After New York City, Toronto, the train ride to Vancouver and two weeks on the road it felt nice to be home. Especially as not much has changed since I was an exchange student here in Michigan. The house is beautiful, the great yard fantastic and mom and dad as nice as ever. Only the horses are replaced by more dogs, dogs that can... Read More »

These days most people use a GPS system when visiting grandma who lives in the same old house since 83 years, me too. So it felt strange when buying just a simple map before leaving Vancouver. I guess the cliché of Canada, only wilderness and one road, helped in that decision process. It turned out to be true. In 10 days and 3.333... Read More »

For the two days we had in Toronto the city treated us with great sunny weather, friendly people and good food. Staying downtown we did not feel the size of it, rather it was a relaxed, almost like a Sunday atmosphere. The new system of “Bixi” by the Telekom Company Telus impressed mom and me. More than enough bike stations were... Read More »

When going to Michigan as an exchange student in 1992 the USA was still the unquestioned dreamland for most people no matter if there were from Western Europe or the East, like me. Having had a fantastic year there I came back almost every year after. Now, it had been 7 years since my last visit, 5 months of Africa and 3 of South... Read More »

Over the 6 weeks I travelled with Thomas the German word “Wahnsinn” (means amazing) has become the symbol of our experiences. May it have been big impressions like the Galapagos we just returned from or little happenings like the soup we had this Friday (June 24th) evening in the old town of Quito -- “My first chicken soup... Read More »