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Some may think of the #grandcanyon when looking at

Some may think of the #grandcanyon when looking at the pictures. Surely, because it is the best know canyon in the western world. However I didn’t expect such #spectacularviews when we were entering #kazachstan from #kyrgyzstan and finally arrived at #charyncanyon. This place is definitely worth a visit if you stay in #almaty or around for a couple of days 👍🏼😊

Also it’s about time to give some props to #dji for the outstanding equipment quality (no, I don’t get paid for stating this 😬): I am operating my #djispark now since 6 years, brought it to 17 countries and spend some 37 hours flying - basically without any major issues! 🙏🏼🥳
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#centralasia
#kasachstan
#fromabove
#ilovemydrone
#waterislife
#desertlove
#neverstopexploring

While #travelling #kyrgyzstan one thing is for sur

While #travelling #kyrgyzstan one thing is for sure: every #road is a new #adventure and exciting #photospot 😍 No matter where you are, you are almost everywhere surrounded by #beautiful #mountains and the country alternates in #landscapes quite a lot: from dry #deserts, through rich green #farmland until you end up in #artic plateaus on the #alps.
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#travelkyrgyzstan
#travelcentralasia
#centralsia
#rivers
#windingroads
#fromabove
#neverstopexploring
#ilovemydrone
#kumtor
#issykkul
#kirgisien
#kirgistan
#kirgisistan

#kyrgyz are known to love and live their #freedom.

#kyrgyz are known to love and live their #freedom. It is said to be the reason why they repeatedly demonstrated against their corrupt presidents and finally chased them away from power. Until today many Kyrgyz #people still live a part-time life as #nomads like they already did thousands of years ago. Even if this is a really #simplewayoflife, it seems that this is also part of their #identity and a way to #celebrate #freedomofliving.
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#befree
#bereallyfree
#kyrgyzstan
#democracy
#centralasia
#neverstopexploring
#livingwithnature
#peoplephotography
#kirgistan
#kirgisien
#kirgisistan
#nomaden
#nomadlive
#nomade
#jurtenleben
#jurten

The #people of #kyrgyzstan are not only very hospi

The #people of #kyrgyzstan are not only very hospitable, they also know how to dress up nicely and #traditionally: their typical #hat makes it possible to tell their origin very quickly, which I first learned during my #travels in #xinjiang 2013. And Kyrgyz men wear their hat on the #farmersmarket where they trade their animals as well as on festive occasions, so I learned there is always a good reason to wear it! 🎩

It is also beautiful to see how natural people on the countryside live and how children have fun playing #soccer in a small #village where they don’t even have a proper soccer field to play.

We also met people wearing #suits on a #classreunion and even #soldiers proudly showing their #uniform in from of the official government buildings.

No matter whom we met: people were curious, friendly and seemed very open-minded 🙌🏼
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#peoplephotography
#neverstopexploring
#tienshan
#centralasia
#beautifulhumans
#kirgisistan
#kirgisien
#kirgistan

Hello from #Bishkek! We were #exploring the city c

Hello from #Bishkek! We were #exploring the city centre of the #capital of #kyrgyzstan today. Besides the #remarkable #sovjetarchitecture it felt just #wonderful to be in a country of freedom to operate your #drone basically wherever you want 🚁😍 Almost unbelievable for European drone pilots 🤷🏼‍♂️
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#freedomtofly
#fromabove
#djispark
#centralasia
#neverstopexploring
#urbanphotography
#sovjet
#ilovemydrone
#kirgistan
#kirgisistan
#kirgisien

#lifeisbacktothewoods - check those little friends

#lifeisbacktothewoods - check those little friends! Last week we watched #grünersandlaufkäfer, #lilienhähnchen and #goldlaufkäfer in our home neighbourhood #insidethewoods close to #illerriver 🪲
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#auwald
#illerauen
#bugslife
#bugs
#käfer
#macrophotography
#neverstopexploring
#naturelovers
#iller
#sendeniller

Hello from #Kansas! Even if it was only half a day

Hello from #Kansas! Even if it was only half a day, I was able to make it into the true #countryside of the #middleoftheUS. The #tallgrassprerienationalpreserve shows #AmericanLandscapes as you possible imagine if you think of the middle of the US: #endlessfields, #oldfarmhouses from 1881, #neverendingroads and of course: #americanbisons! #awesomeplace to visit when you‘re in #kansascity and have half a day off!
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#middleofnowhere
#neverstopexploring
#exploremore
#uscountryside
#usoutdoors
#usa
#travellingus
#kansascountryside
#greatplains

Besides different kinds of beautiful #fish you fin

Besides different kinds of beautiful #fish you find a lot of other unusual #seainhabitants #offtheshore of #kenya. Have a look at this #starfish, #eels, #giantclams, #seaspider or #seacucumber - none of these I have spotted before or even knew that they would exist 🤷🏼‍♂️

#travelafrica and #exploremore! 🙌🏼😊
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#seestern
#aal
#riesenmuschel
#seegurke
#snorkeling
#underwaterphotography
#olympustoughtg6
#neverstopexploring
#africa
#kenia
#dianibeach

Still doing #safari, but now #exploring #kenya #un

Still doing #safari, but now #exploring #kenya #underwater! Around #dianibeach you find quit some decent spots for #snorkeling. These are the first #saltwaterpics I have taken with my new #olympustoughtg6 😊 Enjoy and wait for the next post that shows what kind of #underwaterlife Kenya has besides #fish! 🙌🏼
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#africa
#travelkenya
#travelafrica
#underwaterphotography
#fishphotography
#naturephotography
#exploremore
#neverstopexploring
#lionfish

In the #documentaries they usually focus on the ni

In the #documentaries they usually focus on the nice sides of #wildlife and #nature. From what I have seen during my last week, I now believe that true and wild nature doesn’t know any mercy. We have witnessed twice how #predators like #hyenas or #cheetahs have #chaseddown and afterwards #eaten their victims alive while screaming, #withoutanymercy. Even if this is not shown in TV, this is also a part of #wildnature and we also need to protect these working #ecosystems. Even if it is #cruel to watch, there is nothing left from any animal dying in such an ecosystem: #vultures and many other participants of this ecosystem are taking care of every part of a body that has lost its life.

However #climatechange seems to be the biggest part of #ourresponsibility in this context: The #wilderbeest we have seen in #amboseli looked many times very #weak and they were an easy target for many predators. They didn’t find anything to eat due to the severe dryness. If we don’t want to disturb our natural ecosystems even further #weneedtostopclimatechange #asap!

The #dryness in #amboseli has obviously reached a

The #dryness in #amboseli has obviously reached a critical level already. Not every #animal has been able to adjust to this situation yet. Whereas #giraffes, #ostriches, #elephants and #hippos didn’t seem to have a very hard time (see these pictures and the series before), we spotted hundreds of #wilderbeest that were stretched down either by heat or by #predators or both at the same time.
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#lifeisgoodbutalsoachallenge
#neverstopexploring
#africa
#kenia
#amboselinationalpark
#travelafrica
#wildlife
#naturephotography
#gnu

Besides #maasaimara, the #amboselinationalpark is

Besides #maasaimara, the #amboselinationalpark is the most visited #gamepark in #kenya. Even though we were already #astonished about the #wildlife that we have experienced in Maasai Mara, Amboseli surprised us with completely #differentviews: due to #climatechange it has been #unusuallydry on the one hand and there were a lot of swamps from the #meltingice of #Kilimanjaro on the other hand. This post shows some impressions views of the #swampyareas.
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#neverstopexploring
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#elephants
#africa
#travelafrica
#magicofafrica

In #maasaimara we were able to watch a #cheetah ea

In #maasaimara we were able to watch a #cheetah eating its freshly hunted #gazelle, #leopards and #lions relaxing in the shades and even some other #predators. #safaritimes are #luckytimes 😊
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#neverstopexploring
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#kenya
#africa
#masaimara
#masaimaranationalpark

Our first days in #kenya are packed with #wildlife

Our first days in #kenya are packed with #wildlife impressions in the #maasaimara. It is great to experience the #endless fields and #views of this #nationalpark. And this huge size allows the herds to grow big, so we were lucky to see thousands of #zebras, #wildbeest and #gazelles! 🙌🏼
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#safaritime
#neverstopexploring
#magicofafrica
#africa
#safari

I visited #Taiwan in #2014. I remember well how #f

I visited #Taiwan in #2014. I remember well how #fascinated I was about this country that - in contrast to #China - felt very much #westernoriented and #technologydriven. We also went into the mountains of Taiwan and enjoyed the #nature, which I also didn’t expect to experience there. It also felt strange to me to see so much tanks and #military facilities and equipment throughout the country. Seeing this today, it would probably not feel strange anymore, it would make sense.
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#flashback
#neverstopexploring
#travelasia

#mushrooms are indeed #magical. And looking at the

#mushrooms are indeed #magical. And looking at them from a different perspective they are #mystical as well. However it feels like charging my battery if I spend time in #thewoods and watch out for pictures like this 🙌🏼
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#olympustoughtg6
#olympusphotography
#naturephotography
#neverstopexploring
#macrophotography
#microphotography

My first #underwaterpics taken right in front of m

My first #underwaterpics taken right in front of my #home! 😍 Since we experience a really long and #hotsummer, the #illerriver is running quite low on #water. Due to the #slowflow of the water, it feels comfortable to the #fry and the water is full of it! Those #youngfishes are #morecuriousthanafraid and wanted to know more about my new #olympustoughtg6 🤩
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#iller
#senden
#ay
#sendenay
#sendenanderiller
#fischbrut
#jungefische
#döbel
#fische

You might wonder how #life is like on #mars. #visi

You might wonder how #life is like on #mars. #visitwadirum and you can find out! 😎 This place is really #unique in terms of #landscape and #climate. The #redsand and the surrounding #rocks make you feel #likeinamovie. And this is why many movies like #StarWars, #laurenceofarabia or #dermarsianer have been produced here.
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#visitjordan
#jordanien
#welcometojordan
#neverstopexploring
#desert
#beduins
#dune
#derwüstenplanet

#welcometojordan is a sentence I heard so often du

#welcometojordan is a sentence I heard so often during the last days that I cannot count it. #jordan is such a #beautiful, #welcoming and #open country that wants to be travelled!

The first pictures I want to share with you are the ones I have taken in #amman today. The city seems unbelievably wide with all it’s #perfectlyarranged houses in #typical #arabstyle along the hills. The first tall buildings are about to emerge in one part of the city, but the rest of the city is adorned in classic #Arab #architecture. Also, there are #cabseverywhere and it’s a nice #shoppingstop on a trip through Jordan.
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#neverstopexploring
#middleeast

#nature #nofilterneeded #stilleben #flowers #nat

#nature
#nofilterneeded
#stilleben
#flowers
#natur
#inlovewithnature
#hintergrundbilder
#backgrounds

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