Walking Home, week 10: En français, s’il vous plaît
At the end of the first week in France stand two major realizations: First, it is darn expensive here. In seven days here I have already spent more than half of the monthly budget. This means that if I
Walking Home, week 9: Getting ready for France
Much sooner than expected, my last week in Germany has arrived. I find the Mosel river again which I had met briefly in Coblenz, and slowly, via Luxembourg, move to the language, which I will have around me constantly
Walking Home, week 8: Not the lonely one
Day 50 - to Waldalgesheim (Bingen) It's almost ten, when I depart from Steffen. I've decided to take the train to Kaub. After all, I had already made it there yesterday afternoon. On the way to the station I buy a coffee
Walking Home, week 7: C’mon, live a little!
Approaching day fifty. This week I have made two observations: 1) I have been more relaxed with my money. So far I'm doing well with the budget (on average 10 € per day). And sometimes you just have to treat yourself
Walking Home, week 6: Every day stories
How do you escape the daily grind when you have already escaped the daily grind? After five weeks, a routine has now ingrained on the trip: I pack my backpack in a certain way, I have my daily creaming ritual,
Walking Home, week 5: It’s raining, man
Day 29 - to Tambach-Dietharz By ten I step out onto the road to the Thuringian Forest: To the right, then onto the Street of March 18, passing under the railway tracks, into the old district, once built for
An e is an e is an e is the first part of walking HOME
This week, I have reached two milestones: I have finished the first letter of "home", namely the "e", and I have now been on the road for one entire month. This is the perfect moment to look back and to
Walking Home, week 4: Pole, pole
Day 22, to Silkerode I should have asked Gesa and Nelly for another night. But I only realize that after a few kilometers into the day. Gesa had suggested that I follow the Rhume - one of Germany's shortest
Walking Home, week 3: Life is a river
Day 15, to Eschwege I leave Mühlhausen on Sunday morning befitting for the journey: Past the pilgrims' hostel "AntoniQ" I walk through the inner and outer Frauentor towards Kassel. After about an hour I dive into the Mühlhauser forest.
Walking Home, week 2: Thuringian Forest
Day 8, Halle (Saale) I've decided to stay in Halle for two more nights. The blisters at my heels have burst and I want to give them the opportunity to at least start healing. After another cold night, albeit