Traveling
I’ve been traveling for over 20 years now. While my home base is Augsburg, Germany, most of my time is spent adventuring around the world. To date, I’ve visited 208 of the 330 countries and regions listed by the Travelers’ Century Club.
Road Trip
2021 - now
Once the world reopened after the pandemic, I eagerly set out to explore again. What started as a short road trip through Europe quickly grew beyond anything I’d expected. So far, I’ve covered over 101,000 miles across 106 countries. Now, I’m in Asia, making my way toward Australia ...and hopefully beyond. Find out more!
Travelers’
Century Club
Century Club
133 / 330 (40%)
ISO 3166
Standard
Standard
106 / 249 (42%)
United NationsUN
Member States
Member States
99 / 193 (51%)
Europe
57 / 68 (83%)
Aegean Islands
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Åland Islands
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Balearic Islands
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Continental Portugal
Corsica
Crete
Croatia
Czechia
England
Estonia
European Russia
European Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Hungary
Ionian Islands
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italian Peninsula
Jersey
Kaliningrad
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mainland Denmark
Mainland Finland
Mainland Greece
Mainland Moldova
Mainland Netherlands
Mainland Norway
Malta
Metropolitan France
Monaco
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Northern Cyprus
Northern Ireland
Pelagie Islands
Peninsular Spain
Poland
Republika Srpska
Romania
San Marino
Sardinia
Scotland
Serbia
Sicily
Slovakia
Slovenia
Southern Cyprus
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Transnistria
Ukraine
Vatican City
Wales
Africa
34 / 55 (61%)
Algeria
Benin
Bioko
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabinda
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (DRC)
Congo (Republic)
Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt in Africa
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Italian Somaliland
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Mainland Angola
Mainland Morocco
Mainland Tanzania
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco, Spanish
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Río Muni
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somaliland
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
The Gambia
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
Middle East
14 / 21 (66%)
Bahrain
Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Emirate of Ajman
Emirate of Dubai
Emirate of Fujairah
Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
Emirate of Sharjah
Emirate of Umm Al Quwain
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Mainland Yemen
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sinai Peninsula
Syria
Asia
25 / 52 (48%)
Abkhazia
Afghanistan
Armenia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
Contiguous Azerbaijan
Hainan Island
Hong Kong
Java
Jeju Island
Kalimantan
Kashmir
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesser Sunda Islands
Macau
Mainland China
Mainland Georgia
Mainland India
Mainland Japan
Mainland South Korea
Maluku Islands
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nakhchivan
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Peninsular Malaysia
Philippines
Sabah
Sarawak
Siberia
Sikkim
Singapore
South Ossetia
Sri Lanka
Sulawesi
Sumatra
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tibet
Timor-Leste
Turkey in Asia
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
Western New Guinea
North America
0 / 6 (0%)
Alaska
Contiguous United States
Mainland Canada
Mexico
Prince Edward Island
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Central America
0 / 7 (0%)
South America
0 / 14 (0%)
Argentina
Bolivia
Continental Chile
French Guiana
Guyana
Mainland Brazil
Mainland Colombia
Mainland Ecuador
Mainland Venezuela
Nueva Esparta
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Caribbean
0 / 30 (0%)
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Nevis
Puerto Rico
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent & Grenadines
San Andrés and Providencia
Sint Eustatius and Saba
Sint Maarten
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Atlantic Ocean
3 / 15 (20%)
Ascension Island
Azores
Bermuda
Cabo Verde
Canary Islands
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fernando de Noronha
Greenland
Iceland
Madeira
Saint Helena
Saint Martin
South Georgia
Tristan da Cunha
Indian Ocean
0 / 15 (0%)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
British Indian Ocean Territory
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Comoros
Coralline Seychelles
Granitic Seychelles
Lakshadweep
Madagascar
Maldives
Mauritius Island
Mayotte
Réunion
Rodrigues
Socotra
Pacific Ocean
0 / 40 (0%)
American Samoa
Austral Islands
Bismarck Archipelago
Chatham Islands
Cook Islands
Easter Island
Fiji
French Polynesia
Galápagos Islands
Gilbert Islands
Guam
Hawaii
Juan Fernández Islands
Line and Phoenix Islands
Lord Howe Island
Main Islands of New Zealand
Mainland Australia
Mainland Papua New Guinea
Marquesas Islands
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Midway Island
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Ogasawara Islands
Palau
Pitcairn Islands
Ryukyu Islands
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tasmania
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna
Antarctic
0 / 7 (0%)
Europe
43 / 50 (86%)
Åland Islands
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Guernsey
Hungary
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Africa
33 / 50 (66%)
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (DRC)
Congo (Republic)
Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Middle East
8 / 14 (57%)
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Asia
20 / 35 (57%)
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Georgia
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Macau
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
North America
0 / 4 (0%)
Central America
0 / 7 (0%)
South America
0 / 14 (0%)
Argentina
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Caribbean
0 / 26 (0%)
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Sint Maarten
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Atlantic Ocean
2 / 9 (22%)
Bermuda
Cabo Verde
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Saint Helena
Saint Martin
South Georgia
Indian Ocean
0 / 10 (0%)
British Indian Ocean Territory
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Comoros
Madagascar
Maldives
Mauritius
Mayotte
Réunion
Seychelles
Pacific Ocean
0 / 26 (0%)
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Islands
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
Antarctic
0 / 4 (0%)
Europe
39 / 43 (90%)
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Africa
32 / 49 (65%)
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (DRC)
Congo (Republic)
Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Middle East
8 / 13 (61%)
Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Asia
19 / 32 (59%)
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
North America
0 / 3 (0%)
Central America
0 / 7 (0%)
South America
0 / 12 (0%)
Caribbean
0 / 13 (0%)
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Atlantic Ocean
1 / 2 (50%)
Indian Ocean
0 / 5 (0%)
Pacific Ocean
0 / 14 (0%)
Antarctica
2022
To take a break from driving, I went on a cruise to Antarctica. The ship departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, making stops at the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. The wildlife in South Georgia was superb, with incredible opportunities to see seals, penguins, and various bird species. Finally, we cruised into the Antarctic Peninsula, where the scenery was nothing short of breathtaking.
Walking
2019 - 2020
In October 2019, packed with just a few essentials, I began my walk toward Portugal. Over the next six months, I trekked an astonishing 4,242 miles through 14 countries solely on foot. The experience was both challenging and rewarding, filled with unforgettable moments, including the adventure of crossing the Sahara Desert. Find out more!
Central and South America
2017
In Toronto, I couldn't sell my car in time to make my flight back home. Instead, I visited some friends in Mexico City to celebrate New Year’s. With no particular plan, one thing led to another, and I found myself driving along the Pan-American Highway all the way to the southern tip of the continent, before making my way back up to Rio de Janeiro.
Canada and USA
2016
At 34 years of age, I took my last chance to obtain a work and travel visa in Canada. I spent three months living in a tent among the forests of British Columbia and Alberta, planting trees for a living. Later, two of my German friends visited for a road trip through the USA, exploring its stunning national parks.
China, Korea, Japan
2009 - 2010
I’ve been living in Tianjin, China for just over a year, teaching English at a public primary school. My travels then took me on a quick visit to South Korea, followed by an amazing holiday in Japan.
Southeast Asia
2008 - 2010
Guided by Lonely Planet, I’ve visited nearly all the countries in Southeast Asia on multiple occasions. With only Myanmar remaining, I’m certain I’ll return to check this last destination off my list as well.
New Zealand
2007
For six months, I worked at a dairy farm near Ashburton, milking cows all day. After that, I traveled around the country with my beautiful 1973 Volkswagen Kombi, first with Mum and Dad, then with my friends Hanna and Steffi.
Papua New Guinea
2007
What began as a visit to a friend’s family transformed into a breathtaking journey through lush jungles and scattered villages, where people continue to live as they did hundreds of years ago.
Australia
2005 - 2008
I lived and traveled in Australia for over five years on and off. During two of those years, I explored the country in my 1983 Toyota Land Cruiser, covering 20,000 miles through some of the nation’s most challenging terrains.
Blogs
I have a few blogs in the works. Until they're ready, enjoy this blog by Theresa about our self-driving safari through Etosha National Park:
Blog: Etosha - Self-Driving Safari
Blog: Etosha - Self-Driving Safari
Fun Facts
I'm on my 6th passport now. One of them was completely filled in under 2 years!
I've taken a total of 168 flights, 101 international and 67 domestic, covering 255,000 miles. That's the equivalent of flying around the world 10 times!
My favorite way to travel is by car. I've been on 4 epic road trips that altogether have accumulated 168,000 miles.
I've bought 3 vehicles outside of my home country:
a 1983 Toyota Land Cruiser in Australia,
a 1973 Volkswagen Kombi in New Zealand,
and a 2004 Ford Explorer in Canada.
I've lived in 4 countries outside of my home country: Australia, New Zealand, China and Canada! By "lived" I mean I was a resident there and paid taxes.
While living in Australia and Canada, my main job was planting trees. To date, I've planted 972,000 trees, and I'm determined to reach a million one day.