Adventures in Southeast Asia

Here you can find all blog articles and photos of our trip to Singapore, Vietnam and Bali 2025 / 2026

Saigon River towards Landmark 81

01/01/26 Quiet Start of the Year

  • 01 January 2026
  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh

The morning began first of all with a proper scare. Our neighbor told us that there had been a fire at our house and her

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Steffi and Seb on the flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Denpasar

01/02/26 Arriving on Bali

  • 02 January 2026
  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, Indonesia

At 5:25 AM – exactly five minutes before the alarm – we woke up. Perfect timing. So quietly packed up, groomed, and

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Our bungalow no. 27

01/03/26 Arrival in Paradise

  • 03 January 2026
  • Indonesia, Bali, Kubu

Awake much too early… because there is no real room darkening here, only blinds – and the upper windows have no

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Fish on black lava ground

01/04/26 Between Two Worlds

  • 04 January 2026
  • Indonesia, Bali, Kubu

For Seb, a very quick – and above all very small – breakfast was on the agenda today. The dive center was calling and it was finally time to go into the

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Clownfish family looks curiously out of their anemone

01/05/26 Buddha and the Fish

  • 05 January 2026
  • Indonesia, Bali, Kubu

We were awake surprisingly early today – even before the alarm. Instead of turning over once more, I spontaneously decided: out of bed,

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A truly tiny neon slug

01/07/26 Diving & Packing

  • 07 January 2026
  • Indonesia, Bali, Kubu

Today we summarize two days, as they were very similar in terms of content. Yesterday morning I went diving for a third and last time in this

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One of the oldest parts of Pura Besakih

01/08/26 Buddha's Baked Apple

  • 08 January 2026
  • Indonesia, Bali, Kubu

Sometimes a travel day begins tropically – and ends smelling of baked apple. Today it was first: 'Bye Siddhartha, hello Yuda – and

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The room number for the private pool bungalow with thick dirt on top

01/09/26 Hasty Departure

  • 09 January 2026
  • Indonesia, Bali, Ubud

Surprisingly, I slept through the night. At least I can't remember being awake. Probably my body just said to itself:

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The view from the yoga pavilion

01/10/26 Dive No. 4

  • 10 January 2026
  • Indonesia, Bali, Kubu

So there we were again and it was time to plan the next few days, because actually we wanted to explore the island further. We looked at the

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