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  • Retrosprective on April 2, 2020. Finding structures, connecting with others, yet all seen from a distance.  

  • Time is blurry these days. Which day is today? Why should I get up? A very personal answer has been my sunrise project from 1st – 30th of April. Developed without purpose, a pure reaction on the emptiness that unfolded around us. Besides that, the daily house concerts by Igor Levit help to smooth the…

  • Let’s talk about the Universe. I have known it ever since for its worshipping character and the fulfilment of wishes, ranging from parking spots to physics. And I know that I should be careful with what I am wishing, I am no idiot. Still, it does not explain the current development: Travel, any long-prepared or…

  • Sometimes, it is beyond words. I get used to ignore the itching lack of possibilities, try not to think of all the things that are missing. Worries about our society’s ethics decrease to a low hum of concern, and any thought of travel destination becomes neglected. Meanwhile, other action steps in: I purge the mess…

  • It is not the isolation. I can be on my own for weeks and be totally fine with it. It is the stay-at-home-thing. The longer I am tied to my flat, the more my brain cells run in circles. Like a dog hunting its tail. During travelling, during hiking, whenever I am in motion towards…

  • I would rather run away from it all, but the conjunction of time and space works contrary to my plans. However, no shadow without light. I never had so much opportunity to run through the near fields and forests. While my motivation is not back from its frustration-holidays, I try to ignore its absence and…

  • Today, I should have landed on an island. These days, Sri Lanka remains lonely and unvisited, missing two of the world’s best travel buddies. No plane will touch down and spit out tired and excited travellers, no desoriented blonde will need to organize taxi or train or both. Without the effort of a 20 hours…

  • It is not only the cancellation of a trip I prepared throughout months. It is not the letting-go of an idea I aimed for since summer 2018. It is frustration, insecurity and disbelief. The corona crisis throws me back 1 – 5 years, depending on its duration. If not questioning my entire business: Will I…

  • Innerhalb von drei Tagen war die allgemeine Reisefreiheit Geschichte. Ich erschrecke darüber, wie es so schnell so kommen konnte. Was sonst würden wir noch alles stoisch hinnehmen, wenn es jemand als “beste Lösung” verkauft? Ich befürworte zügige Maßnahmen (warum ist kaum jemand auf Isolations-Ideen gekommen, bevor alle vom Faschingsurlaub zurück in Schule und Büros gingen?),…

  • Running out of plans. Sri Lanka? Blocked. Instead, go to Portugal? Blocked now, too. Marokko? Stopped all ferries or other traffic. Italy? Anything further south and passing by Austria? Forget about it. So here I am, running out of job & income and nowhere to go. Difficult news for a travelblog. Hoping it passes by…