Aboard of Swan Hellenic's Vega to the Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica – The white desert calls
6 Min.White spray sprays across the deck like mist as the Vega ploughs through the notorious Drake Passage. ‘With waves over six metres high and wind speeds in excess of 60 knots, you have to be prepared for a lot,’ predicted expedition leader Mariam Pousa back in Ushuaia.
A place of boundless wonder
Photo gallery Ecuador’s Amazon
2 Min.The Río Napo meanders through dense rainforests, howler monkeys herald the dawn, dazzling butterflies dance through humid clearings. At Sacha Lodge, nestled deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, countless spectacles of nature unfold.
Pure inspiration
My new media kit 2025
< 1 Min.In this brand new 28-page media kit, I show you my work as an adventure journalist and speaker: Expeditions, travels, challenges – everything that excites me. Let yourself be inspired.
Becoming ranger in South Africa
Becoming ranger in South Africa
16 Min.Four days on foot in the Kruger National Park. With sleep-outs and night watches. I accompany prospective rangers and field guides in what is probably the most dangerous part of their training: Encounters with wildlife and large animals. The reportage is also about self-management, discomfort, life goals, fears and personal growth.
Table Mountain Expedition
My life’s dream destination
29 Min.Scientists called Venezuela’s Salto Angel waterfall the eighth wonder of the world. The dreamlike, yet mystical Table Mountains inspired James Cameron for his film Avatar. And I finally fulfilled my long-cherished No. 1 travel dream on my fourth attempt: a trip to what I consider the most spectacular landscape in the world.
Marvel at primeval forces
Iceland extreme – ice bath and volcanic eruption
26 Min.Volcanic eruption! One of the most fascinating spectacles in nature. For the first time we were to witness spewing lava live. The largest volcanic island in the world offered us even more: cold weather training, a glacier hike and an ice cave visit.
Desert Adventure Wadi Rum
Jordan – Where Hollywood found Mars
16 Min.A labyrinth of magnificent sandstone formations stretches as far as the eye can see, the sun makes the steep, red craggy rock faces shine, the desert wind whispers stories of times gone by – in Wadi Rum, Jordan is “great cinema”.
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.
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.
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.
Son Doong in Vietnam
Expedition to the largest cave in the world
13 Min.To the center of the earth! The most spectacular trip I’ve ever done: the Son Doong cave expedition in Vietnam. First, it’s through leech-infested jungle. Then, abseiling down into the cave, over sharp rocks, through underground lakes, gigantic shafts. Absolutely breathtaking!
Volunteering in Sumatra's jungle
Indonesia – Roaming the jungle like a tiger
14 Min.It’s off to a good start: sunburn, heat stroke, insect bites. Broken leg, dehydration, diarrhoea. Ida Vincent of Biosphere Expeditions initiates nearly a dozen dedicated conservationists from Germany, Austria, Italy, the US and Australia into the hazards of the Sumatran jungle.