I am on the way to Johannesburg (South Africa) and will travel on to my fourth “Sardine Run” via Durban to Port St. Johns in the Transkei. The “Sardine Run” is a natural phenomenon which I have so far unfortunately only been able...

The New Zealand daily paper Nelson Mail reported today that some pilot whales have beached and died on South Island. Looking at the photos of the whales on the beach, I would think that they were ”long-finned pilot whales”. There...

I am very happy with my second trip to the Azores this year and must unfortunately leave Lajes (a town on the Azores Pico Island) again for Lisbon. I must say goodbye to the Espaço Talassa team again – as well as to my friend and...

The first days on the ocean by the Azores island of Pico have gone very well for me, and I was able quickly to get back into my usual work routine ;-) No time lost to bad weather and late luggage!

I was able to photograph a...

After my trip to the Azores in April/May this year, I am flying back again today via Lisbon (the capital of Portugal) to the Azores island of Pico. I am looking forward to seeing the Espaço Talassa team in Lajes, the sea, the...

The Sardine Run 2007 did not happen before my return to Germany. Maybe the big sardine swarms will still come before the end of July. Apart from one or two small swarms of sardines, hunted by a couple of common dolphins and Cape...

Today I am flying to the Wild Coast in South Africa, to the so-called Sardine Run. It will be my third Sardine Run, and, as always, I hope for huge swarms of sardines. The last two attempts were rather unsuccessful. As usual, we...

I have discovered a museum about ocean life in Stralsund. It shows the beauty of the underwater world in a unique church. There is a spectacular enormous skeleton of a fin whale, hanging over the visitors heads.

I am very...

I have moved from the Adlon Kempinski Hotel to The Mandala Hotel opposite the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz. I prefer the whole atmosphere in the Mandala Hotel to that in the Adlon. The restaurant Facil and Qiu Lounge in the...

On my way to Berlin, I took a break today at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach. High up in the Wartburg one has a fantastic view over the city of Eisenach and the surrounding countryside. I am spending the night in a hotel on the...