One who's been used to be sleeping in no other place than a soft bed would probably not describe a car as an ideal, cozy night shelter. As I though, have been used to be resting my body in pretty much any sort of place I can lie or sit, the flattened back seats of our Opel Mokka car offered a perfect surface for a long, sound sleep. It was a lovely morning. The sky was … [Read more...]
Saxon Switzerland Trip day #1 – Pirna, Himmelsleiter
This story starts on a warm and sunny, autumn Saturday morning in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Having been stationed in this city for a couple of weeks already, the chance, finally, arose to take a short trip out of it and explore a bit of the countryside surrounding it. The destination of this weekend trip was set to be the Saxon Switzerland National Park: a large area located on … [Read more...]
A Homeless Chap in a Saigonese Alley
Ofttimes, you encounter people with whom you cannot exchange a single word and hardly even share an intelligible gesture with each other. Nonetheless, as if an invisible flow of some uncanny energy conveys ineffable meaning between you, such people may sometimes earn a prominent position in the realm of your memories. One of those people was that homeless guy I once bumped into … [Read more...]
The German Guy Who Got Stabbed by his Thai Girlfriend
It was a summer evening in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. It would already have been night if it wasn’t for the sun, which, as accustomed in such northern latitudes that time of the year, was lingering above the horizon, seeming hesitant to part with the one-half of the firmament visible from the northern hemisphere; so rendering the people, too, equally reluctant to quit the day … [Read more...]
Hitchhiking Around Europe Carrying a Double Bass
It was one of those wonted summer afternoons, somewhere deep inside an alluring, ancient forest atop a hill in the periphery of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. For us people present on the spot, there was nothing extraordinary about being there, as that was the exact place we were, as of then, accustomed to call home. We maintained a few tents and makeshift lodgings made … [Read more...]
A Hungry Dude in Cape Town’s Streets
...So I bid her farewell and started walking up the Main Road. I longed for my bed. It had been a long night, and everything around was orbiting my head. It did not take long before I heard footsteps approaching me from behind. I turned to check and saw a lad, alone, coming almost running from the opposite pavement, getting ready to cross the road to my side. In … [Read more...]
Climbing Mount Artemision in Peloponnese
This is a post about hiking Mount Artemision in Peloponnese, Greece. If you are looking for information and inspiration for planning out your hiking adventures throughout Greece, check out this resources page. Sunday was about to dawn in Syntagma Square, downtown Athens. For the hour, the city was surprisingly animated by crowds of drunk people wandering around aimlessly, as … [Read more...]
Trekking the Picentini Mountains day #3 & #4 – From the Sabato River Valley to Serino, Solofra, and back to Pompei
'Peaceful' is the adjective which duly describes that morning on the western bank of Sabato River in the Picentini Mountain Range. The little patches of sky discernible above the hazelnut forest canopy were faintly illuminated by the horizontal beaming of the newly-risen sun. But no direct light was to soon reach the bottom of the deep valley. The only motion was made by the … [Read more...]
Trekking the Picentini Mountains day #2 – Climbing Pizzo San Michele and Monte Mai
As it was instructed, the alarm broke the prevailing silence at 6 am. Darkness was still deep, and the air piercing-cold. So I decided to rather hit the snooze button and enjoy my sleeping bag's warmth for a while longer. Better than the alarm, the first morning sun-rays, finding their way through the oaks' canopy, obliged me to get up and behold the beauty of this excellent … [Read more...]
Trekking the Picentini Mountains day #1 – From Pompei to Fisciano and to Pizzo San Michele
The weather had readopted its usual, sunny and warm mood, I witnessed as I got up this morning. The previous day, I had to delay my scheduled departure because of storms wandering over the Italian region of Campagna. But today was the day. It was the right time to leave Pompei and head to the Picentini Mountains in search of a new, great adventure. I spent the morning … [Read more...]
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