On the Padiş Plateau in the Apuseni Mountains
Short hikes to caves and ponors (Romania)
Tag: Karst
HRP part 1: From the beach to the mountains
Between Hendaye and Lescun, the HRP leads over green hills and finally through a whimsical karst landscape
Cenotes of Yucatán
Spectacular sinkholes for diving, snorkelling, swimming (Mexico)
Cone karst in Franconian Switzerland
It is no coincidence that the limestone towers in Upper Franconia are reminiscent of famous landscapes in Southeast Asia.
Chocolate Hills on Bohol
A beautiful, very regular example of classic cone karst in the Philippines
Sagada
Despite hanging coffins and the Cave Connection, the supposed backpacker’s paradise in the mountains of northern Luzon (Philippines) disappoints.
Albania
White houses, mini-bunkers and a karst spring
Lake Skardar
The largest lake in the Balkans (Montenegro, Albania)
Bay of Kotor
The “Fjord” of the Balkans in Montenegro: Hikes and Old Towns
Modro Jezero (Blue Lake) and Crveno Jezero (Red Lake)
Large sinkholes near Imotski in Croatia
Krka, Trogir, and Split
Waterfalls and Antiquity in Croatia
Velebit
Karstified mountains in Croatia
Plitvice Lakes
Karst landscape with lakes and waterfalls in Croatia
Bijele Stijene
Bizarre karst formation in Croatia
Slovenian Karst
Caves, sinkholes, poljes — the term karst derives from the uplands of the same name in Slovenia
Takht-e Soleiman
Antique ruins at a strange karst spring
Guatemala
How pleasant to be met by Marta at the airport! We spend the first night in Guatemala City, a chaotic metropolis with broken, crowded streets, street kids, …. In a minibus we drive down from the coffee town of Coban through beautiful tropical karst landscape. In a village with a colourful market, more and more … Continue reading “Guatemala”
Guilin cone karst
Around Yangzhou, once again, cone karst at its finest – admittedly quite similar to the corresponding landscapes in northern Vietnam or southern Thailand. The best thing is to cruise through the landscape on a bicycle (if only it weren’t so brutally hot), because between the rocky limestone mountains everything is flat. I was less prepared … Continue reading “Guilin cone karst”
Krabi
The sky is cloudy and almost every day there are one or two heavy monsoon showers – it’s obviously time for me to go to Malaysia, because the rainy season is already over there. But when it clears, the limestone cliffs shine beautifully in the sun. A bar on the beach has new furniture made … Continue reading “Krabi”
Muang Ngoi Neua
Hammock paradise by the river in the mountains of Laos
Vang Vien
Caves, hammocks and cone karst in the backpacker mecca of Laos
Halong Bay
Cone karst island world in the north of Vietnam