some of the most popular …
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nouvelle Vague [en]
I guess I should not dabble in French wordplay, since I barely know the language. However, my surf trip this year did take me to the Atlantic coast of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and I did get to know many new waves… Unlike previous years, I was too lazy to keep a detailed surf diary. But I’d still …
Morocco — Surfing the Land of Rights [en]
Just returned from one of my yearly surf-trips, this time revisiting Morocco. Here is some old pics, from when I visited there back in 2011: Unlike last year in Iberia or the year before that in Zanzibar, I only had four weeks. So I wanted to do less sight-seeing and traveling, and focus more on …
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Iberia Surf Diary [en]
With a short stopover in France, I’ve been traveling through Spain and Portugal from mid-September to late October. Main objective was to get to know surf-spots along the Atlantic coast and surf as much as possible. Here I’ve collected my surfing experiences. Mostly to learn from it for future endeavors. E.g. what spots and what …
Totally Derailed [en]
I’ve been struggling with my sports endeavors recently. And it’s not just that I’m getting too old for this shit. I am definitely, but so far it’s not holding me back. It’s more like the conditions are stacked up against me all the time, e.g. when it comes to weather and equipment. Case in point: …
Zanzibar Kite & Surf [en]
The plan for the second half of my Tanzania trip was to go to Zanzibar and do some kite surfing and surfing. Or, let me be less ambiguous and use the more unwieldy term “wave surfing” for the latter. I had almost a month of time for getting as much as possible of both. In …
Climbing Kilimanjaro – Pole Pole [en]
You’ll hear “pole pole” a lot on a Kilimanjaro climb – and frankly anywhere in Tanzania. It means “slowly, slowly” in Kiswahili, but could be more loosely translated as “take it easy”, “relax”, or “don’t rush”. The latter is key to a successful Kilimanjaro climb. Especially, if you’re not super athletic and/or accustomed to high …
Kite Kigamboni [en]
I’ve brought my kite equipment to Tanzania, so I can do some kiting over on Zanzibar in a couple of weeks. Originally I didn’t plan to kite on the mainland. But when visiting the beach in Kigamboni, I was happy to realize that it was somewhat windy. I didn’t see any other kiters or wind …
The weather in Tunisia [en]
So I’ve spent waiting for wind on the island of Djerba, Tunisia, for almost one week to no avail. (With one exception yesterday, that is, when I finally got the opportunity to go kite-surfing. For about 30 mins.) All forecasts for today looked equally bleak: around 5 knots in the early morning, afterwards nothing for …
Turbo!!! [en]
Here’s some footage of our recent kite-trip to the Netherlands: The extra Step (electrical motion!) from David Kullack on Vimeo. … well, all the action shots feature Tobi or Ranja – I guess I still need to practice a lot;)
Tobi’s Season-Edit [en]
Tobi was mentioned here before, and now he’s just published his season-edit for 2012: Check it out! You’ll be amazed how many sports he’s skilled at! Other folks don’t even have that kind of action on their X-Box. Of course Tobi’s been focusing on skiing for a long time. So check out that part (roughly …
Sacral Architecture [en]
Admittedly, religion can be good for something. What I enjoy most, is some of the architecture it left behind. As for Christianity, some of their buildings even prove useful for skiing: Shout-out to the rider and the photo team! I think I know who you guys are;) Btw, found this on Facebook, with no copyright …