Countries
“Australia is a continent pretending to be a country.” Duncan Fraser of the Adelaide tourism office says it almost in passing over lunch. I note the line down – it sounds like a joke but reads to me like a riddle. And it will not let go of Annette and me for eight days.
Gigantic salt lakes like shards of broken glass, mysterious human figures kilometres long carved into the earth, echidnas laying eggs, bizarre Gondwana rock formations straight out of a Salvador Dalí painting, brightly coloured birds – all this and more is South Australia.
Alberta is famous for its vast expanses. But there is much more to captivate visitors: the wisdom of the Indigenous Métis people, rare bison, spiritual lakes, huge glaciers – and a cave from which you would be unable to escape without a rope.
Tucked away in the eastern part of Canada’s Cariboo Mountains lies a lodge renowned amongst heli-skiers worldwide: the CMH Cariboo Lodge. In summer, guests can take a helicopter from here to ridges, glaciers and a world-class via ferrata that winds its way through a waterfall.
Dazzling toucans, hummingbirds and pelicans, howler monkeys up close, idyllic islands and ecstatic Garifuna drummers: these images show Belize at its wildest and most vibrant – far beyond its Caribbean beaches.
Rust-red dirt roads, termite mounds, boab trees – and somewhere deep in the outback, a breakdown that turns everything upside down. A Jeep journey along the infamous Gibb River Road. A blend of adventure and the millennia-old Dreamtime culture of the Miriwoong Aboriginal people.
Larger than Europe and Australia combined. More barren and dry than the Sahara. The coldest, windiest, most inhospitable continent on Earth. 90% of the world’s ice, up to 4.8 kilometres thick, lies there. No continent commands more awe. These 30 images attempt to do so nonetheless.
Western Australia – a complex symbiosis of extreme nature, isolated farms and human adaptability – from dusty gorges and remote caves to the turquoise blue ocean in Broome.
Zwischen den Wellenbergen der Drake-Passage und den Pinguin-Stätten der Antarktischen Halbinsel liegt eine Welt im Wandel. Eine Schiffsreise zu einem Kontinent, der so verletzlich ist wie nie zuvor.
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.
A capital city full of magnificent temples, surrounded by lush jungle. Deep gorges with rushing rivers and breathtaking views over tea plantations and seas of clouds. Dark forests with centuries-old giant trees – Taiwan is all this and much more.
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.