Even though I’ve been to the zoo in Omaha a few times, it’s always fun to go there again. They’ve added a new butterfly house since I’ve been there last about two years ago. The butterflies are swirrling all around you and you have to watch your steps since they are also landing on the […]
United Airlines started to charge extra for every bag you check in (on US domestic flights). This results in almost everybody taking their stuff as carry-on luggage which makes the overhead compartments in the cabin as full as never before. Especially on those small regional express planes they take your bags and put them into […]
Once you made the decision to leave your home for a longer period of time, you need to figure out how you want to organize things. Selling your car and finding someone to stay at your flat while you are gone is just one of the many parts there are. You need to know that […]
When you are looking for places to stay on a trip like this, you always have several options. The probably easiest one clearly is to just look at hotels. The downside to this -except of the price – is that you will be pretty much on your own and probably won’t get to know any […]
Liebe Freunde und Bekannte, liebe Familie, nun ist es es also soweit: Der Tag meines Abfluges naht. Am Dienstag, den 21. Oktober wird um 12:50 mein Flieger hoffentlich pünktlich von Frankfurt aus starten – zuerst nach London, dann weiter mit der Air New Zealand nach L.A. In den Vereinigten Staaten werde ich einen “Zwischenstopp” von […]
Die Idee reifte schon länger vor sich hin, aber konkret wurde es um Ostern nachdem ich meinen neuen Reisepaß erhielt und im Internet ein working holiday Visum beantragt habe. Das war Ostersamstag. Schnell wieder vergessen, dass ich dieses Formular wirklich abgeschickt habe, war ich sehr erstaunt am Mittwoch (also nur vier Tage später ) eine […]
