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On this page we publish news about us and our adventures
Travelling is our great passion, diving the second. We would like to share our experiences that we make on our journey.
| Date | Comment |
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| 14.05.2012 | After seven month living in a tropical country we experienced cold temperatures. In Sri Lankas Hill Country the temperature drops to 11 degrees. |
| 09.05.2012 | Great. We got the visa for our trip to India starting on 28 May. |
| 01.05.2012 | Today we flew from the Maldives to Colombo in Sri Lanka. First we have to organize a few things in Colombo before we can start our tour through Sri Lanka. |
| 23.02.2012 | Find out how we experienced Christmas and New Year 2011/2012 on the Maldives in our new travelogue. Now Online on Travel/Asia/Maldives. |
| 31.12.2011 | Happy New Year. We wish all readers of sunandstar a good start into 2012. Lots of luck, happiness and sunshine in 2012. |
| 24.12.2011 | We wish all a very happy Christmas. |
| 17.12.2011 | In our freetime here in paradise we were working on a new travelogue of our awesome extended easter weekend in the Swiss alps. Now online. |
| 02.11.2011 | We already enjoyed our first days off in paradise and had some time to work on our website. The result is a new travelogue with lots of pictures of the wild animals of Namibia and a travelogue with some impressions from our new home. |
| 15.10.2011 | The first week working on Komandoo is already over. It feels like we've been here for ages. We finished four courses already and we're diving in the indian ocean every day. It's just amazing here. |
| 06.10.2011 | After medical tests in Male we continue with organisational things. We sre supposed to stay in Male for one night but finally a last minute transfer has been organised. That means we arrived on Komandoo the same day. It's great to be back in the Maldives. |
| 05.10.2011 | Off we go! Our flight leaves Zurich on time. After a stop in Frankfurt our journey goes directely to Male. We land in Male the next morning. |
| 28.09.2011 | Our relocation is going very well. The appartment is empty, cleaned and the keys are handed over. Now we enjoy the last days in Switzerland with our families and friends in Switzerland before we're going to our paradise island on the Maldives. |
| 15.09.2011 | Oneway to the Maldives! Our flight is booked and soon our adventure can start. In three weeks we will arrive on the dream island Komandoo. We are looking forward to live and work in paradise. |
| 04.08.2011 | The second travelogue of our Namibia trip is online. You can read all about our adventures in the north of Namibia. In the third part we will describe our encounter with the wildlife. |
| 29.07.2011 | Today is our big day. We are getting married and say YES to each other. We are looking forward to that special day and we are very grateful that we have found each other. |
| 24.07.2011 | The first travelogue about our three week camping trip to Namibia is online. The first part is about our experiences through the south of Namibia. |
| 23.06.2011 | We are getting married!!! We've been to the register office today to discuss our wedding. The big day will be on 29 July. We are very happy. |
| 01.01.2010 | We wish you all a very happy, exiting and healthy new year. We are looking forward to 2010 and are curious what it has to offer. |
| 30.10.2009 | After almost 24 hours flight time we arrived safely in Switzerland. Now we are looking forward to the restart. |
| 29.10.2009 | Today we are going to fly from Melbourne bound for home. |
| 27.10.2009 | We made it! Once around Australia in eight months. The second last travel story with amazing pictures is online. |
| 14.10.2009 | We are currently in rainy Adelaide, where we're planning and organising for our return to Switzerland. Two more weeks and we have to say goodbye to beautiful Australia. |
| 09.09.2009 | The weather on the west coast of Australia is cool and rainy. Spontaniously we decided to fly to Bali and spend two weeks in the sun. We enjoy diving on the small island Lembongan. |
| 07.09.2009 | The newest travel story about our drive from the red centre to the westcoast is online. Currently we're in Perth and we enjoy the city life. Unfortunately it is rainy and cold, therefore we booked a flight to Bali. We're escaping tomorrow for two weeks. |
| 24.08.2009 | We have seen and experienced a lot the last few weeks and documented that in our travel stories 10, 11, 12 and 13. Since a few days we're in Exmouth on the Westcoast. Here we enjoy the beach and some relaxing days without travelling. |
| 21.07.2009 | Today we got to the Centre of Australia. After 1'000 kilometers driving on dirt roads on the tanami track we arrived save and sound in Alice Springs. |
| 12.06.2009 | Two days ago we had the first flat tire on our Troopy. No wonder, our tires where in a really bad state and so we decided to invest in a set of new tyres. With the new tyres, we are prepared for the next adventures in the Outback of Australia. |
| 01.06.2009 | We are back from the remote wilderness of Cape York. We have survived all the river crossings on the Old Telegraph Track and have been on the northern most tip of Australia. We are working on the travel story of this adventure. |
| 19.05.2009 | The first travel stories of Australia are online. The text is still in german but there are a lot of pictures. |
| 31.03.2009 | New Zealand now online! Six travel stories about our seven week tour through the North and South Island of New Zealand are online. |
| 30.03.2009 | Sydney without power! Today we witnessed a complete blackout in the central business district. The blackout lasted for almost two hours. |
| 05.03.2009 | After four days of searching the internet and newspapers we have already been successful in finding our means of transportation for the next eight months. The Toyota Landcruiser will be our means of transportation, sleeping room, kitchen and much more.. |
| 01.03.2009 | Today we will travel from Auckland in New Zealand further to Melbourne in Australia. |
| 07.02.2009 | The travel story about our trip to Hong Kong is online. Have fun. |
| 29.01.2009 | The first two weeks in New Zealand were fantastic. We experienced New Zealand as a country with an enormous variety of landscape and wildlife. We walk through rainforest, visit a glacier and have a picnic on the beach all in one day. Awesome! |
| 20.01.2009 | Beginning of January our website has been hacked and parts of it have been destroyed. It could be that emails have been sent in our names we do not know about. If so, please inform us. Thanks. |
| 11.01.2009 | Today is already our last day in Hong Kong and in the evening we will fly to Auckland in New Zealand. |
| 06.01.2009 | Today we start our new long trip and have to say goodbye to Switzerland. A big thank you to all for the very nice time and the fantastic food. Special thanks to our parents for everything. |
| 01.12.2008 | After one year on the Maldivian Island Kuredu we are back in snowcovered Switzerland. |
| 13.11.2008 | Three new travel stories are online! Find out more about the Fantastic Underwater World on the Maldives, our trip with the Safari Boat Monsoon and our life as diving instructors. |
| 04.11.2008 | New Record! Yesterday, we had more than 100 people accessing our webpage. That's nearly twice the number of people accessing our webpage in the average. |
| 30.10.2008 | Zwei neue Reiseberichte sind online. Im Ersten berichten wir über die Woche, die wir auf dem Safariboot verbracht haben und im Zweiten erfahrt ihr, wie unsere Arbeit als Tauchlehrer aussieht. |
| 28.09.2008 | HOLIDAYS! Tomorrow we will leave Kuredu for a dive safari. With the liveaboard boat Monsoon, we will visit different atolls and will enjoy beautiful divesites. |
| 07.09.2008 | Yippee! Today, our friends from Switzerland arrived on Kuredu. For the next 10 days we will enjoy the time together with Erika and Martin. |
| 02.08.2008 | Our new travel story about our trip to Switzerland is precisely on the weekend of the 1st of August (Swiss National Day) online. |
| 01.07.2008 | Bummer! Far to quick the days in Switzerland have passed and we are back in Qatar. In one hour we will continue our trip back to Male and from there further to Kuredu. |
| 18.06.2008 | We are drinking a nice cup of coffe here in Qartar and will be back home in Switzerland this evening. |
| 15.06.2008 | Only 3 more days and we will be in Switzerland for our vacation. |
| 29.05.2008 | The interactive tour around the island Kuredu with a lot of beautiful pictures is now online. |
| 08.05.2008 | We have visitors! Marcel's parents Elsbeth and Walter arrived safe and sound on Kuredu. They will stay for two weeks to enjoy the Maldives. |
| 18.04.2008 | The travel story "One Year On The Road" is online. The text is in german only but pictures say more than a thousand words. |
| 26.02.2008 | Jubilee! Since one year we are on-the-road now and explore new countries and cultures. |
| 22.02.2008 | Now online: Information and pictures from our new home on the Maldives and how we celebrated Christmas and New Year under tropical sun. |
| 19.02.2008 | This morning during the second last dive of an Open Water Course on the housereef I came face to face with three huge manta rays. What a fantastic experience. |
| 30.01.2008 | Tonight we witnessed how a whole bunch of baby turtle hatchlings were digging their way out of their nest. The nest was located on a very busy part of the beach, so the sand was compacted and quite hard to dig through. All in all about 70 baby Hawksbill turtles made it out and found their way into freedom. |
| 08.01.2008 | Our old guestbook got attacked and filled with spam. Therefore we had to create a new guestbook and this version is now online. We are looking forward for new comments. |
| 01.01.2008 | We wish you all a happy New Year with a lot of sunshine, luck and happiness. |
| 24.12.2007 | This is the first time that we celebrate Christmas under the tropical sun on the Maldives. The whole island is nicely decorated but without cold winterweather and snow Christmas is not the same. |
| 01.12.2007 | Today we landed with the sea plane on our dream island Kuredu. On this maldivian island we'll live and work as diving instructors for the coming year. |
| 28.11.2007 | After two months we leave Koh Tao and head for the Maldives - work is waiting. |
| 14.11.2007 | As of today a part of our website is available in english. From now on, also our english speaking friends can follow our adventures. |
| 18.10.2007 | Yeah, we did it! After three days of exams we are happy having passed the IE. In a couple of days we'll get the confirmation that we are certified dive instructors and allowed to teach. |
| 02.10.2007 | Our fist day of the IDC is over. A hard but exiting time will follow. |
| 01.10.2007 | Today we moved into our new house. We found a cozy bungalow surrounded by palm trees and from our terrace we have seaview. |
| 26.09.2007 | Today is the day. We flew from Zurich to Bangkok and further south to the small, beautiful island Koh Tao. |
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