Vuelvo a las montañas vuelvo a los valles Vuelvo a ver lugares y a personas que no he visto en mucho tiempo Brazos abiertos, corazones abiertos Vuelvo a ríos y lagos vuelvo a bosques Vuelvo a mercados y calles llenos de risas y expresiones conocidas Familia elegida y de sangre Vuelvo a mi yo más…
Category: Travelling
Coming home
Home to mountains home to valleys Home to places and people that I haven’t seen in a long time Open arms, open hearts Home to rivers and lakes home to forests Home to markets and streets full of laughter and the familiar slang Friends, family Home to my younger self home to old habits Home…
Wortgestricke
Versuche ich, vergeblich, zu dichten, so kann man das Chaos schon von Weitem sichten. Erahnen kann man das Wortgestricke, das am Ende ich wieder flicke. Das Flehen der Buchstaben, Worte und Zeichen, das der bald niedergeschriebenen Leichen, ertönt immer lauter in meinem Ohr, deshalb muss ich jetzt,…
Hug
noun [hʌɡ]: embrace, sign of affection, safe place. when is the last time you hugged someone? like, really hugged someone. not a half-hearted hug, a side hug, a virtual hug or a pat-on-the-back kind of hug. a real, genuine hug. like a bear hug, for example, an I’ll-hold-you-tight-and-never-let-go hug, a so-nice-to-see-you hug, a you’ll-be-ok hug,…
Friends around the world
¡Hola! Nice to meet you again. Ich freue mich, dich zu sehen :). Ça fait longtemps, tu vas bien? paths criss-crossing meeting again after a long time «Les voyageurs se croisent toujours deux fois.» long chats, listening to their stories, sharing, being inspired knowing you don’t have that much time, you bond more quickly relationships are more intimate,…
My favourite hideaways in Cusco
The best cappuccinos in town. Delicious breakfast (or snack) bowls, hearty crêpes and exquisite desserts. All tucked away in the side streets and narrow alleys of Cusco. I spent a great part of my free time there sitting in cafés, sipping my coffee, having a bite to eat and writing. Back in Switzerland now, with all the restaurants…
2 0 2 0
Uff. Wow. What a year. Ups and downs and the world turned upside down. At the beginning of the year, in my post «Looking back», I wrote that I wanted to come to rest for a while. I didn’t know how soon that wish would actually come true. If 2019 was the year of travelling,…
Things that can only happen to you in Cusco – or survival tips for Cusco, Peru
welcome to the world of Cusco You will get sunburnt despite a grey, cloudy sky and loads of sunscreen. Still: always, always put on sunscreen. Always, always bring your raincoat, even if there’s not a cloud in the sky. You’ll get rained on at some point, trust me (I got so used to carrying it…
Half a year
It’s been half a year since they announced the lockdown in Switzerland. Last Monday, exactly half a year after my return home, I started university. Half a year. Time flies. So much has happened. So much didn’t take place. It’s incredible how one’s life can change in the course of only half a year. If…
Random details that make a hostel more attractive
While spending family vacations in an old watch factory in the Berner Oberland, I was reminded of a list that I’d started during my travels in South America. It contains a number of items that make a hostel stay more pleasant and the place itself more recommendable. Here we go: – more than one bathroom…