18 Min.The Brazilian jungle is not a playground for tourists. Those who want to experience it need good guides – and courage.
My article in the German daily newspaper DIE WELT
Amazon for beginners
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Expedition to the "green lungs" of Brazil
Amazon – Up the jungle giant
17 Min.Deep in the Amazon is a place where, surrounded by the wilderness and all its inhabitants, you can experience the rainforest in an extraordinary way. I went on a voyage of discovery here.
Publication in the German Business Punk-Magazine
South Africa – Where elephant, buffalo and lion say hello to each other
17 Min.Sabbaticals against office boredom come in all forms, but the training as a ranger in Kruger National Park in South Africa is the platinum variant. An regrettably much too short report of this experience.
Terra-Magazin 02/2020
Sri Lanka cover photo
2 Min.My photo of the golden monastery Rangiri Vihara made it to the cover of Terra magazine. The cave temple of Dambulla looks back on a history of about 2000 years.
A journey with the Royal Canadian Geographic Society
Arctic – Ship expedition from Canada to Greenland
20 Min.Aboard the research vessel ‘Resolute’, I lent a hand as a temporary scientist and helped collect data. The expedition took us through the Canadian Arctic to the breathtaking fjords of Greenland.
All endemic or what?
New Caledonia photo gallery
< 1 Min.Grasshoppers, ants, cicadas, black flies, phasmids. Then 197 species of butterflies and even a leafcutter bee. The island is also home to endemic snakes, skinks, geckos, bats, 21 species of birds, including an entire family of bird species, the kagus.
Ranger Training in South Africa
Something is up in the bush
16 Min.Exploring the wilderness on foot in the midst of lions, elephants and buffalo? You can learn to do that. In summer 2019, I will join a field guide course in South Africa.
Pearl in the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka photo gallery
< 1 Min.Sri Lanka: a small, extremely diverse country with the size of Bavaria. The tropical island delights with paradisiacal beaches, mountains up to 2,500 metres high, historical sanctuaries and an exuberant flora and fauna. I spent 5 months there with my family.
Interview with South African ranger legend
“Wilderness and nature have made me who I am today.”
8 Min.Bruce Lawson has worked as a field guide / wilderness warden since 1992 and has over 18,500 hours of logged wilderness experience. He is one of the most impressive people I have met in my life. Here is my interview with him.
Ranger training on the edge of the Kruger National Park
South Africa photo gallery
< 1 Min.Exploring the wilderness on foot in the midst of lions, elephants and buffalo? You can learn to do that. In summer 2019, I will join a field guide course in South Africa.
Keynote plus interactive Q&A session
Lecture at the Dr. Oetker headquarters in Bielefeld
3 Min.On 10 October 2019, I had the great pleasure of giving my keynote speech ‘Setting off into the unknown’ at the Dr. Oetker headquarters in Bielefeld. This special event offered a unique opportunity to dive deep into the topics of vision, purpose and team spirit – essential skills for anyone who wants to be successful in today’s dynamic and often unpredictable business world.
On foot through Muddus National Park in Lapland
Sweden photo gallery
< 1 Min.The tour starts in Luleå in the north of Sweden. During the tour we hike in the Muddus National Park, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Laponia. Three nights in huts or tents, no WiFi, no electricity, no running water. Instead, pure nature and outhouse toilets. Re-poaching – just the way I like it.