Dec 19, 2020 | America, Blog, Hiking, USA
As a loyal reader, you surely know by now how much I love the American West! One corner of the West is particularly dear to my heart, namely Arizona. Of course, Utah is also very special to me. But whether I prefer Arizona or Utah doesn’t matter for...
Jan 17, 2016 | America, Blog, USA
Payson received me with a night at the cinema. I stayed at Warmshower hosts and they had their own cinema in the house. There were leftovers from “Thanks Giving”, along with a nice chat about the world. Cosmopolitan, wealthy Americans who...
Dec 31, 2015 | America, Blog, USA
I stood at the starting point of the Arizona Trail. Or to be more precise, at my starting point, because the trail actually starts on the border with Utah and crosses the entire length of the state of Arizona all the way to the Mexican border. Eight...
Nov 22, 2023 | Argentina, Blog
“What do you want in the Chaco? There’s nothing to see there,” people kept saying to me. Well, we’ll see, that was my thought. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last few years, it’s that I have to see things for...
Sep 26, 2023 | Argentina, Blog, South America
With a hot cup of tea and homemade bread, I sit on a large stone warmed by the sun, gazing Westward. Before me, a massive rock face—red sandstone, partly overgrown with green, wrapped with clouds in places. A condor spirals majestically above the rock face. Even with...
