Digital Nomads: Freedom, Myth — or Just a Job with an Ocean View?
Everyone thinks the nomadic life only works with an online job. But we existed long before the laptop — and working online…
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Jo Nemeth: The Woman Who Chose to Live Without Money
What would happen if you stopped using money? Not for a weekend. Not as an experiment for a few days. But for…
Heinz Stücke: The Nomad on Two Wheels – 51 Years on the Road Without the Internet
Heinz Stücke was not a digital nomad. He had no laptop, no smartphone, no Instagram and no online income. He had a…
You Can’t Predict Everything – And Maybe None of Us Are as Safe as We Think
Dangerous situations can happen to solo travellers and women at home. Why “she should have known better” is too simple — and…
Hobo, Bindle, Freight Train: How Hobos Really Lived in the 1930s
What was life really like for a hobo in 1930s America? Explore the world of wandering workers, bindles, freight trains, hobo jungles,…
Henno Martin and Hermann Korn: Two Years in the Seclusion of the Namib Desert
The true story of Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, who hid in the Kuiseb Canyon to avoid internment – and the book…
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…
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…
Freedom – not a recipe, but a feeling“
I often hear sentences like: “He is free because he has money.” “She is free because she travels.” “Free is the one…
Why Contentment Whispers While Happiness Shouts – And Freedom Sometimes Hurts
Preface – Words Without Aim That Still Hit Home I sit here – no tea, just a worn-out notebook – letting thoughts…