Backpacking the world overland has always been my dream from an early age on, as I have been intrigued by all the different cultures around the world and wanted to explore each of them. In addition, I have had the strong interest in crossing each continent overland from one end to the other avoiding flying. What I mean by overland […]
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Don’t mess with the Taliban!
Backpacking in Afghanistan may sound unusual to many of you, especially if it took place when the Taliban was in power. It may sound even more unusual, if it also included a detention with espionage allegations in a Taliban prison, where I got also slightly beaten – we were accused of being American spies by the Taliban, even though neither […]
Sneaking into Tibet illegally
Backpacking in Tibet is probably at the top of many backpackers’ to do list as one of the major dream destinations. I snuck into Tibet illegally through the mountains with my American companion Valerie from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in September 2000 and hitchhiked trucks through the Tibetan Plateau, the world’s highest plateau that’s greater than Western Europe, for three […]
Top 10 reasons why I love NY
New York is one of my favorite cities and after living here for more than seven years, here are my top 10 reasons to love this unique city: #1 – Phenomenal diversity New York is one of the few places in the world, where one can travel the world without leaving the city. You can immerse yourself in almost every […]
