Often you hear, that once you have been to a poorer country, you realise how well-off we are in the first world countries. But if you really immerse yourself into the other culture, the only thing you realise is how much useless things we need in our first world countries in order to survive the
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The weekend trip
To tie up to my last article: I guess you are not on vacation anymore but are living in one place, when you pack a small bag and leave for a short trip. So, last weekend I packed my bags and left for a short trip to San José in Costa Rica. Why did I
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About being a local tourist
At some time you reach the point, when you do not know anymore if you are still travelling or if you are at home. suddenly you find yourself at a friend’s house helping to cook dinner for everybody who drops by. Street vendors and some restaurants start to give you the same discounts as they
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Hidden gems in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is overcrowded by tourists. Everything is nicely set up for them. Even the prices. Costa Rica actually made it possible to provide access to their beautiful nature for each and everyone. Also for the ones that do not like to walk. Ecology and conservation are highly valued in Costa Rica. And so that
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On the search for Tarzan
Another gust of wind ascends and lifts one almost out of the shoes. It feels like an earthquake, everything is shaking. After a second everything is quiet again. It was just another heavy truck rushing past the highway in Selva Verde. And here is supposed to be the rain forest? Car after car and truck
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The enormously giant, incredible huge picnic
Going on an excursion with Costa Ricans involves a lot of logistical planning. You can’t just leave like that, spontaneously. Preparation already begins days before. It all starts with getting together enough people for the excursion. Every seat in the bus needs to be occupied. Bus? Yes, of course. When going on excursion in Costa
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Rice, Rice Baby
There are a lot of things one can do with rice. One can write a name on it, use it as a filling for cushions, throw it on a wedding or dry things with it, as rice absorbs humidity. But, one can also just eat the rice… For over half of the world’s population, rice
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Where am I?
„Yes, but to get into Costa Rica you need a return ticket! You can buy it outside at one of the travel agencies.“ Well, didn’t all the guidebooks, blogs and every person I asked say, that the officers never ask for a return ticket when crossing border by foot? Does not seem that true. Or
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Nicaraguan Christmas and other stories
Traveling by bus in Nicaragua is just crazy. Not because the bus is uncomfortable or something, no. It is because I always have to pay for two. In the beginning I thought that I have to pay for my luggage. However, later I realized that I have to pay for my schizophrenic me, as they
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An essay about different types of hostels
I realised that there is one thing about El Salvador, that you almost do not find anywhere else. And that are the very good hostels. When I start thinking about it, El Salvador had by far the best hostels here in Central America. Not because they were very clean, new or fancy, no, because they
Ich schreibe und ich reise. Mal bin ich ganz weit weg, mal erkunde ich meine Stadt oder nur meinen Block, manchmal reise ich durch mein Zimmer. Dazu gibt es meistens Zeichnungen aus meinem Sketchbook. Auch mal Fotos. Und vielleicht bringe ich von der ein oder anderen Reise auch ein leckeres Rezept mit. Hier findest du all meine Erinnerungen. Schön, dass du vorbei schaust!