New country – new game: a first glance into Myanmar

On October 3, I flew from Jakarta to Yangoon, I changed my address from Indonesia to Myanmar. You are in Asia and might be tempted to think it's similar anyway. And then you get on board of a plane, cross borders, change visa – and suddenly things feel VERY different. Different country, different game. Here are my impressions after my first days in Myanmar – and inevitably some undue comparisons with my first home country in Asia - Indonesia. Click to read more ...

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Vom Ankommen, Bleiben und Weiterziehen

For 2 month I am now travelling Southeast Asia in a basic and repetitive rhythm of arriving, staying and leaving again. How does it feel to live out of a 70 liter backpack? Why do I leave the islands and head for the jungle, if I love the sea so much? Why do I leave the jungle and head for a next destination, when I miss the forest already the day we came out of it? It‘s always one day too early to leave ... Click to read more

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