La hora del planeta

Earth hour receives a lot of valid criticism. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t created solely for the benefit that one hour without the use of electricity would have on our planet. It will just have an effect if people change their behavior after this hour in the long run. In Xela the lights of the… Continue reading La hora del planeta

bacalar

as i arrived in bacalar there was a rally at the central square and people got invited to join an event later that day to raise awareness about domestic violence. that day was the national day against violence in mexico. there are a couple of campgrounds in town but only one is really central, just… Continue reading bacalar

to mexico

after eleven hours we touched ground in cancun, mexico. the entry formalities are quite easy for a citizen of the european union and only to clear customs took me a while longer since my luggage seemed a little less usual. at the baggage conveyor belt i met conrad, another cyclist, just as i was about… Continue reading to mexico

winter in berlin

it’s time to reactivate this blog. after working as a velocab driver in the summer of  2012 in berlin, i concentrated on writing and recording  songs over the winter. when autumn came to the city and the grey skies blocked out the sun and at times inspiration as well, i was about to book a… Continue reading winter in berlin

world buskers festival

as central christchurch was still off limits after the earthquakes, the world buskers festival was happening in hagley park this year. which took away the street feeling of the performances but had the advantage that the audience could easily switch between the different stages. the shows included comedy, theater, stunts, acrobatics, music and more. one… Continue reading world buskers festival

new year

it started raining again and didn’t stop for 2 days, but on the last the of the year the weather got better. i cycled towards nelson and wasn’t sure if i would find a place to stay as the town would be rather busy. half-heartedly i asked at two hostels, earned just some sympathetic looks,… Continue reading new year

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byron bay

the first people i ran into were three buskers from ireland offering me some ice cream. a good start. and after a long time without any places in the worldtourguide, byron bay is home of the rails/ railway friendly bar, the recommendation from dorit. there is live music on every night. mostly folk,  blues and… Continue reading byron bay

brisbane festival

back in this city for the third time, i was just in time for the brisbane festival. this meant a lot of events scattered about the city, a nightly laser light show at the river and some cultural program not to be found in rural parts of australia. at the last weekend the queensland symphony… Continue reading brisbane festival

fremantle

after leaving perth there are no big cities to speak of in western australia. with a population of 10.000, fremantle is still one of the bigger ones. the atmosphere is relaxed, a lot of creative people live here or pass through and half of the people seem to be on holiday. the streets are filled… Continue reading fremantle