Adventure is waiting

My last stop is Biarritz, France, on the border with Spain. My flight from New Zealand took a whopping 40 hours, with being at the airport early and transferring to the hostel,...

I traveled through wild New Zealand for ten wonderful days. By bus and especially hitchhiking. And there was another priceless experience. The two of us tried to hitchhike a 2.5...

Wow, I've been in New Zealand for almost a month now and the days are flying by without me really participating. In the first two weeks, I let myself drift on the North Island...

The last two weeks were pure laziness. In Ayutthaya, a city near Bangkok with numerous ruins, I had to realize that it is insanely hot. Oh well. That's not such a surprise in...

We treated ourselves to a tight-contrasted program: We spent two days on the quiet but incredibly touristy island of Koh Lanta, whose west coast seems completely reserved for...

Different language, different food, different culture and religion, not traveling alone anymore, 18 hours time difference, mega city, different modes of transportation, and...

After the almost long-term relationship with Maui and love at first sight with Kauai, I started a short affair with Big Island. Well, what can I say, if it doesn't fit, you just...

When was the last time you were completely immersed in a moment? Without worrying about anything, completely absorbed in what you are doing, not thinking about the past or the...

The slow time in Hana is coming to an end, and I actually feel a little nostalgic, as I have become accustomed to my gecko family, the village shop where there is decent coffee,...

Hostels are great, you always meet people, usually team up and go on excursions, etc. Others tell you what you absolutely have to do and see, and sometimes you feel stressed by...

After the luxury night in Honolulu, we head to the island of Maui, where I will stay for 17 days. With a rental car, because we are in America and here you can't get anywhere...

My trip to Honolulu takes 33 hours. Including a good 14 hours layover in Panama. For inexplicable reasons, it is always the case on long trips that you feel totally dirty in no...

'Man always wants everything to change, and at the same time he wants everything to stay the same.' - Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym I have to say, when I was in Colombia...

In my last report, I mentioned the idea of keeping things simple. It is increasingly becoming clear that it is not so easy in Colombia either. When trying to figure out what is...

Oh wonderful Christmas time. Colombia finally reveals to me a truly fantastic pre-Christmas time. Although it's hard for me to take it seriously at 30 degrees. In fact, the...

Street art in Nolita, Manhattan

Welcome to the United States of America JFK Airport New York. A queue at passport control like at Disney Land on the latest roller coaster. Only missing the sign '2 hours from...

For the friends of poetry, here is another wonderful poem. The rest can continue reading below and imagine their part. Hermann Hesse Steps Like every flower withers and every...

The birth of a decision or step 1 towards adventure