I can finally officially accept the Liebster reward! Thank you for nominating me, Svetoslav Dimitrov from Svetdimitrov.com For those of you who don’t know what the Liebster award is, here is a short description: It is an Internet-only award which is given to bloggers by other fellow bloggers. The word “Liebster” has German origins and … Continue reading Liebster award accepted!
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” – George A. Moore “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang Days: 6th September – 11th September 2016 … Continue reading Step 27: End of the trip, beginning of the journey
“For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.” – Leonardo da Vinci Days: 10th August – 6th September 2016 Kilometers until 6th September: 24.200 Preview: The rain was pouring as we got off … Continue reading Step 26: Costa Rica – the beginning of the end
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou Days: 1st August – 9th August 2016 Kilometers until 9th August: 23.210 Preview: I didn´t believe … Continue reading Step 25: Into the mountains of Nicaragua
“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” – Alan Keightley Days: 21th July – 31th July 2016 Kilometers until 31th July: 21.405 Preview: The sun was still hiding behind the horizon as we started to pack our … Continue reading Step 24: Nicaragua – the Conception of challenge
“The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine Days: 15th July – 21th July 2016 Kilometers until 21th July: 21.011 Preview: The beans storks were heavy on my back. “More?” Juan asked me. “More!” I said. As my back was … Continue reading Step 23: A surprise in El Salvador
“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes Days: 2nd July – 14th July 2016 Kilometers until 14th July: 19.860 Preview: The only thing I could see was the steep hill in front of us covered with volcanic ash. Clouds … Continue reading Step 22: Of lakes and volcanos
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost Days: 15th June – 1st July 2016 Kilometers until 1st July: 19.460 I finished the final page of “Kon Tiki” and fell asleep. The night was short and loud. The background noises of the … Continue reading Step 21: Guatemala: Into the kingdom of the new Maya
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain Days: 25th May – 15th June 2016 Kilometers until 15th June: 17.920 Sarah saw somebody moving around our clothes while we were in the water. I yelled “Hey, amigo! … Continue reading Step 20: Welcome to the jungle
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Confucius Days: 10th Mai – 24th Mai 2016 Kilometers until 24th Mai: 16.480 I could only smile. I did not imagine to see the world from behind the bars. I had no idea when I´ll go out and only hoped to get some water soon. … Continue reading Step 19: Productivity lessons from the Mexican jail
Journey to the unknown 