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La Paz lies in the middle of the Andes at an altitude of between 3100 to 4100 metres above sea level. The streets are so steep that the clutch immediately protested by overheating. The city itself was afflicted by the endless stop-go traffic that seems to be a common feature of
Read moreThe tour is starting to gather pace. In Lima we visited the Backus brewery, part of the SABMiller group. There is a production line producing water and CSD that SABMiller has designated as the most efficient within the group. There we met Jorge Ayestas and Maria Contreras who let us in
Read moreSo here we are again, the Editourmobil is back on the road. This time it is taking us from Peru to Brazil, travelling via Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. But the tour in fact began shortly before Christmas. The Editourmobil had to get from Germany to Lima. The maritime freight option
Read moreThe three Go to Brau Beviale teams were on the road for a total of more than eight weeks. Team 1, made up of Kay Krüger, Rolf and Felix Popp, travelled by Editourmobil from Nuremberg to Lübeck before embarking for St. Petersburg by ferry. From there it was on to Moscow,
Read moreDespite all the information in travel guides and from our circle of acquaintance, travelling was safe wherever we went; we never felt that we were in a threatening situation. On the contrary, we met plenty of people on our travels who were ready and willing to help and with whom we
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Well, we’ve said goodbye to the nice weather. We get up and take advantage of the spell of continuous rain that has in the meantime set in to get some writing done. Waldemar Schmitke is increasingly enjoying filling out the fact-orientated magazine contributions with just the right injection of emotion. I
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Actually, the roadway on the campsite was not so noisy during the night. Since we are the only ones on the site the showers aren’t open and we have to make use of the facilities in the adjacent hotel. So I let the hot shower run for a full 5 minutes
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Sunshine greets us this morning. We still have another 2 hours driving to Krakow. En route we pick up a satnav, which leads us safely in the afternoon to mineral water bottlers Zdroji Zywiec. Our contact can see us only at 6pm, so we kill time by looking for a parking
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Sunday morning and it’s an 8 clock start taking the the Editourmobil in a westerly direction through Kiev. On the way, we have come to know all about the conditions of the road in the Ukraine. In the east, dire. The more west we go, the better the roads become. Our
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We allowed ourselves the luxury of a day in Kiev. Waldemar wrote his first articles. In the city itself, we marvel at the many, many churches, whose golden domes gleam in the afternoon and evening sun. Then it’s time for dinner and time to start thinking about tomorrow. We are aiming
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All our hard work into the wee small hours of the morning has undoubtedly taken its toll. Getting up is a real struggle and even a solid dose of caffeine fails to get us going. Nonetheless we arrive bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at our appointment with PET Technologies. This machine manufacturer was
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