This morning around 4:15 the Pindito frontally rammed a rock, and the collision almost knocked me out of my bed. My first thought was to make it on deck, as I was scared that the Pindito might sink. In daylight the true extent of...

I am so disappointed by Raja Ampat and the Pindito that I have stopped diving. It was so boring underwater that I even photographed myself underwater ;-) I photographed the Pindito under cloudy skies on purpose, and made no...

My flight with Japan Airlines (JAL) from Tokyo to Denpasar (Bali) was on time, so I could drive very relaxedly from the airport to my Hotel Stana Puri Gopa and rest there in preparation for the next flights to Sorong (Irian...

After breakfast at a Japanese café, not far from my Hotel Okura Tokyo, I took a little walk and thought about returning to Japan. I am very impressed with Tokyo and would like to see more of traditional Japan. I would also like to...

In the Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotel I had decided on short notice to move to the Hotel Okura Tokyo. Hotel Okura is not far from the business centres and the Imperial Palace. Hotel Okura also holds traditional rituals like the Japanese...

I waited for my guide in the lobby of the Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotels, and enjoyed the pleasant ambience. After greeting each other, we discussed the next days' tours with typical Japanese politeness.

We started our tour with a...

The day of arrival yesterday was very eventful. A 10-hour flight from Frankfurt to Tokyo, around 3 hours by taxi through downtown and a helicopter flight over one of the most dazzling cities in the world. I won't have time for...

With a flight from Frankfurt via Japan - Tokio - my journey to Indonesia began today. My destinations for underwater photography are Raja Ampat - Irian Jaya - and Bali in Indonesia.

This time I am using the Lufthansa First...

After a short test period, I have decided on a new email programme. It is called FastMail and is really as fast as the internet address - FastMail.fm - suggests. I decoded to go for the "enhanced" membership, and the features...

On the last day of my Berlin trip I headed towards Potsdam and the Sanssouci Palace. On the way to the palace we stopped at three important locations from recent German history. I cannot personally find the words to describe...