After a 16 hours flight, everybody is relieved to finally touch ground. Can there be any better option than buying a refreshing drink after the landing? I opted for my favourite drink: a Coke. Maybe not the best idea. I have never tasted something more horrible in my whole life. It is not that I
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Living the local life part II
In Nicaragua one needs to worry a lot less about everything. Or is it just that one starts to care less over here? Sometimes opening Facebook and you see all these discussions going on: organic food is the only thing you should eat, become a vegan or at least a vegetarian, do not eat meat,
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San Juan del Sur – eine Stadt mit drei Gesichtern
Es ist 5:30 Uhr in San Juan del Sur. Die einen stehen gerade auf, die anderen suchen noch nach ihren Betten. Trotz all des Tourismustrubels ist San Juan ein einfaches Fischerdorf. Früh am Morgen schlängeln sich die Fischer vorbei an den noch angeheiterten Partygästen von letzter Nacht. Toto und seine Crew können davon nur träumen,
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Living the local life part I
Often you hear, that once you have been to a poorer country, you realise how well-off we are in the first world countries. But if you really immerse yourself into the other culture, the only thing you realise is how much useless things we need in our first world countries in order to survive the
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The weekend trip
To tie up to my last article: I guess you are not on vacation anymore but are living in one place, when you pack a small bag and leave for a short trip. So, last weekend I packed my bags and left for a short trip to San José in Costa Rica. Why did I
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About being a local tourist
At some time you reach the point, when you do not know anymore if you are still travelling or if you are at home. suddenly you find yourself at a friend’s house helping to cook dinner for everybody who drops by. Street vendors and some restaurants start to give you the same discounts as they
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Hidden gems in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is overcrowded by tourists. Everything is nicely set up for them. Even the prices. Costa Rica actually made it possible to provide access to their beautiful nature for each and everyone. Also for the ones that do not like to walk. Ecology and conservation are highly valued in Costa Rica. And so that
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On the search for Tarzan
Another gust of wind ascends and lifts one almost out of the shoes. It feels like an earthquake, everything is shaking. After a second everything is quiet again. It was just another heavy truck rushing past the highway in Selva Verde. And here is supposed to be the rain forest? Car after car and truck
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The enormously giant, incredible huge picnic
Going on an excursion with Costa Ricans involves a lot of logistical planning. You can’t just leave like that, spontaneously. Preparation already begins days before. It all starts with getting together enough people for the excursion. Every seat in the bus needs to be occupied. Bus? Yes, of course. When going on excursion in Costa
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Rice, Rice Baby
There are a lot of things one can do with rice. One can write a name on it, use it as a filling for cushions, throw it on a wedding or dry things with it, as rice absorbs humidity. But, one can also just eat the rice… For over half of the world’s population, rice
Ich schreibe und ich reise. Mal bin ich ganz weit weg, mal erkunde ich meine Stadt oder nur meinen Block, manchmal reise ich durch mein Zimmer. Dazu gibt es meistens Zeichnungen aus meinem Sketchbook. Auch mal Fotos. Und vielleicht bringe ich von der ein oder anderen Reise auch ein leckeres Rezept mit. Hier findest du all meine Erinnerungen. Schön, dass du vorbei schaust!