Christian S. Welzel lived for several years in various overseas countries after a long period of higher education and special survival training.
After many journeys to the metropolises of the Middle East Region, he spent longer periods in the Arab Republic of Egypt – mainly in Cairo and Alexandria – then in West Africa and later in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There he travelled across the country from the date-palm rich oasis sites in the Eastern Provinces to the West at the coastal area of the Red Sea.