During my final year at university, I sometimes had a week-long vacation. Just like normal people, Jonas and I would use that week to fly to a different country and do something cool. From Wednesday the17th till Thursday the 25th of October 2018, Jonas and I drove a scooter around the Spanish island of Mallorca. Read more >
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Experiences of 2015, #3: Tarifa’s Digital Nomad Scene
#3.Tarifa’s Digital Nomad Scene This is part of a series on the epic experiences I’ve had of 2015. Part 1 is about Albania and Part 2 about hitchhiking an airplane over Malta. I wasn’t even planning to make a stop here until I knew this place is also the Southernmost Point of Europe on Land, Read more >
Canary Islands, beware of the Hitchhiker
Just five days until I hit up Las Palmas! I can’t wait to wear summer clothes again and walk in flip flops or barefoot. Wow, I’ll miss the beautiful autumn colors here in my hometown though! Such wow… I hitchhiked here again today to see more family and friends and to start the packing process, Read more >
Going home and leaving soon to Brazil!
Visiting family and going to the beach with friends is a rare opportunity nowadays. Sharing a bottle of wine together and watching the amazing sunsets is not so rare. OK, I can’t hold it any longer, so I’m just gonna tell you that in a week I’m going to the Canary Islands and then I’m Read more >
Hitchhiking Gibraltar
I’m back in the UK! Last night I found a last minute couchsurfing host in the border town of LaLinea and he was so kind to drop me at the border today, so I can go hitchhiking Gibraltar and explore the monkey rock. The guy who took this photo is a born and raised Gibraltarian Read more >
Yurt-surfing
What began as a spontaneous one-night surf, turned into a three day adventure with my new friend from Hungary! Turns out she lives at this awesome place hidden in the woods with alternative housing, such as yurts, caravans and “outdoor furniture” (Spanish law is strange). As it’s really windy everywhere, we decided to sleep in Read more >
Hitching the scenic route
On the move again! I just left #Málaga to take the scenic route towards #Granada, though I might go to Ronda or #Gibraltar directly to catch some speed again on my way to #Portugal. I’ve no idea where I’m going, but it’s fun to pointlessly #hitchhike in some direction just because of a nice mountain Read more >
My Evolution of Packing
I wasn’t always a backpacking traveler. Being from a tiny affluent country in Europe, it’s pretty normal to go on holidays abroad (privilege!) and I personally don’t know any of my fellow same-passport holders who haven’t been abroad. Travel has been a part of my life since birth. Normally, we’d travel by car, giving us plenty of room to bring Stuff™ and sometimes we’d go by airplane. Only for the latter, we’d have to really think about what to pack as there are limits to how much Stuff you can bring. 0. The Carry-A-Corpse Suitcase Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, July 2011. I’m flying to Argentina for five weeks to learn Spanish. My premature birthday present: a huge, lime-green suitcase for checked-in luggage. The weight limit is 23kg and that’s what I’ve loaded into it. Dresses, shoes – yes, even make-up – goes in there. I have to sit on it to close it. I drag the dead weight on the scales for luggage drop-off. Weighing the suitcase at the airport brings the total weight a little under… Read more >
A Little Tibet in Spain
The mountain view from the Buddhist centre! Yes, this is still Spain! We got our blessing at the main hall with the Buddha statue by crawling underneath it. I know very little about Buddhism, but it was a nice introduction by the international crowd of the retreat there. (at Karma Kagyue Diamond Way Buddhist Retreat Read more >