Santoña

Beach and Forest

Yesterday, on the drive from Santiago towards the coast, I listened to an interesting podcast episode about traveling. What does traveling mean? Does traveling have something to...

And already in France...

It's been a while since I wrote anything... The past few days, I had some recurring issues, but this time I was able to handle them on my own. Fingers crossed. In that regard,...

Heimatmomente

...in Offenburg, Kork, Bodersweier, Kehl, Appenweier, Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern. I have been 'home' for 10 days. But as it goes when you see your loved ones again - time flies...

The end of a journey

Nancy

One last time city-seeing, one last time couchsurfing - before I get closer to home. The experiences of the 10-day Vipassana still have an effect on me and I continue to see how...

Change

2026 - August - Barcelona - Sagrada Família

What an effort I went through for this visit! For several years now, I have tried time and again to visit the Sagrada Família from the inside. You simply cannot get tickets at...

2026 - August 12, 8:29 PM - Solar Eclipse

Just a single minute of total solar eclipse! To let it sink in: only sixty seconds of absolute darkness. We stood on the open decks of the Queen Victoria, somewhere on the...

2026 - August - Tarragona

Tarragona is one of those places that is often underestimated as a vacation destination. Fortunately, I think, because who needs tourist crowds?  The city is absolutely worth...

Greetings from the hills and mountains.

Finally arrived, it's a bit cooler here in the hills and mountains of Campordon. Beautiful place with old buildings right after the border. It's getting too hot for me here...