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.

Chile – Mr Cape Horn

They call him Mr Cape Horn. He doesn’t say a lot, but everyone knows him here. He’s rounded the Fin del Mundo more often than anyone else.

The Albatross, the Minke Whale and the Call of the Wild

The End of the World has become his second home. He knows the wind and weather here better than anyone else. Osvaldo Torres has rounded the notorious Cape at the tip of Tierra del Fuego more than a hundred times. These days, he takes visitors and scientists out in his boat to see glaciers and whales.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Marc Bielefeld
Marc Bielefeld
Auteur
En ballon, dans le désert, en mer, sur la glace : l’auteur raconte ses voyages passionnants et ses rencontres exceptionnelles.
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Jens Görlich
Jens Görlich
Photographe
Moments forts, petits bonheurs, scènes émouvantes : avec son appareil photo, le photographe originaire de Francfort colle au plus près de la réalité pour capturer ce que les mots ne peuvent pas dire.
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Alliée de voyage
Véritable complice, cette valise a elle aussi soif d’aventure : vol en montgolfière, balade à traîneau et lancement de fusées. Des souvenirs inoubliables qu’elle rapportera à la maison.
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