Looking Beyond the Obvious — Questioning the Invisible Rules We Live By. Swiss neutrality doesn’t stop at the country’s borders or its foreign policy. Over time, it has become something much deeper—a mindset that shapes everyday life. Of course, it would be ridiculous to claim that all Swiss people are the same. Every society is… Read More Neutrality as a Way of Life
Into Ice, Wind and Thin Air at 6000 Meters The drive to Riobamba started out pretty tame, but things got wild fast once our little bus hit those first Andean curves. Packed with about twenty passengers, the driver tore through the Andes like there was no tomorrow—overtaking on blind curves, slamming the brakes, then accelerating… Read More Climbing Chimborazo: The Night the Mountain Drew the Line
From the streets of Lima to Machu Picchu — with uncertainty never far away. When I landed in Lima, it didn’t feel like arriving in a new country — but more like stumbling into a different reality.Just a few hours earlier I had been in clean, polished, orderly, controlled Miami.This view from the airplane window:… Read More Peru: Traveling Ahead of the Cholera Outbreak
Bureaucracy, Patience, and the 5 Points that Changed Everything The plan was simple: Fly from Kupang in Timor -Indonesia to Darwin in Australia, then do a bit of traveling, and see what that country has to offer. I found out soon enough! after five months, the Red Continent had me hooked. I was head-over-heels. The… Read More Australia: My Residency Odyssey
When is actually the best time to really explore the world? When you’re young and full of energy, curiosity, and a sense of adventure? Or is it smarter to first focus on building a career, maybe starting a family, and then do the big trips later in life when you’re retired and financially secure? Both… Read More Travel when you’re young or wait until retirement?
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