Tag Archives: Amberg

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 →

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But what about the Comet?

Posted on 2020-07-22 by

A flashback into the good old times… Continue reading →

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In the Foreign Legion

Posted on 2020-04-29 by

Diesen spannenden Insider-Bericht gibt es auch auf Deutsch. A few years ago, the desire for education reared its nosy head again, remembered the high school from which I had graduated decades before, and was in deep and mournful regret that … Continue reading →

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Two Night Trains to the East

Posted on 2020-02-23 by

I am calling them night trains on purpose, not sleeper trains, because when I booked the tickets, I couldn’t discern if there would be a bed, maybe even a shower, or with how many people I would share the dormitory … Continue reading →

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Don’t fly away now!

Posted on 2015-10-31 by

To the people in that plane: You picked the wrong time to fly away. It’s so beautiful here in autumn. That’s why I will spend two weeks in Germany before flying to Gran Canaria and then taking the boat to … Continue reading →

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Mandela deserves better

Posted on 2011-02-18 by

The mail delivery centres where you have to pick up the parcels that are too big to be squeezed through the letter slot, are rarely housed in beautiful buildings or located in enticing parts of the city. My local Royal … Continue reading →

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