Journey to myself

I woke up many times during the night, I was unsure if this was nervousness of what was coming towards me – cycling the Gotthard Pass. I have never cycled anything like it. I did not know what to expect, but I knew that I carried a lot of weight with me on my bike.…

A good night sleep in my home, my tent, helped me to recover from yesterdays encounter. I had breakfast at the Vierwaldstätter See and then started cycling to leave Lucerne and the bad taste behind. The landscape around Lucerne and the Vierwaldstätter See was so magical that my spirits soon were lightened. Most of the…

After having met so many kind and lovely people on this journey, I had my first bad experience today. It really shook me up. I met someone who did not understand my philosophy of travelling. My journey is about self development, it is about overcoming challenges, nature, culture and of course about human connection. The…

The night in the forest was pleasant even though I was waking up during the night, which I think is just part of wild camping by oneself. There was not much rain either – lucky. I packed up my stuff and retreated to the rest area filled with gratitude that nobody noticed me wild camping.…

The tiny cabin close to zeglingen was my shelter for the night and I was so glad to have it, as the thunderstorm during the night was intense. I had coffee and cooked myself an enormes amount of porridge. Today I would not be low on energy. Then I made my way back to Oltingen…

I was waking up in Saint Louis at Emanuel’s place. He made delicious French crepes with homemade Marabellen jam for breakfast. While packing I realised I must have lost one glove and a cycling top. It seemed all of my efforts to try to be more organised were in vain. After packing we cycled along…

I got woken up a few times during the night by very vivid dreams. Occasionally I could hear the loud sounds of splashing water. I was imagining the kind of animal that could have caused such a loud splash – or was it just a big fish? I got up at seven and got the…

I woke up shaken by a nightmare, it didn’t concern the trip but my old life I left behind. I cooked porridge, packed up my bags and cycled direction Colmar. First of all I stopped at a Decathlon in Colmar. I wanted to buy a set of spare brake pads. I was unsure which ones…

When I got up in the morning I started to get my bike ready to leave. The sun was shining over Strasbourg and I was happy and ready to continue my journey. But first Yann and me cooked breakfast. Pancakes and some mozzarella sandwiches Yann makes – delicious. Another friend of his joined us for…

There is not too much to report from today as it was a rainy day and I decided to stay another night at my host Yann’s place. We were heading out in the morning to get croissants and other ingredients for breakfast and got totally soaked on the bikes.Yann prepared a beautiful breakfast and watched…