Traveled Countries

	Andorra
	Austria
	Belgium
	Cambodia
	Canada
	Czech Republic
	Denmark
	Estonia
	France
	Germany
	Hungary
	Indonesia
	Ireland
	Italy
	Latvia
	Liechtenstein
	Lithuania
	Malaysia
	Netherlands
	North Korea*
	Norway
	Poland
	Russia
	Singapore
	Slovakia
	South Korea
	Spain
	Sweden
	Switzerland
	Thailand
	United Kingdom
	USA
	Vietnam

* just for a minute in Panmunjom ;-)

I already traveled lot in my live, especially after the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. I've seen 28 countries in 23 years and I hope this will hold on in the future. The Germans are not without reason the #1 spending country in tourism, followed by the United States. We spend around $50 billion a year not including domestic trips.

So I already could experience different cultures and learn the importance of respecting these. At this section you can find some descriptions and information about recent travels, even if it is not complete.

Up to now you can find a link to my 2 bicycle-trips to France together with my bike and cousin Friedemann. Moreover there are some pictures from my 1999 trip to Scotland , detailed descriptions of my experiences during the solo-bicycle tour around Ireland and some photos of a London trip in February 2002.

My winter vacation in February 2001 brought me to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia . Together with 2 German friends I experienced many different cultures, the highest buildings of the world (Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur), tea plantations, the oldest rainforest on earth and so on.

The most impressive pictures for me besides the rainforest have been the rice terraces and vulcanos on Bali and Lombok. Moreover we relaxed on a paradies like Island of 1000 to 600 m size occupied by palm trees, coconut cottages and beautiful white sand. We snorkeled together with huge turtles and colourful fishes, spending less than $10 a day. What a wonderful world.

In summer 2001, at the end of my year in Korea, I used a stopover in Bangkok to travel 5 weeks through Thailand (Kanchanaburi, Ayuthaya, Ko Samui), Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Angkor Wat) and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon , Dalat, Mekong Delta).