Waltzing with Matilda
Hello from Down Under – I’ve finally reached the continent of cangaroos, wombats and Aussies. Unfortunately, I’ve mainly seen the first two lying dead at the side of the road, […]
Hello from Down Under – I’ve finally reached the continent of cangaroos, wombats and Aussies. Unfortunately, I’ve mainly seen the first two lying dead at the side of the road, […]
Disclaimer: The following is the personal opinion of one – me – and is not supposed to be a final truth – everybody is welcome to their own opinion. Bali […]
The call of the mosque in the early morning hours. The laugther and shouts of people, at 6am. The giggle of children, all day. The honking of horns of motorbikes […]
Tana Toraja – a region in the highlands of Sulawesi, island in the North of Indonesia; renowned for coffee and special funeral rites. The latter the reason I undertook the […]
It happened during Reiki – I had taken a shower beforehand, and whilst lying on a bed and Natalie cleansing my chacras, I could literally feel my left ear „close“ […]
Om Mani Padme Hum. I am feeling very relaxed, and the relaxation has a reason – yoga- and meditation retreat on Gili Air, a small island near Lombok, Indonesia. The […]
Phobia. Defined as a „type of anxiety disorder, usually a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to […]
And again, two weeks have passed, and I am on the move – and a bit sad, that I can’t stay here a bit longer. Taiwan is a beautiful country, […]
I like sweet potatoes, one can do wonderfully tasty things with them. And the Taiwanese like them especially; it is said that Taiwan has the form of a sweet potato […]
When I visited Taipei101 – until the construction of the skyscraper in Dubai the highest building in the world – I all of a sudden came to stand in front […]
My time in Nepal is coming to an end, I can’t believe that another 4 weeks have passed already. I’ll miss the country. Nepal is not an “easy” country – […]
Full moon has always fascinated mankind – there is the werewolf, doing its grisly deeds on full moon nights, and all the other different myths about the wonderous powers of […]
Alright, so I scrambled over mountains and went to my physical limit to teach English in Junbesi. So how was it? An adventure and experience I’ll always remember. Junbesi has […]
That’s how fast time flies. Here’s me again, I am back in Kathmandu, my second home by now, in the ROKPA guesthouse, and enjoy the sofa, the comfort, the internet […]
The Fourth Day The sleep after all that effort was not as well as expected, probably because of the rapid increase in altitude, hardly any of us sleeps much. After […]
The Third Day Early the next morning I leave with my porter, closely behind the Brits, target Sete, half way up the mountain. It is tough – it really is […]
The Second Day The next day begins with a demand to pay 2000 rupies for the privilege of walking to Junbesi, and probably another 2000 rupies for my porter. They […]
Junbesi is a pretty little village, situated at ca. 2600 metres of altitude on the Himalayan trail between Kathmandu and Mount Everest. When I was looking for a volunteer assignment […]
You know you found a (temporary) home when even the beggars in front of the door greet you with „welcome back“. I am back from Tibet, will spend a few […]
I am writing this in a typical Tibetan restaurant, I am the only foreigner, and when I came in, babies and toddlers were lifted up to gape at the white […]