02.09.2021 Travelling during Corona seems to me to be characterised by two conflicting aspirations: A. researching and planning ahead of time and taking action so as not to be unpleasantly surprised. B. be flexible, because rules can always change quickly. And C. there is also different information from different sources.   For example, the Foreign … Continue reading Travelling during Corona → Read more

01.09.2021 Travelling is different than it used to be. I realise that I haven’t really travelled for yaaaears. I travelled a lot in India, but this is distinctly different. There I have contacts who lead me to contacts, I know how travel “works”. There are still surprises and great experiences, but there is not so … Continue reading The new travelling → Read more

29.08.2021   In 2008 I was in Georgia for 2 weeks. In my memory, I found the trip very exciting and positive. But then I recently found circulars that I wrote at that time and the last one says:   “and today is a dull grey day and i’m about to change to home and … Continue reading Before the trip → Read more

End of August 2022     In 3 weeks I should have landed in Delhi and started a trip to Uttarakhand. I was there once in 1995. Before the internet, I did not write mails or blog posts but diary letters to friends, which I copied after the trip. They now fill folders. And today … Continue reading Uttarakhand – Memories before the trip → Read more