It might be coincidence, that I finish writing this blog post in a hotel instead of my tent with a view of the Pacific Ocean. Today I had to change my plans all over. I was supposed to make my way to the Natori Trail Centre by foot and partially train as I wanted to … More You never know…
On my 41st birthday, I decided to have a big party. I wasn’t able to celebrate my 40th, so I just postponed it for a year to have friends come over to enjoy each other’s company, and celebrate getting older. I had set up the table for 14 people, stood in the kitchen for hours … More The Phone Box at the Edge of the World- a book review
It has been too long! More than six years to be exact and I cannot wait to step out of the plane and reconnect with what I call “my Japanese self”. May 1st, 1993. This is the date my never-ending love affair with Japan started. I arrived in Tokyo and had to take a train … More On my way… to Japan
One of the things that have been set from the get go was that I will purchase and carry a GPS tracker with me, while I am on my hikes. Looking into it it became clear quite quickly that it would be the Garmin in-reach mini 2. Yes, I have been influenced by the YouTube … More How to stay in touch?
I am back in Berlin… since the 1st of August… until I fly to Japan on the 31st of August. Why? That my plans would be in constant flux was a given from the beginning; I was just surprised how fast that would happen. I was on my fifth day of hiking the Kungsleden and … More Better safe than sorry…
I have been told, that nature above the arctic circle is breathtaking but I had no idea how much so. The first couple of kilometers it felt just nice, a hike like nearly any other in a more wooded area. But the further I came the more breathtaking were the views. What I am going … More Overwhelmed by Nature – and suspension bridges.
When I publish this I will have been offline for a whole week. No reception whatsoever between Abisko and Vakkotavare . Only my satellite GPS communicator was able to let people know where I am if they have the link or if I used some of my very precious free messages per month that are … More Seven Days Disconnected
Sweden is pretty. People are nice and helpful and completely understand when you do not understand a single word, at least when you are listening to them. When I reached the platform from which my night train was supposed to leave, it was already very busy. Many backpacks with many people ready to be taken … More Are Swedish Trains as bad as Germans?
If you know me, you know that I have a passion for numbers. If you don’t know me, you know now. My colleagues call me lovingly a nerd, and I am very honoured by it. Numbers used to be my safe place. They were always reliable. 1+1=2. They were the counterpart to my very unstable … More 400 Days
When I started looking into long distance hiking, especially the PCT it became clear that beside the backpack there are two more things that are important if not to say crucial to survival. A good shelter and a good sleeping system. Or to put it a bit easier a house and a bed. Both need … More My best hiking buddies: a hornet and a summit
One Year - Five Continents 
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