Madeira hiking report in SchwabenAlpin 3/2016

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Cover photo SchwabenAlpin 03/2016

An article and photos from Madeira, such as the sunrise and the hikes across the roof of the island from Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo in spring 2014, have been published in the current SchwabenAlpin, the member magazine of the Swabia section of the German Alpine Club. You can read the piece in the download of the 3/2016 issue from page 13. The photos can also be viewed individually in the Madeira photo gallery. Front page copyright: DAV Swabia section

Rätikon Hiking Report in SchwabenAlpin 2/2016

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Cover Photo SchwabenAlpin DAV Schwaben 2/2016

After many years, I’ve published another travel report: my article and photos from the circular hike through the Rätikon in summer 2015, via Totalphütte, Schesaplana, Carschinahütte, Sulzfluh and Lindauer Hütte, have appeared in the current SchwabenAlpin, the member magazine of the Swabian section of the German Alpine Club. The article can be read in the download of issue 2/2016 from page 19. The photos can also be viewed individually in the Austria and Switzerland galleries. Cover copyright: DAV Sektion Schwaben

Dan Kieran – Slow Travel – the Art of Travel

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View of the Alps from the plane from Milan to Stuttgart

Dan Kieran’s book “Slow Travel” explores the question of how travel can be experienced “more authentically”. Alongside his own experiences, he quotes other travel writers, draws on brain research, and offers philosophical reflections. It’s all very engaging and entertaining; while some thoughts were already familiar to me from other writers, Dan Kieran brings in many new perspectives and references to authors who were less well-known to me. Read more