Test, test, 1, 2
Only one more week until the start of the Walking Home project and excitement is continuing to build up. Last week was all about preparation, preparation and preparation. The Olympus Stylus 1 camera was the final piece of equipment I wanted. I
The route home: e as in East Germany
Alright, less than two weeks to go and time to share some more details of the route (as planned at the moment). In my route home the "e" is the start: On 30 March I'll head off from the Oberbaumbrücke in
Three ultimate preliminary packing rules
Two weeks before the trip is due to start, I am busy putting together my equipment. When you carry all your belongings on your back it’s necessary to adhere to some packing rules. Here are the three most important ones
Why walk HOME?
After making the decision to go to France on foot I needed to choose a route. A while ago I had read about Christopher Wallace who created GPS drawings of animals and monsters by mapping out routes on the PC and
Why WALK home?
I must admit that I am having a bit of a hard time explaining how I came up with the Walking Home Project. But let me try anyway (part 1): I initially wanted to go to France because I have been
Why travel?
In my early thirties I traveled for almost a year overland through Africa. On the road I met countless people. Some of them had never been further away from their place of birth than the nearest market town. Others were
How are you going to finance the Walking Home Project?
As laid out before: I spent my life’s savings of more than ten years in Africa. A very good investment I should mention. And normally one that wouldn’t be much of a problem, if, well, if my feet had just
And then? Let’s get this question out of the way
"And what are you going to do afterwards?” “And then you’ll go back working as a project manager?” “Do you think finding a job afterwards will be easy?” “Will you keep your room?” “Do you think that experience will help
Five lessons life has taught me and proof that every experience had its worth
As a croupier at Casino Berlin I learnt that it’s sometimes not so good to cling to ideas, that I sometimes need to take a step back and look at myself from the outside to see