Only a few days are left before I leave for my next adventure. While sitting in a typical inaka coffeehouse, listening to upbeat Japanese pop music I let the last three months pass by and feel that something has come to an end. Coming back for an extended period was like hooking up with an … More Bitter – Sweet
You might be able to relate. There is music, that has shaped your life. It is the music you go back to when you are happy, nostalgic, heartbroken or just re-evaluating your life. When talking Japan there is one artist, who has entered my life in my twenties and has always been part ever since: … More The Japanese Sound of my Life
It has been a while since I have published something. I have to admit that traveling quite extensively, digesting all the impressions and then putting it immediately into writing, is something that does not work for me. Some things need time to find the right words. That is why some of the places I have … More Kyoto – Mon Amour
In all these years it has been the first time, that I have spent more than two consecutive days in Tokyo. When I applied for my scholarship it was always clear that I did not want to live in Tokyo. For one, the next big earthquake after 1923 was to be expected (which then ironically … More Tokyo Tales
I have been travelling as long as I can think and even before. The first time I was one a plane -alone- was when I was not even two years old. A flight from Berlin-Tempelhof to Hamburg. I love travelling and always wanted to be a flight attendant but the moment I stopped growing, I … More Over-Tourism – a problem or just part of the game?
The answer is very simple: it depends! If you are a „classical“ thru-hiker who has done trails like the PCT or AT etc. You will be disappointed. Though there are some stretches where you have no infrastructure and some wilderness, it is very different. The Michinoku is very new (it only opened in 2019) and … More Michinoku to hike or not to hike…
Let’s start with the bad news: Japan suffers a tourist invasion and will charge more money from foreigners for specific sightseeing spots. Also taking pictures of Geisha and Maiko in Kyoto is becoming illegal and will cost you a fine. I have to say, that I am very sorry, that it has come to this. … More My top tips when travelling in Japan
There are quite a few people who are of the opinion, that I have a somewhat large personality. Whether that is true or not is obviously depending on who you ask. But unfortunately that specific attribute does not extent to my legs. They are, by any definition you want to use, short. Period. Over the … More The Short Leg Conundrum
Before I left I wrote a book review on the book “The Phone Box at the Edge of the World”. I also mentioned that on my hike I would actually come by Bell Gardia. Little did I know what would happen… Part of the hike to the little village Namiitakaigan yesterday was, let’s say, challenging. … More Saying Goodbye is a Chance
The Michinoku Trail and I are not clicking. It is as simple and as difficult as that. Sitting here, trying to decide what to do, I ask myself whether it is him or me? Or is it just both of us not being in sync. I try to figure out what it is that puts … More Relationship Status: It’s Difficult
One Year - Five Continents 
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