by Thomas Hontelez | Aug 25, 2014 | Facts & figures, Germany |
Tomorrow I’ll be leaving Germany. The last two weeks here were really great. The days blurred together in a space where there was no difference between past, present and future or dreams, thoughts and reality. All felt the same. I remember clearly the moment...
by Thomas Hontelez | Aug 21, 2014 | Germany |
I try to find a balance in my writing to you between personal reflections and ‘objective’ experiences. There’s so much happening, both inside and out, that it becomes hard to choose which one to share with you. I told you I had a hard time being...
by Thomas Hontelez | Aug 10, 2014 | Germany, Personal Reflections |
As I walked in this town, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the staring started. The Japanese tourists stared at me, using only one big, weird eye. I, surprised to see so many of them here, stared back with two great eyes full of curiosity. I stared some more when I saw the... by Thomas Hontelez | Aug 8, 2014 | Germany |
Dear friends, A couple of days ago I accidently dropped my phone, It does not work anymore. I do not know if I’ll be able to replace it, so i do not know if the website will be updated as frequent as I would like. The insurance needs a lot of stuff which I do...
by Thomas Hontelez | Jul 27, 2014 | Germany, Personal Reflections |
I sit on a hut. The sky pink from sunset, all around me the vineyards I’ve been walking through the last couple of days. I’ve damned and cursed them for being too hot, too boring and not being along the Rhine. As I sit above them now, I know I’ll...
by Thomas Hontelez | Jul 24, 2014 | Germany |
Last week I’ve not only broke the 500km, I guess I’ve also walked my 50th ‘kreuzweg’ somewhere this week, as they are all along the road. My fuel stove broke, as did my mattress, so I couldn’t cook my own food for a couple of days and had...