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Euro Trip #1 – Amsterdam, Paris, Schwitzerland and Rome

First post on our Euro Trip but hopefully not the last (lack of internet connection, time and patience has proven that I’m worse than I thought keeping this stuff updated).
Anyhow, first stop was Hamburg. We had a single night there which turned out to be rather surprising: apparently, a Schlager + Flower festival (yes, damn [...]

World Trip is over, Euro Trip is next!

First: I had an awesome trip! It was a lifetime thing and will definitely be remembered for just as long. Thanks for all who made it an unforgettable experience – especially all the other like-minded backpackers around the globe.
Secondly: My postflow here at the blog had a sudden death in the middle of my South [...]

World Trip #4 – Canyon coolness and Titicaca

Just a little preface before the actual post: I know that I am pretty far behind compared to my actual location (which is New Zealand!), but I hope to catch up sometime – stay tuned!)
Here goes (beware: long post):
When we (Ani, Lau and I) got to Arequipa after a long 10-hour bus drive in the [...]

World Trip #3 – Trekking the Highlands

A lot has happened since last post. Let me see.
At the end of the week I had my last few lessons at the language school. The one-week course had been good – but I’ve learned that it’s practically impossible to learn Spanish in a week! The course has resulted in a +20 pages notebook and [...]

World Trip #2 – Cuzco Love

This is gonna be a short post as I am running out of time at the internet café here in Cuzco.
On Saturday, I arrived to Cuzco and got picked up by my host family at the airport. Victor, the father and Fernando, drove me to the home, located a little outside the center in an [...]

World Trip #1 – Take-off!

Finally, after flying from Copenhagen to London, sleeping/chilling in the Heathrow for 10 hours, flying from London to Madrid, waiting another 6 hours and finally taking a 11 hour plane to Lima – I am here!
The first day in Lima was pretty relaxed, yet interesting. In the airport, I met 3 German girls that were [...]

Ready for take-off

The clock is around 1:30 am and I’m sitting at the laptop, preparing the last few things before the trip takes off. I am very excited to say the least and honestly, I am somewhat unsure of what to expect. But that’s also the beauty of it: the uncertainties of the unknown, in combination with [...]

My winter 2009: weissbier and langrenn

This year is going to be an exciting year – very exciting!
For this post I am going to break my own tenets and make a post about myself.. Me, me and only me. Yes, hell, I’ll even do it in detail for your entertainment (I just pray that anyone should find this interesting).
For the last [...]

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Focus on poverty, Blog Action Day

The guys over at Blog Action Day really deserves an applause. By now, over 12,000 blogs have participated in the event and that’s over 12 million readers in estimated audience!

In summary, Blog Action Day is about generating awareness on a particular subject though mass participation – this year poverty.
The idea: awareness through social media.
The weapon: blog [...]