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Traveling has been a passion (or should I say addiction?) of mine ever since I left the country “on my own” when I was 12 years old and nagged so long till my parents finally agreed to pay for my language camp in South Wales. Of course, I was not really on my own, I was only 12 years old, duh.. BUT it was the…
Read moreLangsam versank die Sonne in der Farbe des Innenlebens einer Blutorange hinter den grünen Hügeln, die aus dem Wasser ragten. Laut eines Mythos sind es die Körperteile eines Seedrachens, welche heute die malerische Halong Bucht in Vietnam bilden. Zugegeben, ein Seeungeheuer zu sehen, hatten wir nicht erwartet, aber man hätte sich schon einreden können am Filmset eines Films so realistisch wie Avatar zu sein. Einfach…
Read moreSo I went to this festival called Afrikaburn. More people are familar with the great mothership “Burning Man” which happens every year in the desert of Nevada, USA and is much MUCH bigger. In many different countries smaller Burn festivals, which are held by the same principles and ideology are held annually and Afrikaburn is the one in South Africa. If you’re picturing a…
Read moreAt some point last year I found myself at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Canaveral, Florida. While the whole experience was a bit surprising in the sense that I’m repeatedly impressed by how Americans seem to be able to turn everything into a “Disneyland-kind-of-experience”, it also put things into perspective. Not the visit to the center itself, but my luck of being at that…
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