It takes 2.30 hours to fly from Frankfurt to Algiers, but it takes 3.30 to fly from Algiers in the...
Archive for category: Travel
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The Marquesas Islands
Michael Runkel, , Blog, Travel, Body decoration, French Polynesia, Gauguin, Hiva Oa, Island, islands, Jaques Brel, Marquesas, Nuku Hiva, Pacific, South Pacific, Tattoo, Tattoos, tradition, Traditional, travelling, 0The Marquesas islands are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in...
The Comoros: An Unkown Country in the Indian Ocean
Michael Runkel, , Blog, Travel, Africa, Anjouan, Comoros, French colony, Grand Commore, Indian Ocean, Island, Kommoren, Moheli, Tourism, Tourismus, Traditional, Tribe, 0Comoros…..where are you going? Well many people have never heard of this tiny little country in middle of the...
Libya in the Time of Ghaddafi
Michael Runkel, , Blog, Travel, Africa, Afrika, Camel, desert, festival, Ghaddafi, Ghaddames, Ghat, Lakes, Leptis Magna, Libya, Libyen, Roman, ruins, Sabratha, Sahara, Tuareg, Ubari, 0My visit to Libya happened during the time when Ghaddafi was still in power, most definitely a trip to...
Papua New Guinea
Michael Runkel, , Blog, Travel, festival, mask, Melane, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, Sing Sing, tradtion, tribal, Tribe, 0Papua New Guinea is fascinating. The eastern part of the second largest island in the world New Guinea exists...
Antarctica
Michael Runkel, , Blog, Travel, Antarctica, cold, Ice, Icebergs, Penguins, Seals, South Shettlands, Ushuaia, wilderness, 0Antarctica was always a dream of mine to visit. My intention was originally to do the long trip going...
Montenegro
Michael Runkel, , Blog, Travel, Budva, Easter Europe, Fjord, Kontor, Kontorfjord, Montenegro, Sveti Stefan, Ulcinj, 0Montenegro is a tiny little country perched between Albania in the south and Croatia in the north has a...
Round the World Trip 2011
Michael Runkel, , Blog, Travel, 2011, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Micronesia, Pacific, round the world, trip, 0In August I begin a Round the World trip for 13 months. It's actually more a 1 1/2 round the world trip....