Israel 2018: A conference on small scale water and wastewater treatment plants was held in Haifa and I took the opportunity to present my research and to visit Israel, Jordan and Palestine. Returning by cargo boat.
Japan 2017: 6 weeks in Japan. Thereafter returning from Japan without flying. Mission was completed successfully by Transsiberian railway and ferry to and from South Korea (Fukuoka – Busan, Donghae – Vladivostok, Moscow).
Trieste to Albania by bicycle 2016: Missing in the blog.
Norway 2015 by train and bicycle: Missing in the blog.
Iran 2015: Getting to Iran and back by train. Mission was completed. Transpersia-express was by far the coolest, but most intense trainride I have ever done in my life.
Switzerland 2014: Cycling from Zurich to Italy. Missing in this blog.
Georgia 2013: Travelling to Georgia and back without flying. There through Turkey, back by ferry from Poti to Odessa by ferry and back from Odessa by train again.
Eurasien 2010/11: Returning from Indonesia back home without flying. Mission was not completed successfully, as I had to fly across the Caspian Sea, as my visa was running out.
Barcelona 2005: When the night train was still running. Missing in the blog.
Japan 2004: No restrictions on flying overseas yet, however a minimum amount of time to justify such a long trip. So I was there for 6 weeks.
UK 2003: Language school in Totnes by train and ferry for one month. Missing in the blog.