Rax

Rax, Lower Austria

Old Schoolbus

This old schoolbus took us to the start of a hike at Rio Celeste. The highlights on board were the smell of a dead mouse (found later) and a hole in the floor which allowed direct view of the street below.

Premium Suite

This was our premium suite on our trip to Costa Rica in April...

the bedroom...

...the ambient light...

...our bathroom with cold water shower

...and the emergency exit next to the shower

Top of the Rockies 2

One of hundreds of peaks along the Icefield Parkway (Alberta, Canada)

Miette

Mountains between Miette and Jasper

Lion

Lion in Etosha National Park, Namibia

Shadows

Early morning in the "Namib" desert, Namibia

Bushmen

Hunting Bushmen in Namibia

Top of the Rockies

One of hundreds of peaks along the Icefield Parkway (Alberta, Canada)

Moraine Lake

Moraine Lake in all it's beauty

Canoeists

 

Some canoeists on Lake Moraine (Alberta, Canada)

Airfield

Airfield between Jasper and Miette (Canada)

Lake Louise

Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

The emerald colour of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake.

Icefield Parkway

 Icefield Parkway, Alberta, Canada

Athabasca Glacier

Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield, Alberta, Canada

Moonvalley Namibia

A few hours away from the coastal town of Swakopmund lies a surreal landscape called "Moon Valley". Over millions of years the Swakop River formed the endless mountains of rock and sand.

Zebras in Etosha National Park, Namibia

Namib Naukluft National Park (Namibia)

The Namib Naukluft Park is part of the Namib desert, the oldest desert in the world. It has an area of 49,768 km². The unusual black traces in the sand are sedimentations of iron, which give the endless dunes an exceptional look.

Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Highlands of Peru

While trekking through the highlands of Peru you can feel the spirit of freedom