Above the Sea of Sand, mount Bromo | East Java, Indonesia |
Bromo at 2.392 m.  is an active volcano, located in the Sandsea caldera, a part of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Many legends accompany its stunning beauty. Once a year, during the Yadnya Kasada festival, worshippers hike through the sea of sand and climb all the way to the top of the mountain, praising the gods by praying and throwing their offerings into the crater. From a vantage point, at 2.770 m. on top of mount Penanjakan, one can enjoy magnificent vistas of the almost alien landscape. It is almost a ritual, departing long before dawn to hike all the way to the mountain and enjoy its magnificent sunrise.

Tikal ruins |Flores, Peten department, Guatemala
At the lost city of Tikal -into the depths of the Mayan jungle ,high above the rainforest listening to the sounds of nature – Templo IV summit – Jaguar Paw’s seat. One of the major sites of Mayan civilization, an important cultural and ceremonial center , with steep-sided temples, plazas and palaces, surrounded by the tropical rainforest and its inhabitants, parrots, toucans, howler monkeys, coatis and countless other creatures. Wandering through the ruins and the lush canopy takes you a step back in time and mystery.