by Annette Clavin | Sep 7, 2017 | All, Indonesia, Photo galleries
We chug upstream on the Subayang River to the starting point of our jungle walk. There are no roads here, all people and goods are transported on the river.Expedition leader (blue T-shirt) Ida briefing the Biosphere volunteer team for the day. The morning of the first...
by Annette Clavin | Apr 21, 2017 | All, Berliner Zeitung, BILD, Publications, Vietnam
Download article as PDF (only in German) Barren gorges alternate with densely overgrown rainforests. Low-hanging clouds give the shots a mystical look. We are looking at the Son Doong Cave (Pronounced: Son Dohn) in Vietnam. Discovered in 1991, opened up in 2010 and...
by Annette Clavin | Apr 4, 2017 | All, Photo galleries, Vietnam
In the Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park shortly after a heavy rain shower.On the way to Hang En Cave, we pass the only village of Ban Doong - with just 35-40 inhabitants. I smile at this girl and point to my camera. She smiles back and nods. Our first night camp - seen...
by Annette Clavin | Nov 1, 2014 | All, Burma/Myanmar, Logbook, Speaking
“No, don’t do that!” I tell myself. Again and again I hold myself back. “Let others talk about you, but don’t talk about yourself.” It’s these old dwellers on the threshold that keep screaming at me, wanting to prevent anything...
by Annette Clavin | Aug 1, 2012 | All, Borneo, Brunei, Malaysia, Photo galleries
A Proboscis monkey warning another group not to get too close.Amelie and Smilla marvel at a rhinoceros beetle fished out of the bushes by our guide.Dragonflies: Borneos native jungle helicopters.The beautiful butterfly called 'Indian Leaf'. If you look at it...
