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 …
„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, …
Getting ready for a trip around the world… Since I have made up my mind, that its finally time for me to explore the world again, life has been crazy! It´s a non-stop organizing myself. I deserve meanwhile a degree for time-management! After my Border Collie “Tibor” passed on last …
my story so far In my younger years, the spark was ignited. I was fascinated by other countries. When I didn’t finish my plate and my parents said, “Think of the poor children in Africa,” I actually did. With the innocence of a child, I wondered: how do they live? …