Los Angeles. There hasn’t been a destination on my travels so far that people had so polarizing opinions about. “Don’t go there. I don’t like it.” – “Skip LA.” – “It’s so dirty. That’s not at all a shiny and nice city.” – “Just make it a brief stop.” – “Save the days for San …
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“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying ‘good bye’ so hard.” – Winnie the Poh Hawaii, the Big Island, was my fourth and so far last Hawaiian island to explore. After having much time by myself and being in contact with all these thoughts in my head I wished for a lighter …
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Disclaimer: I had a lot of time to think and thoughts coming up while I stayed on beautiful Kaua’i. So if this blog post gets a bit longer in text please forgive me. ********* Arriving in Kauai feels small, a bit slower and like I have to set my clock back about 30 years. I …
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Maui. After a look at the importance of an own car (if I want to see something of Maui), the rental prices and the hostel and Airbnb prices I knew I had to come up with a plan. Hostel and car rental would be too expensive. So I chose to stay the first 2 nights …
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“Be prepared. Hawaii is so American.” I got that advice from Pat about a year ago when I talked about my travel plans in the Pacific. I expected something like that – hey, I watched Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, I’m so prepared for this! – but it was good to be reminded. After staying on …
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“Why do you come to Samoa?” the officer at customs on the international airport asks again. It feels like an eternity that I’ve been questioned and held back here. It’s 2 am in the morning, I’m the last passenger to pass the border and it’s maybe just 10 minutes ago that I arrived at his …
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When I first arrived in Nadi, Fiji, I was a bit shocked. Nothing felt right, it wasn’t at all what I expected it to be and I couldn’t get along with the people around me. After 10 weeks in New Zealand I had to adjust myself anew. I planned my days as following: 1 day …
So here it is. The last day in New Zealand. It’s crazy how 10 weeks can fly by without really noticing the time. Lucky I have pictures and this blog to remind me what wonderful things I did on my way around the islands. And how wonderful people I met along the way. Summer in …
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Disclaimer: These words are written a bit in a hurry. I couldn’t really correct them and there are still some pictures missing since the wifi is not working properly. I will make an update soon. ***** Sitting in my hostel in Rotorua I felt quite unsure what to do with my last week in New …
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Rotorua I: I wander through the redwood forest. An hour walk across the geothermal sulfur fields has brought me here. Such a different scenery back there to the forest I’m now in. The smell of conifers reminds me of all the parties at my grandmother’s house in the woods. I breathe in deeply and can …
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