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 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
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Xela – a recall
Walking through the streets of Xela feels like walking through your hometown. The city where you were born, that you know by heart and that you are never going to leave. Because you love it so much. You hang out around Parque Central, maybe with an ice-cream from Pops – the best ice-cream in the
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"Día de Todos los Santos"
Being in a religious country means to suddenly find oneself in the midst of holy festivals and Christian celebrations. And Guatemala certainly is among those countries. One example is All Saints‘ Day, celebrated in western Christianity on the 1st of November. In Guatemala it is a tradition to visit the cemetery and to give offerings
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!