Category Archives: Germany

In the King’s Footsteps (Day 3) Lake Ammer

Posted on 2020-09-19 by

On the third stage of my hike, I was just about to set up my camp in a park, when a helpful stranger invited me into his lakeside villa.
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 2) Andechs Abbey

Posted on 2020-09-12 by

I swear, I just wanted to walk through the Bavarian countryside. No idea why I almost ended up in prison.
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 1) Lake Starnberg

Posted on 2020-09-05 by

The hike begins with a change of plan, with a serious scare, and with murder and mystery.
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Hitchhiking against the Skeptics

Posted on 2020-08-23 by

“Nobody will give you a ride during a pandemic”, people said. Well, I had to find out for myself. Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Germany, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

The most stupid plan of all times

Posted on 2020-07-28 by

The battle of El-Alamein, crazy scientists, a great idea and nuclear explosions. Actually, a stupid idea and nuclear explosions. Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Germany, History, Military, Technology, World War II | 7 Comments

But what about the Comet?

Posted on 2020-07-22 by

A flashback into the good old times… Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Life, Technology, Time | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Birthday Hike 2020

Posted on 2020-06-27 by

Even if you have never been to Bavaria, or even Europe, I bet you know the castle I will be hiking to. Continue reading →

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German Supreme Court ends Discrimination in Citizenship Cases

Posted on 2020-06-17 by

This is big and it concerns hundreds of you who have contacted me about restitution of German citizenship in recent years. I can’t contact each and everyone individually (my fees are too modest for that, and donations to keep this … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Law, Travel | Tagged , | 37 Comments

History Lessons in Bolivia

Posted on 2020-06-14 by

In a remote jungle school in Bolivia, I am surprised by what the children learn about Germany. Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Books, Education, Germany, History, Travel, Video Blog | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

German Law: What happens to Children when the Parents die?

Posted on 2020-04-27 by

Recently, parents seem to be thinking about their possible early demise, because I have been getting this question more frequently: “What will happen to our children if we, mother and father, were to die?” I don’t know why people are … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Family Law, German Law, Germany, Law, Travel | Tagged , | 8 Comments