In 2007 I set out to visit all member states of the European Union. Eleven years later the mileage counter has cracked the magical mark of 500.000 kilometers 
Tag: Trip Around the World
Nagasaki TV Star
My trip to Japan ended where probably every trip to Japan should end: in Nagasaki. Not many travelers end up there because getting there is comparably difficult, but it is worth it
Day trip to Myajima
It is one of the most famous places in Japan besides Mount Fuji: “Shrine Island” Miyajima (宮島) in front of Hiroshima. Almost every tourist coming to the country has seen images of the gigantic Torii (鳥居) standing in the water before, and the tame deer are also well-known all over the Internet
Night Of The Living Dead in Hiroshima
The Samurai in Nikkō were too boring for your taste? The Monster Cats in Tokyo too? Oh well? How about zombies for a change? 
Hiroshima 06/08/1945
On August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb over an inhabited city. At 08:16 local time, Hiroshima disappeared from the map. But Japan did not think about surrendering just yet.
One day… in the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Evacuation Zone
On March 11, 2011 an earthquake triggered a giant Tsunami which devastated Japan, caused several nuclear meltdowns and left the radioactively contaminated Evacuation Zone of Fukushima behind. Six years later I went to visit the survivors and captured their story.
Monkey Madness in Iwatayama
On a small hill high above Kyoto there are about 120 Japanese Macaques, wondering why strange, bipedal creatures put free food in their hands…
Through Kyōto In Great Hurry
For almost four centuries, Kyoto was the capital of Japan. It’s impossible to get an impression on just one day, but after all the detours of the super typhoon, I was forced to do so…
The Fukuoka… Oktoberfest?!
Fukuoka has its own Oktoberfest too! But is this actually a real “German” thing with Beer, a marquee and sausages? See for yourself…
