Timing issues
The time rhythm here in South America is different. Everything has its own pace and its own hours, and being late is not necessarily late… I noticed this on my first visit, and I have written about the frustrations that sometimes come with this, when German punctuality and commitment meet a different way of life. […] Read More
My Indian itinerary
It took quite some time to figure out my Indian itinerary. Most of all because there is so much to see, but I haven’t really read anything. As usual I am not interested in India now, I was in Hong Kong, now Bangkok, I just can’t be bothered to read about a future stop. Alas, […] Read More
Taking on India
I feel like the booking of flights and hotels and stuff never stops. Now I am taking on India. This is the country I have most respect for, as I do not know what to expect, except many people and in-your-face experiences… So far, I have secured a hotel for 5 days in Mumbai, in […] Read More
One more time (RTW#3)
It took a long time to figure out what I wanted to do with the three months’ extension I granted myself on this trip. And just when HR mailed me the signed OK for the prolongation only three days after the expiration of the first sabbatical year (not that I had already booked the flights, anyway…) […] Read More
Chinese visa hassle
For a long time I wasn’t even sure I’d visit China on this trip. I could not make up my mind, but leaving it out of my itinerary seems like the trip would not be complete, after all it’s such an important country, one of the oldest civilizations on the planet. So in the end […] Read More
Introducing Sabine
After another day of rain, I took the tram and metro today to go back to the airport, to wait for my sister. She’ll be here for ten days and we’ll explore the city together. Back home, we decided to stay in for dinner, I whipped up some mac ‘n cheese and a salad. And […] Read More
RTW Part Two
On we go… I had the rough itinerary in my mind for a long time, but it took a couple of intense sessions of playing around with the Star Alliance Round the World App to figure it out… But here it is, the projected itinerary for the second trip around the globe, starting in June […] Read More
Nakameguro
If you have the impression that I am doing nothing else in Sydney than preparing the rest of the trip around the world, you are (partially) right. The thing is: I really need to get going and book. I was sometimes too lazy and indecisive to prepare, but it’s really better to do it earlier… […] Read More
Aotearoa
Aotearoa – the Māori name for New Zealand, translated: “The land of the long white cloud”. I’m starting to plan the trip around the islands, after my three weeks in Auckland. Here’s my itinerary for the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Māui (“the fish of Maui”). I booked cheap stays in between. Seems there are some hot springs […] Read More