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Mowgli’s last journey
The day came when Mowgli no longer wanted to get up. It came as a surprise, even though my old friend had been having problems for some time, so I already had the feeling in Romania that our time traveling together could soon come to an end. The day before had been particularly harmonious. While it was storming and raining heavily…
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Into the Carpathians – Romania adventure
How do I start reporting on a country that is so different from what I was previously led to believe? How do I explain how it is that I started out plagued by stress and apprehension and returned home so relaxed that not even the German culture of complaining could touch me? The impressions that this beautiful country has given me…
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Ready for the island … of Cyprus
When accuracy and diligence, two in my opinion good qualities of the German mentality, threaten to turn into a certain obsessiveness and you can’t get away from the daily grind even on vacation, it’s high time to change the ambience. And so I happily accepted the invitation of dear friends to Cyprus.
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On the trail of light – France 2022
The vehicle glides quietly along the almost empty Normandy highway towards Rouen, where our last sleeping place for this trip will be. The sun is already very low and I feel the evening atmosphere, which relaxes and calms me. I listen to the whirring and singing of the wind as it brushes past the roof box and my thoughts circle around…
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Travel lessons
It could have been so easy: two weeks of hibernation over Christmas and New Year’s, cozying up on the couch and reading a book while drinking hot cocoa…. “Why am I doing this to myself?”, I asked myself, as I do every time I lose myself in hours of travel preparations, knowing full well that following up on the trip ahead…
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Solo camping with dog
Since I’ve been traveling with Mowgli – and that’s been quite a few years now – I’ve accumulated a number of experiences that I’d like to share with you. The unique situation on our trips is usually that I am solely responsible for my dog, which creates issues at some points that require a creative solution. On the journey When camping…
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Dog traveling – now I’m talking!
This time Mowgli has the floor: Dear dog community, I ask so in the round: Is your human also so strange? A new car bed “We’re going on a trip,” my boss said. Excitedly, I ran back and forth, already looking forward to new smells, off-leash walks, cozy sleeping in the car, etc., but then: days of hammering, sawing, screwing, drilling….…
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Vegan in Iceland
One of the countries where Mowgli will probably never set his paw due to the strict entry requirements for animals is fabled Iceland. What a country! Epic like the music of Sigur Rós and bizarre like the works of Björk. Lunar landscapes, sparkling turquoise waters, expanse with snow-capped volcanoes in the distance, black bottoms, pale skies, green earth…
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The colorful diversity of vegan nutrition
When I decided over 30 years ago to never eat animal meat again and to turn my back on the standard combination of potatoes and meat as a side dish, it was also the beginning of an exciting and instructive journey of discovery. Lots of questions, new insights – yes, and also endless discussions, which often culminated in the claim that…
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Fancy some troubleshooting?
A holiday trip is not always comparable to a break in paradise. Sometimes a bit of troubleshooting is called for. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a flat tire. Sometimes a trip is more like an obstacle race. From bad weather, headaches, human friction to small breakdowns of all kinds, everything can be there. How big the frustration is at the…
