travel, read, write, listen and be kind…
Art & crafts At the busstop of Taupo, Sue was already waiting for me. She was tall, just like her daughter Amanda. Same smile. Same twinkling in the eyes. This was promising. We headed home, but made a little stop at a tiny shed. Sue introduced me to her partner …
Awesome Amanda & Stunning Sue I got to know Amanda in 2002 on my way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The bond you make with people while travelling is what has always fascinates me most. It’s actually what keeps me going.Amanda and I kept staying in contact over the …
Getting older…. and celebrating your own birthday is a tricky thing. Luckily I have never had a problem with aging. For many years I didn´t care much about my own natal day. But one day someone told me that she always took the day of on her birthday. To worship …
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 …
