Category Archives: Germany
In the King’s Footsteps (Day 2) Andechs Abbey
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
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
“Nobody will give you a ride during a pandemic”, people said. Well, I had to find out for myself. Continue reading
The most stupid plan of all times
The battle of El-Alamein, crazy scientists, a great idea and nuclear explosions. Actually, a stupid idea and nuclear explosions. Continue reading
But what about the Comet?
A flashback into the good old times… Continue reading
Birthday Hike 2020
Even if you have never been to Bavaria, or even Europe, I bet you know the castle I will be hiking to. Continue reading
German Supreme Court ends Discrimination in Citizenship Cases
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
History Lessons in Bolivia
In a remote jungle school in Bolivia, I am surprised by what the children learn about Germany. Continue reading
German Law: What happens to Children when the Parents die?
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
Not quite a Thousand Kilometers, but a Good Start
Den deutschsprachigen Lesern empfehle ich die deutsche Originalfassung. I have hitched rides a few times already, but merely short distances. Usually on the way back from hiking in the mountains when I didn’t feel like stumbling through the night any … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 