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The final 4K footage of my drone flights in Mount Zao (Japan) with my DJI Phantom 4 and DJI Osmo; project finished and uploaded on 2018-03-26 - enjoy! :-)

Media data: This drone video (1:40min playtime) is an extraction of my 18.3GB Mount Zao 4K Drone Video Footage. Footage on Sale. For inquiries, contact me via E-Mail or my Facebook Page.

Mount Zao Drone Flight: Mount Zao is a complex volcano on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of a cluster of stratovolcanoes and is the most active volcano in northern Honshu. The central volcano of the group includes several lava domes and a tuff cone, Goshiki-dake, which contains a crater lake named Okama. Also known as the Five Color Pond because it changes color depending on the weather, it lies in a crater formed by a volcanic eruption in the 1720s. The lake is 360 metres in diameter and 60 m deep, and is one of the main tourist attractions in the area.

The final 4K footage of my drone flights in Taipei (Taiwan) with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished and uploaded on 2018-03-15 - enjoy! :-)

Media data: This drone video (4:20min playtime) is an extraction of my 59.9GB Taipei 4K Drone Video Footage. Footage on Sale. For inquiries, contact me via E-Mail or my Facebook Page.

Taipei Drone Flight: Taipei, officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China, ROC). Sitting at the northern tip of the island, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City. It is about 25 km southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed bounded by the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the citys western border. Formerly known as Taipeh-fu during the Qing era and Taihoku under Japanese rule, Taipei became the capital of Taiwan Province as part of the Republic of China in 1945 and has been the capital of the ROC since 1949, when the Kuomintang lost the mainland to the Communist Party of China in the Chinese Civil War.

The final 4K footage of my drone flights in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Vietnam) with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished and uploaded on 2018-01-17 - enjoy! :-)

Media data: This drone video (3:00min playtime) is an extraction of my 7.95GB Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) 4K Drone Video Footage. Footage on Sale. For inquiries, contact me via E-Mail or my Facebook Page.

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Drone Flight: Ho Chi Minh City, also informally known by its former name of Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam by population. It was known as Prey Nokor prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam 1955–75. On 2 July 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia ??nh Province and was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City after revolutionary leader H? Chí Minh (although the name Sài Gòn is still widely used). The metropolitan area, which consists of the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Th? D?u M?t, Biên Hòa, V?ng Tàu, D? An, Thu?n An and surrounding towns, is populated by about 10 million people, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Vietnam. The citys population is expected to grow to 13.9 million by 2025. The Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area, a metropolitan area covering most parts of the southeast region plus Ti?n Giang Province and Long An Province under planning, will have an area of 30,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi) with a population of 20 million inhabitants by 2020.

The final 4K footage of my drone flights in Iran (Tehran · Tochal) (Asia) with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished and uploaded on 2018-01-11 - enjoy! :-)

Media data: This drone video (3:08min playtime) is an extraction of my 7.17GB Iran (Tehran · Tochal) 4K Drone Video Footage. Footage on Sale. For inquiries, contact me via E-Mail or my Facebook Page.

Iran (Tehran · Tochal) Drone Flight: Iran, also known as Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a sovereign state in Western Asia. With about 81 million inhabitants, Iran is the worlds 18th-most-populous country. Comprising a land area of 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), it is the second-largest country in the Middle East and the 17th-largest in the world. Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan; to the north by the Caspian Sea; to the northeast by Turkmenistan; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. The countrys central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance. Tehran is the countrys capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic and cultural center.

The final 4K footage of my drone flights in Macau with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished and uploaded on 2018-01-04 - enjoy! :-)

Media data: This drone video (3:19min playtime) is an extraction of my 20.4GB Macau 4K Drone Video Footage. Footage on Sale. For inquiries, contact me via E-Mail or my Facebook Page.

Macau Drone Flight: Macau, also spelled Macao and officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China, is an autonomous territory on the western side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia. Macau is bordered by the city of Zhuhai in Mainland China to the north and the Pearl River Delta to the east and south. Hong Kong lies about 64 kilometres (40 mi) to its east across the Delta. With a population of 650,900 living in an area of 30.5 km2 (11.8 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world. A former Portuguese colony, it was returned to Chinese sovereignty on 20 December 1999.

The final 4K footage of my drone flights in Hong Kong with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished and uploaded on 2018-01-04 - enjoy! :-)

Media data: This drone video (3:08min playtime) is an extraction of my 13.7GB Hong Kong 4K Drone Video Footage. Footage on Sale. For inquiries, contact me via E-Mail or my Facebook Page.

Hong Kong Drone Flight: Hong Kong (Chinese: ??, Cantonese: [hϫ??.k????]), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China, is an autonomous territory on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia, south of the mainland Chinese province of Guangdong, and east of the former Portuguese colony and fellow special administrative region of Macau. With around 7.3 million Hongkongers of various nationalities in a territory of 1,104 km2, Hong Kong is the fourth-most densely populated region in the world.

The final 4K footage of my drone flight in Mutianyu at the Great Wall Of China with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished on 2016-09-27 - enjoy! :-)

Great Wall Drone Flight: The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BCE; these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall. Especially famous is the wall built 220–206 BCE by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has on and off been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).

The final 4K footage of my nightly drone flight in Kuala Lumpur with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished on 2016-09-12 - enjoy! :-)

Kuala Lumpur Drone Flight: Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and most populous city in Malaysia. The city covers an area of 243 km2 (94 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 1.7 million as of 2015. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million people as of 2013. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South-East Asia, in terms of population and economy.

The final 4K footage of my daylight drone flights in Kuala Lumpur with my DJI Phantom 4; project finished on 2016-09-09 - enjoy! :-)

Kuala Lumpur Drone Flight: Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and most populous city in Malaysia. The city covers an area of 243 km2 (94 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 1.7 million as of 2015. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million people as of 2013. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South-East Asia, in terms of population and economy.

After having spent more than half a year in Asia (and one week in Western Australia), it was time for some new adventures. So I decided to visit the Caucasus, before heading to Brazil for the carnival 2017. I was able to get a very cheap flight ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Tehran in Iran, where the Caucasus adventure began. My favorite carrier Air Asia operated this 8+ hours flight for less than 150 USD - a deal I couldn't resist. As it is easy to obtain a visa on arrival with a German passport, it was clear: Iran will get its shot.

Researches that I have done beforehand said, that the visa on arrival shall cost 50 EUR, so I was prepared with some money which I didn't use for quite a while. But the procedure was quite painful, as it took forever to finally get the visa. And, of course, it was more expensive than announced. After filling out a form, presenting a travel insurance confirmation and paying 75 EUR, I finally got my Irani visa.

After more than six months in East Asia (and one week in Western Australia), it's time to rewind. I am writing these lines at the airport in Kuala Lumpur and I am more than happy for the past 200 days, where I was able to visit many places I know (and love) again, and also going around and exploring new fascinating places. And from this day on, I will share my experiences with you again - hopefully,it lasts some longer than the first attempt on the One Man Wolf Pack Blog ;-)

So this article gives you an overview about the upcoming three months, where I will leave East Asia for Central Asia and South and North America via Turkey and Spain. The upcoming flight will bring me to Tehran, where I will have two days to explore the capital of Iran. After this, I will head to the Azerbaijani capital Baku, followed by Tbilisi, Georgia's capital. From there, I will explore Georgia and Armenia, where I will definitely head also for the last capital out of these four: Yerevan.