15kg total luggage. Can’t believe I’m traveling that light. The half full backpacks constantly made me think I forgot something. Left early and stopped for a coffee at the main station. Sorted my head, went through my documents but it seems I didn’t leave anything important behind. Really happy and excited to go on a […]
More Abu Dhabi
With Abu Dhabi being oil sheik country, I expected my stay to be somewhat pricey. A quick glance at the hotel restaurant’s menu confirmed that and had me crunching numbers. Fortunately a stroll through the neighborhood revealed that even in Abu Dhabi there is street food. A local bakery produces some cheese filled pide bread […]
Difference #4: Cars and Traffic
As a former English prison colony, Australia inherited left-hand traffic. In the beginning it takes some time to get accustomed to that. Even as a pedestrian you’re affected as the cars are now coming from a different direction. At places with a lot of tourists a big ‘look right’ is painted on the street. The […]
Terrorism
The world of air travel in Europe was forever changed by the March tragedy that tore so many innocent and helpless people into a violent death. What the German suicide pilot Andreas Lubitz did on that Germanwings flight one year ago was unprecedented in this part of the world and has forever left people wondering […]
Adelaide Take 2
Adelaide sure is nicer in the summer. After the somewhat cold and rainy experience I had earlier, the sunny and warm days now are one heck of an improvement. In the last days I checked out some of the beaches in Adelaide. They are a bit different to what I’m used to from the east […]
Berlin Basketball
Went to see a premier league basketball game for – I think – the first time in my life. Berlin was playing Ulm in the quarterfinals. Such a relaxed and family friendly affair. I only have soccer as a comparison, where it’s usually a lot of drunk people and heaps of police, versus… this: Only […]