Berlin to Saint-Jean-de-Sixt near La Clusaz, France (via Geneva)
I have always considered myself more of a sea than a mountain person. Still when looking for my latest WorkAway I opted for a small village, a stone's throw from one of the oldest ski resorts in the French Alps. Just how do
What did you do one year ago today? – How Walking Home has changed me
It was exactly one year ago today, on a sunny Sunday morning, that I set out on an elaborate adventure. I had it in my head to walk from my home town Berlin to Biarritz at the French Atlantic coast.
Berlin to Policoro (via Fiumicino & Rome)
Berlin to Fiumicino by plane (Germanwings) One nice thing (apart from staying with my sister) about staying at my sister's place in Berlin-Charlottenburg is that it is awfully easy to get to Tegel airport. I had the last of my four
Cordes-sur-Ciel to Berlin (via Toulouse and Hamburg)
Cordes-sur-Ciel to Toulouse by train (SNCF TER) Cordes (-Vindrac) train station is about 5 km outside the historic village. Thankfully, my hosts, Kathy and Bob, picked me up from Borie Grande in the early morning and dropped me at the station. Regional train service
Le Français. Il est très difficile. – Five tools to learn French
Unfortunately, I never had the foresight to enroll in French lessons at school . Since my early years of schooling took place during the GDR era , Russian was my first language. In seventh grade I picked up English. However,
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
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