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Four Swiss winter adventures

Ice canyoning, ice climbing, cross-country skiing, ice bathing

Four Swiss winter adventures

25 Min.I experience Switzerland as a winter wonderland – with ice in all its fascinating facets: ice canyoning, ice climbing, cross-country skiing – and finally, my adventure buddy Markus Blum and I take an ice bath in Europe’s first public ice bath facility, the “Eisbadi” in Arosa.

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Beyond Ecuador’s Amazon

Eco-lodge in the jungle

Beyond Ecuador’s Amazon

25 Min.The Río Napo flows deep into the green heart of Ecuador. Among howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys and the ancient knowledge of the Kichwa people, the Amazon reveals its full magic – wild, quiet, overwhelming.

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Amelie, 11, goes to school on the balcony

Publication on SPIEGEL ONLINE

Amelie, 11, goes to school on the balcony

7 Min.Because her father was working in Sri Lanka, Amelie did not attend school as usual for six months. Instead, she studied with her mother on the balcony, chatted with classmates and emailed her homework. Back in Berlin, she was bored at school at first.

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Slovenia – Lakes, gorges, sensory delights

Above ground, below ground – a country with two worlds

Slovenia – Lakes, gorges, sensory delights

33 Min.Cream-coloured tartlets, golden Moja wine, turquoise lakes – Slovenia sparkles everywhere. Deep in the karst, olms crouch in bizarre stalactite halls; right next to them, Europe’s largest underground canyon captivates visitors.

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Vanuatu – Paradise of tranquillity

350,000 inhabitants, 67 islands, 110 languages

Vanuatu – Paradise of tranquillity

26 Min.The Ni-Vanuatu people live on 67 Pacific islands without traffic lights, beggars or hustle and bustle. Where 110 languages are spoken and volcanoes rumble every 15 minutes, visitors can explore sensational caves and then drink kava from wooden bowls. Vanuatu shows that happiness does not need status symbols.

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Natural wonders in Ecuador’s Amazon

A river to the heart of the jungle

Natural wonders in Ecuador’s Amazon

25 Min.It is a place of boundless wonder: here, high up on the kapok lookout tower of Sacha Lodge, a sea of green stretches out to the horizon, full of crazy exotic animals and plants. And between mighty jungle giants and hidden waterways, indigenous people guard the timeless knowledge of the rainforest.

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Across Panama – on foot

Jungle trip

Across Panama – on foot

19 Min.The forgotten treasure trail: you can not only cross Panama on the canal of the same name, but also as part of a sweat-inducing hike. The expedition through the jungle on the historic Camino Real is a borderline experience.

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