by Thomas Hontelez | Sep 14, 2014 | Austria, Personal Reflections |
I’ve had a lot of reactions on my last post. Not everyone understood what I meant correctly, so let me clarify myself in short. Before I reached Vienna, returning home would feel as failure. It just was no option for me. Now, after Vienna and all the thoughts I... 
by Thomas Hontelez | Sep 13, 2014 | Austria, Personal Reflections |
I’ve always said to myself that Vienna was the least I should reach on my trip. Don’t ask me why Vienna, but probably because of what I wrote last time. I have reached Vienna and have had great company over there. This made me realise that there is still... 
by Thomas Hontelez | Sep 9, 2014 | Austria |
Yesterday I arrived in Vienna. This city is not the official halfway break point of my trip (its only 1/3) but it does feel a bit like it is. After Vienna I will cross the border with Slovakia. A border which was closed for years, a language border, a cultural border.... 
by Thomas Hontelez | Sep 3, 2014 | Austria, Goal |
Today I visited the abbey of Melk, Austria’s biggest monastery. I had never heard of it before and had no idea it was waiting on me today. When walking along the Danube, it slowly revealed itself through the fog that surrounds the hills on the river banks for... 
by Thomas Hontelez | Sep 1, 2014 | Austria, Personal Reflections |
The last couple of weeks I got used to my freedom more and more. The only things I really had to think about were the direction I needed to walk, the possibility of getting food and water and a place to sleep, all against the background of my budget, but still. The...