Our journeys

From a hot air balloon to a sail boat; from scorching heat to icy extremes

Coordinates are much more than just numbers that mark a specific point on earth. They are code for wanderlust and adventure and stand for fascinating places, captivating stories and magical moments. Explore the world with “Coordinates. A Serious Case of Travelling” and the Lufthansa Aluminium Collection – a blog dedicated to intriguing travel stories.

Japan – A Steamy Affair

Beppu is a geothermal hotspot dotted with volcanic vents that shoot hot steam into the sky.

As if built on a laundry:
a city of vapours and vents

Nature has designed a rare spectacle on the island of Kyūshū. Thousands of hot springs keep the city at a constant boil. Its inhabitants soak in blue thermal baths, relax in hot sand and even cook with the scalding vapours from beneath the ground. A visit to Japan’s steaming capital of well-being.
Discover the Japan story

USA – Showdown in the Desert

Welcome to the most film-worthy place on Earth. The greatest storyteller the world has ever seen.

How the American West became a dazzling stage

Rumbling engines, hot desert, endless stretches of road. Nowhere is the American Dream as big and American as here. The Southwest is the queen of backdrops, the mother of all clichés. A drive through Earth’s most film-worthy landscape where the boundaries between reality and illusion blur.
Discover the USA story

London – The World is a Sphere

More than any other object, globes have fuelled our desire to travel, have encouraged us to set off for distant shores ourselves.

All-round success:
The Earth as an artisanal masterpiece

The explorers departed from the River Thames, traversed oceans and made their way to India and Africa. London became known as the capital of travel. What remains to this day is the city’s enthusiasm for the world and a knack for manufacturing exquisite globes.
Discover the London story

India – Queen Coconut

Coconuts are not easy to reach. To harvest them, you have to climb the tree.

The star of South Sea fantasies is an age-old globetrotter

The coconut conjures visions of distant shores, snow-white beaches and blue lagoons. It’s also an economic resource and tastes incredibly good. Sometimes, though, Queen Coconut just lets herself drop, rolls into the water and embarks on a voyage across the sea.
Discover the India story

Sardinia – An Ancient American and the Wind

The boat wings over the frothy waves at a speed of seven knots. True sailing bliss.

Weigh anchor and cast off:
Sailing the blue Mediterranean Sea

Open sea, alabaster beaches, blue grottos. What could be more beautiful than the Mediterranean? But a visit to Sardinia on an old, well-travelled sailing yacht is a next-level experience. Amidst the crooning of the lines and the thrumming of the shrouds, you’ll discover beauty where you never thought to look.
Discover the Sardinia story

Namibia – Oscar Lima India: An Airman named Oli

Namibia is called the ‘Land of Open Spaces’. You don’t have to fly very far to understand why.

The call of the desert:
And an unconventional career move

A man, a flying machine and a manoeuvre you won’t read about in any book. One day, Oliver Braun packed up his things in Germany and started a new life. The print salesman from Bad Homburg became an African bush pilot who flies safari tourists across the oldest desert regions in the world. Meet airman Oli.
Discover the Namibia story
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A listening experience:
12 full-length reports

Immerse yourself in other worlds: Enjoy our exciting stories and adventures uncut in full length. Read by the author himself!
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Marc Bielefeld
Marc Bielefeld
Author
From a balloon to the desert, out to sea, into the ice: in captivating reports and podcasts, the author describes fascinating places around the world and encounters with remarkable people.
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Jens Görlich
Jens Görlich
Photographer
Great moments, peaceful bliss, poignant scenes: the photographer from Frankfurt always has his camera ready to capture what words can’t express.
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Lufthansa Aluminium Collection
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The trusty case goes along on every adventure: it travels by hot air balloon, rides on a dog sledge and attends a rocket launch – bringing home an exciting experience every time.
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