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...
Jul 31, 2016 | America, Blog, Canada
Canada is an outdoor paradise, right? Well, anyway, I heard that again and again. And according to many Canadians, British Columbia is one of the most amazing places on Earth. You can even see it written on the road signs and license plates. Okay, let’s...
Jun 7, 2016 | America, Blog, Canada
Some people call Haida Gwaii the “Edge of the World” because you can’t go any further west in Canada. Up until a few years ago, the group of islands was still known as the “Queen Charlotte Islands,” but it has been renamed to Haida Gwaii...
May 25, 2016 | America, Blog, Canada
What had suddenly gone wrong with me? Or had I felt that way perhaps for quite a while and just didn’t want to admit it to myself? I was no longer the Heike, who was cheerful and gladly torturing herself while struggling to reach the pass of the...
Apr 13, 2016 | America, Blog, USA
Who or what are Americans really? This question has occupied me now for months. The only answer I have, however, is very limited, because Americans are as different and as divided in their way of thinking as you can possibly imagine. The conservatives...