Daily life and golden sand
A short update and some thoughts on daily life & when it is time to go home (or not) ...
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May 26, 2019
The first 6 months
6 months roaming around South East Asia - places, pictures and some other facts about my first half year living out of a backpack ... Click to read more
February 15, 2019
Zeitfalten
The last sunset we watched together was on a small island in Sulawesi, at a time when we were listening to music from cheap audio cassettes we had bought in Kao San road in Bangkok. We had lost sight of eachother for many years. And now she is on her way to Pnom Penh ... Click to read more
January 25, 2019
Level 2, or the Ketambe Chapters
When you visit a place for the first time, the rules of the game are easily defined. But what happens when you return to a place for a second time, for longer? Two weeks of culture shock 2.0 and some important learnings .... Please click to read more
January 3, 2019
Don’t go there too early!
There are places people warn you of, because they are dangerous or ugly. And then there are places, where people warn you of, because they are too good to be true. If you go there too early, you will be spoilt for a lifetime. Well, I went there and have just come back from Raja Ampat .... Please click to read more.
November 26, 2018
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 ...
October 11, 2018