Before I became a travel photographer, I was a traveler. There was nothing more exciting than taking off for...
This place features travel journals, captivating photography and global updates from Michael Runkel.
A natural phenomenon I’ve wanted to see for many years is the living root bridges of Maghalaya in northeastern...
Buzkashi, the name of Afghanistan’s national sport, translates literally to “goat pulling” in Persian. Which is exactly that: running furiously with...
At first, travel to Bangladesh seems to be a crazy thing to do since everything you hear about it...
This post about Gerewol Festival was originally written and published by my wife. One morning in...
A few photos from the inside of the exhibition hall at Museum Industriekulture by Michael Runkel, as well as...
A nice article about traveling to every country, by my wife Samantha. Check it out!
Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression. The hottest place on the earth with temperatures of 50°C and more than 100 meters below...
Antarctica holds a special place in my heart, not just because of its wild, rugged remoteness- it’s also where I met...
When most people think of Iraq, they envision a very dangerous place with lots of segregation and terror, kidnapping and...
