Grand Escapades
Travel Photography & Travel Experiences of Africa, South America, the Middle-East & Asia
Fortified Walls, Colonial City of Galle, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is famous for its stunning, partly secluded beaches and its world famous surf spots. With hardly enough time to discover the country, beaches were immediately out of focus. We solely dedicated 2 days to the south of the country. Needless to say that it is not enough… Continue Reading →
Ceylon Spotted Deer (Axis Axis Ceylonensis), Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is famous for its excellent wildlife watching opportunities, but with only 10 days at hand, we had to make choices… Wildlife came short! Obviously, Leopard spotting is still easily possible if you have enough time in the National Parks (and there are not that many places where your odds are good), and Asian Elephants are a common sight. Continue Reading →
Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) or Ballena Franca Austral, Peninsula Valdez National Park, Northern Patagonia, Argentina, South America
The Peninsula Valdéz is one of South America most popular national parks, with 80.000 visitors a year, which is for instance ten times more than in the beautiful and very pristine Madidi National Park in the Amazon Basin in Bolivia. With 3.600 square kilometers and especially 400 kilometers of coast, it is home to many species like sea lions, the only colony of sea elephants on a continent apart from Antarctica, graceful guanacos, Magellanic Penguins and the endangered Ballena Franca Austral or Southern Right Whale, to only name some of the species we could spot, and of course many kinds of birds … Continue Reading →