island Archives - Gerd Hoffmann

28 Jan 2020

Mindanao island

Mindanao the second large island Mindanao Island is the second largest island of the Philippines and locates in the south of the Philippines Archipel. From Manila the capital of the Philippines it takes a bit more than an hour by plane. The distance from Mindanao to the Indonesian neighbour islands Kalimantan and Sulawesi isn’t so far. Manado in the north of Sulawesi is the next closest big city in the south. The centre and the east part of the island are […]

27 Jan 2020

Maria Cristina falls

A landmark for Iligan Maria Cristina falls is a waterfall feed by the Agus river in the north of the Philippine Island Mindanao. Located just before the tail end where the river flows into the Iligan Bay. The next close cities are Iligan in the east and Linamon in the west. It’s, without doubt, a landmark for Iligan city. The Agus river is a river that starts at lake Lanao in the highlands of Mindanao. Lake Lanao is the biggest […]

2020 / Asia / Philippines

25 Oct 2017

Bull racing in Pamekasan

Bull racing in Pamekasan is one of two places for bull racing on Madura island. It is my second time on the island. During my first time on Madura, I visited Bangkalan on the north coast. At this time, I’m on the way to Pamekasan on the south coast of the island. Pamekasan is a city almost on the east end of Madura. Access to the island by car is via the Bridge of Madura from Surabaya. All the time in Indonesia I […]

2017 / Asia / Indonesia

10 Jul 2017

The Milky Way our home galaxy

The Milky Way is only one of myriads galaxies in the universe. I believe our universe is the most fascinating place in our perception and imagination. Darkness covers our world each night. That gives the unique chance to see myriads of shining and blinking stars. The darkness is the mystic thing beyond to make that possible. Astrophotography isn’t so difficult. Therefore, it isn’t really a big challenge to capture the Milky Way. No doubt amazing pictures are the result. Because […]

2017 / Asia / Indonesia

03 Jul 2017

Ganga Island in north Sulawesi

Ganga island is an island located in the north of Sulawesi. It takes one hour by car to drive from Manado airport to the small village with a little harbour. From here it takes a half-hour again to crossover the sea to the island. The boat waits already and the crew is ready for the ride on a cloudy and windy day. The crossover to the island wasn’t pleasant because of the windy day. However, the boat had to fight against the high waves and […]

2017 / Asia / Indonesia

06 Aug 2016

The Tanah Lot temple

The Tanah Lot temple is one of Bali’s thousand temples. It’s not for nothing said, that Bali is also called the island of the thousand temples. Obviously, the island is home to uncountable small and big temples. In fact, Bali is different from Java or Sumatra. The majority of the population belongs to the Hindu religion in Bali. That’s why these temples belong to Hinduism. However, Bali has more than temples only. Nature, jungle, and volcanos, and in between the spirit of the Balinese lifestyle. The Tanah Lot […]

2016 / Asia / Indonesia

26 Jul 2016

Tegallalang rice terraces

The magic island of Bali has a lot of interesting places to visit. Such one place is the Tegallalang rice terraces. The rice terraces are not far from the city of Ubud. Just a couple of kilometres north. Ubud is the centre of Balinese art and culture. Tegallalang village is famous for its rice terrace. The small village is a traditional Balinese village. The location is on the main road between Ubud and Kintamani. However, Tegallalang rice terraces are in a valley beside […]

2016 / Asia / Indonesia

24 Jul 2016

Kintamani Bali’s northern part

In 2015 I had no luck with the weather when I visited Kintamani. Rain around the clock was on the agenda this day. However, this year Bali’s weather god is with me. Blue sky, beautiful white clouds and pleasant temperature that is exactly what I expected. Kintamani village in the northwest of Bali located is a great destination. The village locates on the edge of the huge Batur caldera. However, the caldera consists of the active volcano Mt Batur and Lake Batur […]

2016 / Asia / Indonesia

24 Oct 2015

Singapore one of the Four Asian Tigers

Singapore also called “TheLion City” is one of the Four Asian Tigers. Together with South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, they are the Four Asian Tiger states. The city locates close to the equator. Singapore is one of the most important financial and trading places in Asia. All in all, Singapore is an island, a city, a state, and a country all in one. The tropical country in South East Asia locates on the south end of the Malaysian peninsula. The Strait of […]

2015 / Asia / Singapore

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