Oman offroad tour from Muscat to Salalah

As foreplay for the next diving safari my dive buddy and I decided to add a roadtrip from Muscat to Salalah. So we booked a 5 day offroad trip including hotels after each day and a Toyota Landcruiser, sporting a cage and a modified gearbox. Having an organised tour was unnecessary, as we found out soon. You can rent a Read More …

Diving around Marsa Alam

To get my batteries loaded again, I decided to have another short trip to Red Sea in Egypt. So I convinced my buddy to have one week underwater action with Seaworld Diving Center besides the Novotel Marsa Alam. But before I could enjoy the warm climate and the awesome underwater wildlife of Egypt, my patience had to pass a frustrating Read More …

Hornschlitten Rennen 2017 in Garmisch

“Hornschlitten Rennen” means wooden sledge race. A “Hornschlitten” is a sledge which sports two uprising handles emerging from its runners, resembling to horns.Since ages in alpine regions these sledges were the tool of choice to bring down wood, hay or nuriture from the mountain huts or villages into the valleys in a quick manner.So one time one sledge driver challenged Read More …

Dive safari on the SevenSeas

Here are the highlights of my one week trip with the Seven Seas to the Brother islands, Elphinstone Reef and Daedalus Reef. It was a joyful voyage, a great time with nice and friendly people and thrilling and fascinating wildlife encounters!

Diving the Maldives

This year I decided not to spent Xmas in cold, snowy and cloudy Germany, but to head to a tropic destination. So I picked Ellaidhoo in the Ari Atoll as the house reef there was described to be a good spot for large fish and there a was a properly kept diving base. Hearing of my plans my kindergarten fella Read More …

Desert trip in Tunisia

A friend of mine offered me the great opportunity to join him, his brother and some more friends for a three week off road trip into the western peripheral area of the Sahara in southern Tunisia. There was no real need to ponder hard about it… So Team Viltovergang was revived for another thrilling trip!

Go Climb A Rock!

This is one of these sentences that never should appear on a blog. But I wanted to say sorry for that long period of idleness. So here are some impressions of a climbing trip I’ve been doing lately afar from not-blogging: Watzmann (2713m) via ferrata

Social Media study of Common Sense Media

This study provides an insight how often 13 to 17 years olds in the U.S. use social media platforms like facebook and twitter. How do they communicate with their families and how is their social life, friendships and family relations influenced by new tools and media? Full study as .pdf Info graphic Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Read More …