Plaza Hotel Magdeburg

... to reflect on what was ahead and to try to deal with my fears. One of the joys and terrors of travelling for me is getting out of my comfort zone. Once you've done something once you have an awareness of what to expect, you're not surprised, you're not uncomfortable. You generally know where you are. In that sense my journey to West Africa last year was completely different to the first one two years previous ...

... While I was outside on the phone the travelers ask if the group would trust some strangers or would we just invited them to stay with them, my mom said “yes, why not”. So the guy asked her about the reason. She told him that she learned that from her daughter and her travels and that we already had travelers staying at our place. When I came back I told her that Jay arrived and she added and we actually have a guy from America staying at our ...

... mir recht gut. Hier noch mal der direkte Vergleich ;-) Ja 10 Tage also nur noch. Dann sitze ich im Flugzeug nach Brisbane, mit Zwischenstopp in Singapur - und das schon zum zweiten Mal. Spannend wird es dieses Mal! Habe ich doch immer noch keine Unterkunft und auch kaum eine Ahnung, was mich während des 6-wöchigen Praktikums an der Queensland University of Technology ...

... and drawing books. Needless to say how happy and excited I was already seeing radiant kids`faces in front of my inner eye. Anja doesn't know yet that she'll have a 50% share of this to carry, hehe. Another funny incident that occurred to me was meeting Claudia on a party last Saturday. She went to Delhi for a 6 months internship and decided at the end that she wasn't ready to leave yet. Hence, she enrolled at an Indian ...

... don't be overhasty selling the moped... If 9 people fit in a 4-people Rickshaw, we 3 will all fit on the Moped... easily!! ;) Okay so this is a quick overview on the route: Delhi (arrival Sept 1st, 1am), Shimla (city at the foot of the Himalaya, more than 2000 m above sea level), Lucknow, Patna, Agra/ Jaipur, Delhi (my dep.: Oct.3rd, Anja leaves a few days later, and Tobi...I don't even know lol) I got my ...

Packing our stuff and trying to put it into the car we realized, that the car is too small... or do we want to carry to much stuff with us????Could be, but Alex would say that the only person with too much baggage is me. Perhaps he`s right but who knows about the weather the next time? To be prepared for every case I feel confident. Anyway, the car was cramed from the top to the bottom. We left Magdeburg in a very good mood in the afternoon, looking forward to have a great trip.

... Eltern und mein Schwesterherz wegen der starken Nerven :-) ***************************** Yippy today is departure day. My backpack is already packed ... okay the usual 95% ;-) And of course there are too much clothes *hehe* Thanks god the train drivers stopped the strike for today (?). So just 8 hours to leave for Berlin Tegel. Cape Town - I'm coming and I'm looking forward to my first jump into the the Atlantic Ocean in this year :-))))

Nur noch 2,5 Wochen bis zum Abflug nach Südafrika -:-) Und ich versuche mal ganz "in" zu sein und eröffne den 2.000.009ten Travelogue im www. Dieser Trip zur südlichen Erdkugel soll dokumentiert werden - damit die Daheimgebliebenen sich mitfreuen können ;-)

I and Ju
Yeong met on the internet at a website for pen pals. We exchanged emails and
pictures. After a few mails she told me about he plans to come to Europe and
that she will travel through the continent for a few month. She also wanted to
come to Germany and she asks me if I would like to meet up while she is in my
country. "I would love to" I wrote back to her and ask her which cities she
will visit and where we could meet. Ju Yeong ...

... to build associations with forks and the sounds turkeys make. (The word is Gabel, which is pronounced a bit like "gobble.") Anyway, I remembered at least that it started with a "G" and so I hesitantly asked for "ein Stück Mohnkuchen und zwei Gurken." The waitress first gave me a confused look, then realized what I meant, and corrected me. I realized a second later that I had asked her for a slice of poppy-seed cake and two cucumbers. Well, we laughed over that for days ...