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Archive for the ‘Germany’ Category
P-BN-12
“Lëtzeburg. Eine weitere Grenze haben wir überquert: Diesmal gab’s sogar ein Willkommensschild, ich hätte es kaum erwartet. Bin heute morgen [...]
Monday, August 11th, 2003
P-BN-13
“An einer vielbefahrenen Straße bei Prüm. Die Lampe hat den Dienst quittiert, der Stift eilt blind über’s Papier. Zuletzt konnte [...]
Tuesday, August 12th, 2003
P-BN-14
“ca. 10km westlich des Nürburgrings, 21:40 Ich esse Weingummis, um die sorgenfreie Heimat herbeizunaschen – mit jedem bunten süßen Ding [...]
Wednesday, August 13th, 2003
P-BN-15
“Hohe Acht, gegen Mittag …gegen drei in der Früh weckten mich die ersten Tropfen. Nach anfänglichem trotzigen Zögern lagen wir [...]
Thursday, August 14th, 2003
P-BN-16
“Dierdorf 23:40 Ein Dach überm Kopf: so liegen wir nach Speis und Trank in der gezimmerten Modellhütte, die der Verkehrs- [...]
Friday, August 15th, 2003
P-BN-17
“Wenn man in Elbern zum DaVinci-Haus geht und dort über die Absperrung mit dem Hinweis “Durchgang verboten!” steigt, liege dahinter [...]
Saturday, August 16th, 2003
P-BN-18
“Bushaltestelle bei Lützel. 22:17. Es regnet. Ich würde sogar sagen, es gießt aus Kübeln, habe aber Bedenken, dies hieße das [...]
Sunday, August 17th, 2003
P-BN-19
“Bushaltestelle fünf Kilometer weiter. 08:04. Nun zeigt es also doch noch, was es kann: aus vollen Eimern schüttet es, die [...]
Monday, August 18th, 2003
P-BN-20
“Holzlager in Wünnenberg. 21:53. Viel haben wir heute geschafft: 50km liegen zwischen heute und gestern nacht, und zur Abwechslung sieht’s [...]
Tuesday, August 19th, 2003
P-BN-21
“Bad Lippspringe, Lidl. 16:58. Eine meiner Fußzehen hat zu bluten begonnen. Bad Lippspringe, Restaurant. 19:44. Nach einer Orgie bei Lidl [...]
Wednesday, August 20th, 2003
P-BN-22
“Cappel. 09:15. Frühstück. Nachdem wir uns gestern abend in die Dunkelheit hinein über die Schnellstraße durch’s Eggegebirge gekämpft hatten, indem [...]
Thursday, August 21st, 2003
P-BN-23
Rodenberg, Wassergarten. 16:07. Nun ist es bald vorbei. 2km. 20min. —.— Paris – Bad Nenndorf 2003 auf einer größeren Karte [...]
Friday, August 22nd, 2003
this is a good day
hello everyone, i am happy to announce that today was a good day! here’s a picture from hong kong: —cr—
Monday, October 8th, 2007
her
day 179: [in the air] = 0km I had to get up at 5am to make it to the airport [...]
Monday, May 5th, 2008
dr. pepper
day 180: [München] = 0km Blue skies, easiness. The city had a nice and clean feel to it: While grocery [...]
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
home tourism
day 181: [München] = 0km There’s a large public park in the northern part of the city: It’s called “Englischer [...]
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
2 appointments & an opinion on bread
day 182: [München] = 0km I went to my orthopedist today to have him check on my joints and my [...]
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
rhubarb
day 183: [München] = 0km I think it’s pretty obvious by now: My posts in Germany are mainly about food. [...]
Friday, May 9th, 2008
oh, how I love a good barbeque
day 184: [München] = 0km In the green outskirts of the city: (oh, how I love a good barbeque) …not [...]
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
only the brave
day 185: [München] = 0km München is definitely renown for its Biergarten-culture: large people sitting around large tables drinking ridiculously [...]
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
sadness in a cookie
day 186: [München] = 0km It was time to go. We had made spaghetti: And we sat there, talking. Then [...]
Monday, May 12th, 2008
above shaking grounds
day 187: [in the air] = 0km The news about the earthquake disaster had overshadowed our last hours together – [...]
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
my longest way
I came by these trees on one of my last days of walking… …and I thought they made a good backdrop to [...]
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 the second day
I don’t know what to say… . . . . . . . …happy birthday to me?
Sunday, November 9th, 2008 family
My great-uncle gave me an old pair of pants and some rubber boots the other day, then he asked me [...]
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 the joy of dogs
When I arrived at my home in Bad Nenndorf yesterday night, it seemed like Puki the dog was happier than [...]
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 sleep without air
It’s not like I can’t live anymore. After all, I’m a big guy who has walked through the desert. I [...]
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
milk for Nase
This is my cat Nase: (Nase means “nose” in German.) We got him in the mid-nineties, so he must be [...]
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 pig under roof
Yesterday was the First Advent: we lit a candle, and next Sunday we’ll light two, then three – and then [...]
Monday, December 1st, 2008 The Longest Stop
Hello everyone! I am more than happy to present to you the absolute final version of the TLW-video: This one [...]
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
large numbers
Hey everyone, it’s been an exciting few days: my TLW-video has been getting more and more views – and we’re [...]
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
nightly thoughts, sad and drunk on paper
“Michael Jackson is dead, man” “What t…” “I thought he was in a coma?” “What’s happening??” … R.I.P.M.J. … Soundtrack: [...]
Friday, June 26th, 2009
offensive sauna dude
Fill with distaste; cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of. Disgust. … Believe me, I have had my share [...]
Monday, July 13th, 2009
the polaroid revisited
Remember a little post called the polaroid I made almost two years ago? Well, here are all the pictures, finally: [...]
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
the third day
It’s been two years since I started out on The Longest Way. But it feels like yesterday. … Today, I [...]
Monday, November 9th, 2009
fear of crowds
My video was being shown on a certain film tour around Europe, and last night, that tour came to Munich. [...]
Monday, November 16th, 2009
elevator from hell
I sometimes go to the gym, or “health club”, as they call it (offensive sauna dude). I think I got [...]
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Hank’s bluebird
Sometimes, I feel like such a cheater. I keep getting e-mails from friendly people all over the world, calling me [...]
Monday, December 14th, 2009
something precious
There was something beautiful in the mail a few days ago. I knew what it was before I opened it. [...]
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Santa Mao
Oh, he looks so pretty and so happy, all in red: If he could only grow a beard! But, oh [...]
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
G’s next T
The other day I got this friendly e-mail from a certain Sheikha out of Delhi. She represented the young fashion [...]
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 World Quirky Day
So the World Walking Day is coming to China. I only know this because I got an e-mail asking me [...]
Friday, April 30th, 2010
parade of the horribles
Among the many old traditions in Germany, there is one that is particularly weird: the annual street clashing on Mayday. [...]
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
fair weather friend
9°C + rain + wind = shitty weather. It sucks pretty bad these days… I mean come on, it’s almost [...]
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 time lapse obsession
I have been intrigued by time lapse videos for quite a while now. The original TLW video is made up [...]
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 accolade
Guess what, the TLW-Video got an AWARD – it made #1 as “Web Documentary” at this year’s Webcuts Festival in [...]
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 sneeze lapse
This weekend was a total allergy-overkill. I sneezed my way up and down a beautiful valley called “Kaisertal” in the [...]
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
the postman always rings twice
I’ve got a paper to write for my history class: “Imperial Russia and her policies in Central Asia” – while [...]
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Russia
Today I got into a plane in Munich Airport. An hour and a heart shaped piece of chocolate later I [...]
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
the fourth day
Time rushes by as I am studying and writing. I am now 29 years old. Soundtrack: Noize MC – “Антенны” [...]
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
platinum green brand
In my quest for the exploration of more little water, I tried two interesting vodka brands today. The first one was [...]
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
cigarettes and jeans and vodka
I hope this doesn’t look like I have nothing else to talk about besides alcohol. The thing is, I started [...]
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
Jaah, das Übervodka?
Believe it or not, Germany even has a few original vodka brands. I was going to try out two of [...]
Friday, December 24th, 2010
happy-dumb
This place is where I spent New Year’s Eve: Welcome to Amrum, the tenth-largest island of Germany: Amrum on larger [...]
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Thanks Banff!
Today I received a package from Canada: Yay! An award!! My weird beard had previously won “Best Short Mountain Film” [...]
Friday, January 14th, 2011
TLW Literature 09: Peter Fleming
It’s been a while since I reviewed my last travel literature find, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been [...]
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
M Bison
There is a particular brand of Polish vodka that is very popular in Germany: Grasovka. It is flavored with buffalo [...]
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
the standard
Today I did something that I had never done before – I edited previous blog entries for content. I had [...]
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
votka of two continents
I was very surprised when I found this one: Instanblue – a vodka from Turkey. And it’s called “votka” on [...]
Monday, January 24th, 2011
TLW Literature 11: Michael Holzach
This one is probably going to be more of a eulogy than a review. It is about one of my favorite [...]
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
TLW Literature 12: Johann Schiltberger
When I first picked up a copy of this one, I was like: Wow, so this guy was from Munich?? [...]
Friday, January 28th, 2011
Ga!
I tried a vodka brand from Ukraine the other day: Nemiroff Original. Apparently, this brand was featured in a pretty [...]
Monday, February 7th, 2011
why do teachers always be right?
I tried a promising vodka from Russia today: Хлебная (Hlebnaya). …actually my head is still a bit dizzy from it. [...]
Monday, February 21st, 2011
derrière la tour eiffel
Yay, I had the chance to try another Nordic vodka the other day: Vikingfjord. This one was good, not very [...]
Monday, March 7th, 2011
mixed feelings
I was going to write about something nice – but then Japan got hit. First it was videos of little [...]
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
who are you, stranger?
I wasn’t looking for an adventure when I first saw you. It was in a grocery store, and I couldn’t [...]
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
a friend, a crystal head, and winds blowing from the cold
The other day my friend Steven came to town: Steven, with whom I had been hanging out in 敦煌 (Dunhuang) [...]
Monday, April 11th, 2011
“Um, ‘scuse me, where’s the Mona Lisa?”
One of the best jobs I ever had was this one: The reason you see me wearing nice clothes in [...]
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
weird beard strikes again
These few days I got two awesome things in the mail: The 5th International Mountain Film Festival Domžale in Slovenia [...]
Friday, May 6th, 2011
so many nines
Here I am, the writing isn’t going as smooth as it should, and I have a huge batch of Russian [...]
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
…was this lousy picture
Epic thunderstorm. Right above our part of town. Got the camera out, put it on the window seat, pressed a [...]
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Aqua regia
I had such high hopes for this one: Царская Золотая (Czar’s Gold). There is a little Russian shop close to [...]
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
not my glass of v
Tried something new the other day: Starka – Polish vodka that has apparently aged 10 years in an oak barrel. [...]
Friday, August 12th, 2011
Humppa!!
Something new for the repertoire: Koskenkorva, a Finnish brand. And what an awesome one! This one was so smooth, and [...]
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Thanks Squamish!
Yay, the weird beard video got another award! This one is from Squamish in Canada: Thank you so much, guys!! [...]
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
some pot for a friend
I just got a new pot for my friend: We’ve been living together for more than two years now, and [...]
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
announcement to wasps
Go away, or you will die: …just like your fucking friend. Soundtrack: Pantera – “Fucking Hostile”
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
吃饭咯
Nuff said. Maigarten in Munich. Soundtrack: Qemists: Stompbox (Spor Remix)
Friday, September 16th, 2011
Partner
I got made Youtube Partner the other day. Well actually, that was more than a year ago, but I only [...]
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
call of duty
Let’s drink: Ketel One – from the Netherlands. Burned a bit on the way down, hot feeling rather in the [...]
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
work
It’s wednesday. I only have a few more months to go. Soundtrack: [the scratching of the pen]
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
classmates and jokes
Last night was the reunion of our Russian class (which I had just barely, barely passed). We got together and [...]
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
vajayjay
My mailman is from Vietnam. He has been living in Germany for many years, and he is very friendly. “You [...]
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Is it still there?
I haven’t been out taking pictures in a long time. There just always seems to be too much shit on [...]
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
where?
Remember the book that came out last week? Well, last night was a sort of show / release party for [...]
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Hello, thank you to speak me.
Oh fuck. Listening to Han Hong, looking at pictures. I haven’t been to China in a year. Eyes getting watery. [...]
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Vanilla
Got my hands on some vanilla flavored vodka the other day: Jelzin. Or rather: Boris Jelzin. The bottle said it [...]
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
all pick easy mode switch on
The fifth day is approaching. I think I’ll leave town for a couple of days. Soundtrack: Nemesis – “Make You [...]
Monday, November 7th, 2011
twenty-nine
Walked around for a little while: Through a colorful autumn: With hurting feet: Until night fell: And then some more: [...]
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
the fifth day
When I woke up today, it was exactly five years after the first day. I had turned thirty: And I [...]
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
P.O.V.
Followed the river for another day: Saw dudes in the water: Weird rock formations on the riverbank: And a late [...]
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
style of film adaptation
Yay, just a few days after my birthday… …the guys from the Slovakian Mezinárodný Festival Horských Filmov give me this [...]
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
the diploma
Just got something cool in the mail: The Кинофестиваль Вертикаль (“Vertical Film Festival”) from Moscow sent me this award. They [...]
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Saint Nicholas
Got this in the mail today: From my little sister. For St. Nicholas’ Day! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
glowing
These last weeks have been tough. Deadlines had to be suspended. I’m still struggling. Anyway, last night I had Alpha [...]
Thursday, December 29th, 2011 no class?
Today I did something stupid. I went to class and found out that there was no class. Alas! So anyway [...]
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Prinzregentenplatz 16
Thought I’d let you in on something that few people know. This is Adolf Hitler’s house: From Random Things It’s [...]
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Global Business
The weird beard made it into 全球商业 – Global Business: Cool!
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
did anyone order a dildo?
Got this in the mail the other day: And I was like: “A letter from the post office? What could [...]
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Proof
Okay, so I have been struggling with this writing thing for almost two years now. But things might be getting [...]
Monday, February 20th, 2012
FB
They are changing their design. Again. So I sat down and made a new page: Say hello to the knight-errant!
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
avocado + v
Crème fraiche, pepper, salt: A very good way to eat an avocado: In fact, an AWESOME way. Oh, I had [...]
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Amazon
Wow, so I just found out that my books can already be pre-ordered on Amazon Germany: (Beware of the “interview” [...]
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
2012-03-30
Must turn in my manuscript in two weeks. Not done yet. Sweating.
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
I can’t believe…
…that I am really done: Soundtrack: Luke – “Freaky Bitches”
Friday, March 30th, 2012
day off
Turned in the manuscript at 19:30 last night. Then I ate and drank. Today I walked around and watched some [...]
Saturday, March 31st, 2012 ball with dog
…saw something nice the other day: They didn’t know each other. Well, the dude and the kid did, I think [...]
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
more from the depths of the v
The last few days have been… good. And because of that, I would like to share with you some of [...]
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
manuscript
This is what the manuscript looks like when it’s printed out: Scary shit.
Saturday, April 7th, 2012 The Longest Way – The Books
Finally done with the books. Here’s a video I made about the writing process that took about… …two years to [...]
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
typo
Woohoo, the last corrections have been made, and the books are about to go into print! I asked my publishers [...]
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