travel, read, write, listen and be kind…
long-lasting friendship… till the end of the world About 22 years ago while walking “el Camino de Santiago” I came across a strong, tall Kiwi woman named Amanda. Right from the start we had a click. Both driving a motorbike, very much into sports and food-lovers! A true thing: those …
Holiday from travelling… A great advantage of getting older is, that the chance of having older friends who are already settled in life is increasing a lot! Thanks to my good friends German & Diane I got in touch with Erich and Margaret who are now retired and living in …
Where to begin…? Well probably just the way it started. Getting on my first IntercityBus was a bless! What a civilized way of travelling is taking the bus in New Zealand! No squeezing in luggage, no pushing to get on the bus! Oh no, everything has got it´s time and …
Arriving to Auckland was arriving into a new world. A more similar one to my “home” and a more expensive one, right from the start. Catching the Super Shuttle Bus instead of the train to my first Couchsurfing place was a good option due to my delay. I was lucky …
As I only went to China for a short stopover, I wasn´t bothered to much on getting prepared. But thanks to some great advice of a friend I did do a few things. Looking back now, I am really happy I did so, as without having them my life would …
The first day of my new life…. In a very unusual way I had to Check-in with only an A4 copy in my hand, as confirmation of my booking. But everything went smooth. Still being half asleep, I forgot to ask for a window seat, a shame as I love …
“confined freedom” a fiction novel by Melanie Hendriks From a very young age I discovered the joy of books. My parents gave me beside other toys lots of books. Of course, it started all with bedtime-stories and looking at the pictures, but soon I memorized some stories. My favourite book …
Documentary film Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar I met Gregg during my second “world-trip” backpacking in Rangoon about to board the same flight to Chiang Mai in December 2004, just before the Tsunami hit. We picked rooms at the same guest house and hung out a bit but only for …
„Getting prepared for my future is impossible, without going through my past” Autumn – my favourite time of the year. Even here in Austria where deciduous trees aren´t that present I love to watch how nature shifts its colours. It´s the perfect time of year to go for long walks, …
Overview of countries Countries/Islands I have visited so far:Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nepal, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Sardinia, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, …