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Category Archives: Travel
What Satanic Rituals are happening in Targu Mures?
Hiking through the forest behind the zoo in Targu Mures, Romania, I spotted this spooky bundle strapped to an innocent tree. It was hidden far from the path, as if some secret society did not want to scare the hiking … Continue reading
Paintings in the Sky
Three days ago in Targu Mures, Romania:
I saw a bear! (with video)
Zur deutschen Fassung. The signs pointing to the “danger of bears” had a rather alluring effect on me instead of warning me. Many years ago, I had already unsuccessfully tried to spot a bear in the wild when I was at Yosemite National … Continue reading
The toughest Half Marathon of the Year
This year I have already run several hilly and mountainous half marathons: in Jerusalem, in Brasov, in Targu Mures. In Romania there hardly seems to be a normal running event. Somebody will always put a mountain range in the middle of … Continue reading
I can’t afford a bigger house.
But for a single guy living a spartan life like me, it’s enough. The best thing are the skids. In winter, you can ride the whole house down into the valley like on a sleigh. Or you can have it pulled … Continue reading
Video Blog: Mountaineering Tips
Some mountaineering tips, all of them disregarded by myself, on the way to Mount Crna Glava in Montenegro. Oh, how I miss that view!
“Attention: Scary!”
Romania is very tourist-friendly. In Transylvania there are even signs warning of scary objects/places/stories, like this one at Bran Castle.
Storks
Photographed on a hike from Targu Mures to Miercurea Nirajului in Romania.
Ambulance on Sark
Sark, one of the Channel Islands, doesn’t have cars. People move around mostly on bicycle. There are also some horse-drawn carriages and a few tractors, mainly to pick up supplies from the harbour. There are so few people that license … Continue reading
How to become a Millionaire
I don’t know why so many people are obsessed with becoming millionaires – or of those who already are, with becoming billionaires. I don’t get the point of collecting more wealth than you can spend. But oddly enough, without striving … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 