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An island with two mountains and a large, deep valley

The alarm clock rings at 3:00. It's really an ungodly hour after just 4 hours of sleep. But whoever books the ferry too late is punished by the alarm clock. It's a shame that we...

Attention, ready, box spring bed

I know you are eagerly waiting for our new stories, but the first day is always exhausting. But now let's get started. Now the day of departure has arrived and I believe we have...

#33 Celebrated too early

On Sunday, I received a brief introduction to photo editing from David, although I barely remembered anything. Nevertheless, it was quite interesting to see what is possible. I...

#28 Shocking Moments

Hello, The first workshop ended today with the departure of the photographers, and my goodness, I must say that I am completely exhausted. But let's start from the beginning:...

#27 'So it begins.'

Said Théoden before the battle for Helm's Deep began. I am not in a battle, but I thought of this sentence when the first workshop started on Wednesday. But first, let's talk...

#18 Basics

Note: Of course, there are no coyotes in The Lion King, but rather hyenas. Sorry for this mistake, but hyenas are also not dumb animals, so let's get started: On Tuesday I was...

#17 Wilderness

Note: This is my longest post so far... just saying. :D First, the last post came a day early, and now this post comes in the middle of the week. But I'm experiencing so much...

#14 Gratitude

Oh guys, I experienced something that you don't experience a second time (in my case somehow yes). On Saturday we were in town to buy various things for dinner (hot dogs by the...

#12 Under the stars

On Tuesday I was dropped off in Crofton and actually wanted to spend a few hours there before taking the ferry to Salt Spring Island, but it felt like a village with one street...

#11 Frustration instead of Vacation?!

Vancouver After surviving the absurdly long bus ride, the stress continued as I had very little time left to check into my first hostel. But once I got through that, I was...

#10 The king is watching

First: There is a lot to read. Second: A short thank you. Since last week, I can check the statistics of my blog and with over 1300 clicks on my posts, this blog is ranked 29th...

#9 But that's a nice photo

Yep, there was no bear encounter, so here's a new blog post. On Monday was Thanksgiving, unlike in the USA, Thanksgiving is celebrated here on the second Monday in October, and...

#8 Please never stop

+++++++++++++++++Info block++++++++++++++++++++++ Some people still have questions about what I am actually doing here in Canada, so here is a very short info block. I am in...

#6 A Question - An Answer - A Future

This will be my last blog post.... dramatic music, silence.... that I am writing on this farm. Next week it's goodbye and I'm leaving my first farm after 5 weeks. I've been here...

#4 When beauty is too beautiful

No, now there is no autobiography from me (höhö - sorry, I can't express my bad humor in English yet, so you have to endure it). I've been here for two weeks now. It always...

#2 New-New-New-STOP

I didn't expect to write the next post so quickly, but I've been on the farm for almost exactly 48 hours now and I've experienced so much that I'm worried it will get out of...

Back to Vancouver

Sunday, 07/03/2022 We are heading to Hope, the weather has significantly worsened, rain and only 11 degrees in some places. We are driving west on the Okanagan Connector Highway...

Back to Canada

Monday, 20.06.2022 The Glacier National Park makes our farewell easier. After a few short showers or thunderstorms in the past few days, continuous rain started last night and...

Wine and Canadian hospitality in Kelowna

To tell my next story, I need to give you some background information. So please bear with me! :) At the beginning of my journey in Krakow, I met a very nice Canadian woman...

Jasper National Park, Wells Gray Provincial Park, then via Whistler and Powell River to Vancouver Island

Sunday, my only day in Jasper, was very rainy. However, I was lucky that whenever I was walking, it was only raining lightly or even not at all. In the morning, I went for a...

Castlegar, reunion after 10 years

The further we moved away from Vancouver, the less traffic there was. The journey was extremely relaxed and we made only a few stops. The route led us along the American border....

Vancouver Island - Port Alberni-Lake Cowichan-Duncan

Thursday 12.7. Before 9 o'clock I am already in the car and drive to the MacMillan State Park, where huge old trees stand. The oldest ones are around 800 years old, the tallest...

Das Alberni Inlet bis Ucluelet

Wednesday 11.7. Port Alberni - boat tour to Ucluelet and back Unfortunately, I wake up at 5:00 am, but only get up at 6:30 am. The hairdryer is broken and I report it to the...

Vancouver Island: From Port McNeill to Port Alberni

Tuesday, 10 July I wake up at half past six and get up leisurely just before 8. Breakfast is of course served today and it's really good with oatmeal, scrambled eggs, pancakes,...

Roadtrip auf Vancouver Island - Teil 1

You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Anyplace is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll...

Workaway and Car Purchase in Cowichan Valley

You wanna start a fire? It only takes a spark You gotta get behind the wheel If you ever wanna drive that car You wanna start a fight? You gotta take the swing Gotta get...

Autosuche und erstes Workaway in Victoria

If you wake up and don't want to smile If it takes just a little while Open your eyes and look at the day You'll see things in a different way Don't stop thinking about...

Mystic Beach

It was once again time for a trip, as the weather was playing along and the sun was shining, we finally decided to explore Mystic Beach. I filled my backpack with water and snacks...

Shining like a Honeycakehorse

03.03.2018 Today should be our last joint exploration tour for now, as we won't have a day off together for the next few weeks. Yeah. Our German flatmates recommended Port...

No nice Canadians?! Not found?!

Victoria, the capital of the province of British Columbia, offers numerous green spaces ideal for outdoor activities (see Wikipedia)...that sounds fantastic. However, in the...