Many people think that there are no white spaces on maps anymore. Tourists in the Himalayas seem to bump into each other at the top of Mount Everest and have been able to post to Instagram via a special mobile network for years. Former “insider locations” are now served by budget airlines. But one doesn’t have to travel far away: The Republic of Moldova, one of the world’s least visited countries, is located between Romania and Ukraine – just two hours from Frankfurt by plane. The exact numbers differ, but most statistics agree that much less than 20.000 international tourists
Around the World in 61 days
I have to admit it: 53 countries in ten years, but I’ve never actually circumnavigated the world in a single trip. So it is about time 🙂
The abandoned hotel in South Tyrol
Somewhere in South Tyrol, surrounded by three-thousand meter high mountains, you can find an 85 years old luxury hotel. But no guest has slept here since World War II.
The abandoned bunker near Mals in South Tyrol
It just sits there on a patch of grass towards the end of the Vinschgau valley near the town of Mals in South Tyrol, Italy: An abandoned Word War I bunker. Time to have a look…
St. Petersburg by land, by air and by sea
How do you move around “in style” in St. Petersburg? Use the Metro? A helicopter? A tank? A ship, or maybe a submarine? Good question 🙂
The ruins of St. Petersburg
Time for some Urban Exploration in Russia! 😯
St. Petersburg: A Tale Of Cats, And Mice, And Fish
Finally in St. Petersburg! Time to write about the epic battle between mouse and cat, and fish… 😉
Moscow over ground
After so much military stuff and underground sights I’ll write about some of the overground sights in this last article about Moscow. I’ve heard there are some nice ones 😉
The Moscow Metro
After my visit to Bunker 42 I’ll just stay below ground and write about my experiences from the Moscow Metro. The Metro of Yekaterinburg had already left me quite impressed, but Moscow was in a different league 🙂