I’m just about to board a Merpati plane, on the way from Kupang, on Timor Island to Darwin. My tourist permit for Indonesia expires tomorrow, so, off to Darwin. I was there already 2 months ago to renew my permit for Indonesia When I step into the approx. 30-seat, twin-engine propeller machine in Kupang, the… Read More Hitch Hiking from Darwin To Noosa Heads, QL
Time to move on once again, leaving Australia, on to Buenos Aires. Just before departure, sitting at the airport contemplating the past, thinking about downgrading. After living for almost 2 years in a fully equipped motor-home with fridge, stove, bed, etc., moving to a smaller, similarly equipped but immobile caravan, from there back to two… Read More Downgrading to Backpack
Border crossing Paraguay to Brazil in small town Bella VistaThere is not really an official border crossing. One town, two countries, the main road is the Border. No customs, no barrier, nothing. But I need an exit stamp from Paraguay and an entry stamp for Brazil so I go in search for the customs office.… Read More Pantanal
Returning to Switzerland from France, I rent an apartment in a small house on a farm. It`s a quiet location, with plenty of space around the house. I got a Carport for my car, a garden to plant my own veggies, I have an outside-sitting area and the Forrest is a few steps away. I… Read More Giving up dependencies for more freedom
A widespread opinion is that if you have been around a lot, seen and experienced a lot, you are supposedly much more flexible, much more open to the world, more understanding, more accepting and whatever other clichés. With me it is exactly the opposite. My life-experiences have caused me to become much more inflexible. I’m… Read More Open-minded traveler?
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