Travelogues Leipzig

Yesterday was Ines' last day at work, so we had the whole day to pack. We both knew beforehand that this would lead to some discussions.

How much does a motorhome weigh? This question could determine whether we continued our journey or received a fine. So far, we hadn’t experienced any police checks with...

As every year in early summer, there should be a honey harvest again this year. It had already been apparent back in April that this year's yield would be smaller than usual. One...

Shortly after selling our small car, the question arose as to how we should transport our groceries in the future. Bread, butter, and cheese could be carried in a backpack or...

Just under 2 months until the start. Like most people, we also owned a car. A "guacamole white" Opel Corsa, which we had been driving since 2015. Now the question arose,

The insurance advisor came to us. The task was to take out a travel health insurance for the duration of the trip. We were both covered by statutory health insurance, which worked...

During the flight from New York to Berlin, the screen displays the flight route. I zoom in with my fingers over my traveled countries and think of Rainald Grebe's song Lonely...

It was the hottest day of the year so far at 36°C and a completely ordinary Tuesday, a workday. It wasn't until we let the long day wind down in front of the television in the...

we would end up wasting two months of TÜV, in the future, TÜV and gas inspection would again take place synchronously. Additionally, the vehicle inspection would now always happen...

On a weekend in July, we tackled the rotting trunk lid. Here, the inner wall had already started to come loose, and at one corner, the material was exposed. Sebb had measured...

It took quite a while, but after four weeks, on the second of May, the call from the workshop came. The major repair was finished... and the bill was ... hefty. Just the...

In the following days, the list of deficiencies and repair proposals, along with a suitable offer, was added to the invoice. Since the mechanic would only see the exact details...

It was morning, early morning, very early morning, when the alarm clock rang at half past five. It was the sixth of March and our appointment at the truck workshop was coming...

Tuesday, twenty-eighth of November, we had finally managed to arrange a workshop appointment for seven o'clock in the morning for the following day. However, it had started...

On the seventeenth of November, Sebb received an email with the draft contract from his boss. We had never seen such a contract before, where would we have? What we read sounded...

In the meantime, we sharpened our plan regarding the route. We would head north in Germany, maybe to Hamburg, perhaps to Flensburg, and then we could possibly take a trip to the...

plastic cars,

The following weekend, we took the two cushion pillows from Gary that looked the most worn. One, a seat cushion, had two long slits and definitely needed to be repaired. The...

We wanted to get a Marten repellent for Gary, as he would be parked for some time in different locations, it would be a disaster if a marten made its home in the engine...

Just that same afternoon, Sebb took a detour on his way home to the classic car workshop around the corner. He suspected that the entrance would again be too low and the lifts...

At the beginning of November, we took Gary to the Fiat commercial vehicle workshop, as he was supposed to become our holiday vehicle for the coming year and he still had a...

On a Friday afternoon, it was the third of November and not much was happening at work for Sebb, he mustered the courage to go to his boss's office. Sebb's boss always had time...

Sebb arranged the – hopefully last – appointment with the seller, it shouldn't take long, just hand over the key and make sure everything is in order: payment, papers, contract,...

It was not possible to get an appointment at the registration office; as soon as one became available online, it was already taken. Sebb therefore decided to just go to the...

Sebb had packed part of the purchase price in cash so that the seller knew how serious we were. He then gathered the sales documents, contract, registration papers, vehicle...

Encounters (I): We want to have breakfast in the bakery next to the hotel; my wife goes to the counter to order: "Good morning, we would like to have a cup of coffee..." - she...

So we had one day to decide. On Monday evening we made this decision: If the quick inspection does not reveal any major defects, we would buy the motorhome. Somehow we were...

The following Sunday morning, the message came: "Yes, the motorhome is still available. When can you come and view it? Today, perhaps?" We managed that. But we were not alone at...

When we were invited to visit friends in the Gohlis district of Leipzig on a Saturday in September 2023, the train drove past an old mobile home shortly before the destination...

Somehow we had already thought about it. A longer break from everyday life. A longer journey. Where? Europe? New Zealand? How long? 1/2 year? 1 year. Certainly later. Maybe in 4...