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A Visit to Madrid: A Day of Reunions and Discoveries

A Visit to Madrid: A Day of Reunions and Discoveries

The night on the Flixbus from Toulouse to Madrid is exhausting. This time, I have to sleep sitting ...

From Seville to Lisbon: Farewells, New Beginnings, and the Challenges of Traveling

From Seville to Lisbon: Farewells, New Beginnings, and the Challenges of Traveling

It's April 22, 2024, and my heart feels heavy. After a wonderful week with Alicia in Spain, the day...

Between Sea and Metropolis: My Last Leg in Spain

Between Sea and Metropolis: My Last Leg in Spain

When I wake up at 8:30 AM, the others are already awake. There's a sense of departure in the gym in...

An Unplanned Visit to the Museo del Prado in Madrid

An Unplanned Visit to the Museo del Prado in Madrid

After the wonderful evening at the Madrid Ukulele Club and the subsequent open mic, some quieter da...

Festival Fever in Andalusia: A Ukulele Player Goes Astray

Festival Fever in Andalusia: A Ukulele Player Goes Astray

It's 2:00 AM when we arrive in Trebujena. My Spanish friend Alicia has been driving for 6 hours fro...

Digital Minimalism While Traveling: How I Combat Phone Addiction and Rediscover Traveling

Digital Minimalism While Traveling: How I Combat Phone Addiction and Rediscover Traveling

Finally, I'm getting enough sleep. It's my second and last day in Toulouse. This evening, I'll take...

From Paris to Toulouse: Insights into Travel Life

From Paris to Toulouse: Insights into Travel Life

The bus ride from Paris to Toulouse takes 10 hours. The seat next to me remains empty, which is a g...

Why Your Ukulele is the Perfect Travel Companion

Why Your Ukulele is the Perfect Travel Companion

Have you ever dreamed of packing your backpack and just traveling the world? Traveling has so much ...

Introduction: Saying goodbye

Introduction: Saying goodbye
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The time has come: I'm off! The journey into the unknown begins. I don't know what the coming years...

Introduction: I am on my way!

Introduction: I am on my way!

Slowly, the RE9 train is pulling into Aachen from Wissen Hauptbahnhof. The sun shines into the spar...

Why it's good to start the world trip with visiting friends

Why it's good to start the world trip with visiting friends

For each of my previous trips, I've always visited one of my old school friends first. This time it...

My first day in Paris - a walk, the Louvre and a gift from above

My first day in Paris - a walk, the Louvre and a gift from above

The bus from Aachen to Paris Bercy is quite empty. I take my seat, and I have the row to myself - g...

Starting Challenges

Starting Challenges

The first day in Paris was a success. Paris is even more beautiful than I imagined, and I'm thrille...

A Turbulent Ukulele Evening in Madrid

A Turbulent Ukulele Evening in Madrid

I wake up at 8:00 a.m. and look around dreamily. Oh right, I’m still at Alicia’s in Madrid. Sometim...