5. May 2011
The couch is gone – or: Bye-bye society
The couch is gone. I am sitting on a blanket and pillows, on the ground. Upstairs, in Jannik’s empty room the tent is set up. More and more I am sitting inside, imagining how it will be setting up this tent on Vancouver Island, probably our first campground on the American continent. Lying inside the tent I close my eyes Artikel lesen
1. May 2011
When I was a little boy…
When I was a little boy I could lie for hours on a meadow, dreaming away and watching a bug climbing up a blade of grass forgetting all about the world around me. I became so absorbed in the bug’s world that it almost felt as if I could accompany my new friend on its way. Usually my mom woke me up from my dream by calling me for dinner. My Dad always had the best names for the bugs.
Then I grew up had to work and lived a reasonable life.
Since we’ve (my wife and I) been travelling by bike, camping, I’ve been finding plenty of time and leisure for the immediate moment. With wind and weather in my face I started dreaming again and became aware of the small things that lie on the way. In the evenings happiness meant a cup of tea reflecting about the day.
10. April 2011
(Deutsch) Vom Traum zur Wirklichkeit
6. January 2011
Tomorrow, tomorrow…
Waiting for a dream to come true is a curious thing. In the beginning you are having this great new idea of doing something, you get all excited about it and drift off into different spheres, imagining, dreaming away. Then comes the boring, sometimes Artikel lesen
1. January 2011
I have a dream…
I have a dream. One year. One bicycle. Me. No worries except for water, food, and a place to sleep. Riding the wind, meeting people. For 3.5 years now I‘ve been realizing that dream. Along the way life goes on, I work, get older and – once in a while – I am dreaming my dream. Artikel lesen
29. December 2010
From Dreaming to Reality
Last week we booked the flight. On July 11, 2011 we are landing in Vancouver, Canada. Meanwhile we have also booked the B&B where we will be staying the first four nights before we are loading our bicycles to embark on our journey. THE journey, OUR journey. Artikel lesen