When Did We Start Belonging to the Things We Own?
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot. And these thoughts are really just about me, my own experiences and the things I’ve been…
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Category: Minimalism & Courage
Baking Without an Oven: My First Camping Experiment
How I used my camping pot, a small metal bowl and a little creativity to bake my first banana oat cookies. When…
Maybe I Don’t Need More After All
On contentment, living in a tent, and the possibility that sometimes we search for happiness in all the wrong places. 🙈 Sometimes…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Fanny pack gone, bra safe fail: My very own travel security concept
When you travel alone as a woman, you quickly learn: safety comes first. At least in theory. In practice, things look a…