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Stefan Schwenke

For Stefan Schwenke, traveling means being on the road with all his senses. As a passionate endurance athlete - almost 20 years of triathlon have left their mark - it can hardly be sporty enough on the road, especially since the world is still best discovered on foot, on skis or by bike. When Schwenke is not lending his voice to major sporting events, he works as a freelance journalist for various newspapers and magazines in Germany and abroad, among others, and has worked for several photo agencies. Besides sports, his passion is the mountains - which is why he now lives and works most of the year not far from the source of the Rhine in Graubünden, Switzerland.

On skis through King Laurin's kingdom

Would there be a better place to be enchanted by the mountain world of the Dolomites than in view of the...

Holy land on narrow tires

Israel? That's a destination for study trips, for pilgrims who like ancient stones, culture and desert - and maybe a little swimming in the Dead Sea. But for cycling? For that, Germans prefer to fly to Mallorca - or, in winter, as far away as South Africa. Haifa even hosted the European Mountain Bike Championships in 2010.