Whether in the primeval forest of Malaysia or the fjord landscape of Norway, Stefan Bogner – publisher of ‘Curves’ magazine – was on the road again last year, driving some of the most beautiful routes in the world.
Beautiful beaches, turbulent cities, dense jungle: Southeast Asia is known for all of these things. However, the islands and peninsulas between the Indian and Pacific oceans have much more to offer, especially for petrolheads like Stefan Bogner and his team.
Bogner travelled throughout Malaysia for ‘Curves’ magazine, on two routes between the east and west coasts, around 1,600 kilometres north and nearly 1,000 km south.
The wild kaleidoscope of the capital city was a “sweet shock”. And although the team enjoyed this colourful, pulsating life – the diversity and the exotic cultures – they were drawn away into a world of luscious green, drenched rainforest, adventures and experiences.
Bogner takes on the seldom-used roads that lead up into the mountains in the country’s interior or stretch along the coasts between the palms.
“As I was trundling down a narrow asphalt track into the Southeast Asian rainforest behind a 718 Spyder, this moment seemed strangely familiar to me,” Bogner recalls. It was the feeling of joy. “Radiating joy. And lust for life. Waiting to see what would come in the next breath.”
