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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. 
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.