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Where Life Writes the Stories

Between places, people, and moments, stories arise – written by life itself. Here I collect them – honest, moving, sometimes uncomfortable.

Learning to travel alone – why I used to be too scared to even go to a café on my own

I used to be too scared to even go into a café on my own. Now I go camping on my own somewhere in the...

The price of setting off – what travelling really costs

There is this moment, just before you leave. Not the romantic one. Not the one with the sunset and the suitcase and that smile you...

What Travelers Really Carry – The Invisible Challenges on the Road

There’s that photo. The dusty 4×4 with a rooftop tent, sunset behind it. Or the backpacker with the giant pack on a suspension bridge somewhere...

Thoreau Didn’t Have a Backpack. Yet He Was One of Us.

Minimalism & Courage He didn’t have a backpack, no Wi-Fi, no Instagram account. He still threw it all away, moved into the woods, and lived...

When Adventure Turns Dangerous – and You Keep Going

Sometimes something happens, and immediately your brain goes on high alert: “Wait a minute… what’s going on?” You think about it, share it, or keep...

Sobo in Nigeria and Karkade in Egypt – Hibiscus Drinks Between Culture, Health and Personal Journey

There are drinks that keep accompanying me on my journeys. Hibiscus is one of them. Whether as Sobo (or Zobo) in Nigeria or as Karkade...