tired kids at Guatemala’s independence parade
In Quetzaltenango (also known as Xela), a few kids are getting bored. The yearly independence parade includes many colourful musical bands, women in traditional clothes and all kinds of groups from...
View ArticlePopocatepetl from Paso de Cortez, Mexico
Popocatepetl is an active volcano, relatively close to Mexico city. Due to the toxic fumes that come out regularly, it is now forbidden to climb Popo. It is 5,426 m (17,802 ft) and therefore the 2nd...
View ArticleYoung Nepali buddhist monk serving milk tea, Kathmandu
The Swayambunath complex (also known as the Monkey Temple) contains several religious places, including this small Buddhist monastery. The elders chant and the younger monks assist with the music and...
View ArticleSchool kids in Tanzania
I was welcomed by a group of very enthusiastic children. In Tanzania, all kids have to wear the school uniform. Many kids go to primary school, but a large part does not make it to secondary school due...
View ArticleMount Hood from Bridgeton, Portland in fall
This was taken while crossing a bridge over the mighty Columbia River, from Vancouver (Washington, USA) to Portland (Oregon). Though Portland is rumored to be the most cycle friendly city in the US,...
View ArticleHazelnut trees in fall in Oregon
It is the time of the year where leaves fall off the trees. That is, of course, if you live in a temperate zone on the Northern half of our planet, as in Australia and Patagonia, everything is just...
View ArticleMasai kids at school, Tanzania
These little kids live in a small village close to the famous NgoroNgoro crater in Tanzania, the largest caldera in the world and home of countless wild animals. Their village is just a collection of...
View ArticleSunset over Cho Oyu from Everest
I finally have some time to edit some older images that never saw the light in public, but I think are worth sharing as they show the beauty of our planet and I realize not everybody gets the chance to...
View ArticleShopkeeper behind bars in Guatemala
Statistically speaking being in Guatemala is almost as dangerous as being in Chicago or Detroit (or any other of the big cities in the USA) if you look at homicide figures. Still many people live...
View ArticleInside a Masai house, Tanzania. About kerosene lamps and solar-powered LED...
A young Masai explains about his living situation and his house, which consists of a mud-covered sticks with nearly no light coming in. His boma (town or settlement) is situated near the NgoroNgoro...
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