Tag: #roadtrip

  • Whispering Roots

    Thank you Puglia for being so kind to me… and for making this solitary Christmas far less lonely than I thought it might end up being 🎄. The whole region of Apulia (or in proper Italian, Puglia) felt desolate over Christmas. Everything was closed. Making me acutely aware of the fact that everyone else was…

  • Roots – My probably strangest and most fulfilling Christmas to date

    The 25th is definitely an extremely important family day in Italy. Absolutely everything was closed. And pretty much all day – after I left Taranto – I was the only person on the road. Coasting along through olive tree orchards and deserted villages as if in a dream. Sometimes, when I stopped in a village…

  • Bonjour Zurich… a New Chapter Begins

    In German, we have the word “Kopfkino”, which directly translated means “Head-Cinema”. And, admittedly, I had a lot of that before going back on the road. What if the cat won’t get over the border? What if I didn’t think of all the papers he needs? What if I won’t get over the border? What…

  • A Bientôt Montpellier!

    Alright, this is it. One more sleep in Montpellier. Then, tomorrow morning, I’ll hop into a rental car and drive north, towards the Swiss border. All luggage is in the car already, so we can get a running start. All I’ll need to do at 6 am is to throw some cold water into my…