{"id":109,"date":"2024-02-19T17:47:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T16:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2025-12-29T19:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:38:41","slug":"adventures-across-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" style=\"width:133px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0724-edited-850x850.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hi, I am Frank! I have travelled quite extensively in most continents of this planet since the 1980s &#8211; and here I share some stories about my trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of these stories were written years ago somewhere on the road: on a tropical beach, in some shabby restaurant and mostly in dirty holes calling themselves &#8220;hotel&#8221; underneath a 25-Watt light bulb. What else is there to do in a small town in the middle of nowhere when you have to wait two days for the next truck to get out of there, or when you are grounded because of stomach problems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose a category from the menu above and start reading! Don&#8217;t know where to start? Try one of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/?p=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/c738c796-2c42-49ad-a5c4-0b63972e84c8-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Chained to the wall of a poison gas factory\" class=\"wp-image-704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/c738c796-2c42-49ad-a5c4-0b63972e84c8-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/c738c796-2c42-49ad-a5c4-0b63972e84c8-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/c738c796-2c42-49ad-a5c4-0b63972e84c8-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/c738c796-2c42-49ad-a5c4-0b63972e84c8-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/c738c796-2c42-49ad-a5c4-0b63972e84c8-1-850x850.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chained to the wall of a poison gas factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/?p=257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/desertcar.png\" alt=\"Smuggling cars through minefields\" class=\"wp-image-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/desertcar.png 1024w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/desertcar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/desertcar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/desertcar-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/desertcar-850x850.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smuggling cars through minefields<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/?p=260\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/silkroad1.jpg\" alt=\"Following the Silk Road\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/silkroad1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/silkroad1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/silkroad1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/silkroad1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/silkroad1-850x850.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Following the Silk Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/?p=126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/578eea81-a1ac-4ba6-8abf-35b996c67693.jpeg\" alt=\"In search of dinosaurs\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/578eea81-a1ac-4ba6-8abf-35b996c67693.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/578eea81-a1ac-4ba6-8abf-35b996c67693-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/578eea81-a1ac-4ba6-8abf-35b996c67693-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/578eea81-a1ac-4ba6-8abf-35b996c67693-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In search of dinosaurs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you feel inclined to take a trip yourself after reading these stories. I&#8217;d be very happy to hear from you, then. Read more about me at <a href=\"https:\/\/frankdux.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my main page<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/postcardsfromfrank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow me on Instagram<\/a>. I also started to publish some videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PostcardsFromFrank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter is-style-default is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-layout-1 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/postcardsfromfrank\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 s-2.688-0.009-3.637-0.052c-0.877-0.04-1.354-0.187-1.671-0.31c-0.42-0.163-0.72-0.358-1.035-0.673 c-0.315-0.315-0.51-0.615-0.673-1.035c-0.123-0.317-0.27-0.794-0.31-1.671C4.631,14.688,4.622,14.403,4.622,12 s0.009-2.688,0.052-3.637c0.04-0.877,0.187-1.354,0.31-1.671c0.163-0.42,0.358-0.72,0.673-1.035 c0.315-0.315,0.615-0.51,1.035-0.673c0.317-0.123,0.794-0.27,1.671-0.31C9.312,4.631,9.597,4.622,12,4.622 M12,3 C9.556,3,9.249,3.01,8.289,3.054C7.331,3.098,6.677,3.25,6.105,3.472C5.513,3.702,5.011,4.01,4.511,4.511 c-0.5,0.5-0.808,1.002-1.038,1.594C3.25,6.677,3.098,7.331,3.054,8.289C3.01,9.249,3,9.556,3,12c0,2.444,0.01,2.751,0.054,3.711 c0.044,0.958,0.196,1.612,0.418,2.185c0.23,0.592,0.538,1.094,1.038,1.594c0.5,0.5,1.002,0.808,1.594,1.038 c0.572,0.222,1.227,0.375,2.185,0.418C9.249,20.99,9.556,21,12,21s2.751-0.01,3.711-0.054c0.958-0.044,1.612-0.196,2.185-0.418 c0.592-0.23,1.094-0.538,1.594-1.038c0.5-0.5,0.808-1.002,1.038-1.594c0.222-0.572,0.375-1.227,0.418-2.185 C20.99,14.751,21,14.444,21,12s-0.01-2.751-0.054-3.711c-0.044-0.958-0.196-1.612-0.418-2.185c-0.23-0.592-0.538-1.094-1.038-1.594 c-0.5-0.5-1.002-0.808-1.594-1.038c-0.572-0.222-1.227-0.375-2.185-0.418C14.751,3.01,14.444,3,12,3L12,3z M12,7.378 c-2.552,0-4.622,2.069-4.622,4.622S9.448,16.622,12,16.622s4.622-2.069,4.622-4.622S14.552,7.378,12,7.378z M12,15 c-1.657,0-3-1.343-3-3s1.343-3,3-3s3,1.343,3,3S13.657,15,12,15z M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Frank on Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/title_technical-1024x574.webp\" alt=\"Technical stuff\" class=\"wp-image-954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/title_technical-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/title_technical-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/title_technical-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/title_technical-850x477.webp 850w, https:\/\/travel.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/title_technical.webp 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This site runs on WordPress. The photos were taken by myself (mostly with an old Canon camera with Agfachrome film), the images were created with DallE and Ideogram; the maps mostly with Google Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). 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