The second part of our adventure starts.

After six years we are finally back in Samboja Lestari to work for the Orangutans and sunbears.

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Jungle trekking in Burkit Lawang – the adventure begins

We’re back in Indonesia and set off to explore the jungle of Sumatra.

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Of reindeers and photographers

Beautiful animals and annoying people seem to go together.

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No rest for the wicked

This will be another one of our "we can sleep later" holidays...

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Boats, whales and smiles all around

Our boat trip around Svalbard started with an amazing first day...

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Review of the Samboja Lestari Orangutan project

The work at this project can be hard; you will get dirty and sweaty, you will have ants crawling on you and you will worry about mosquitos – but when you come back to the lodge in the evening you will be proud and happy.

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Mussel fishing in our village

There actually are mussels living in the streams around our village in Germany! Today we joined in to relocate some of them to a new but more natural river that is being created.

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My Seal River Lodge diary – Day 4 – 8th September 2017

Tired but happy faces on our last day at Seal River lodge.

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My Seal River Lodge diary – Day 3 – 7th September 2017

New day, new adventures. The weather might have been a bit rough during our boat trip, but all this was forgotten when the night sky treated us to a wonderful Northern light show.

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