The routine of travelling

My parents always nurtured my interest in travelling and during school summer holidays I had the luck to see almost all countries in Europe, going back and forth with the campervan. Later on I did my first oversee journeys on my own and also different work experiences gave me opportunities to spent time abroad. So I thought I know a bit about travelling.

Well, this time is quite different! Some people asked me how it is to travel for a year. To avoid any illusion from the beginning: it is definitely not like being on holidays! Quite the contrary, it can be rather exhausting. Sometimes you even get the feeling you need time off from travelling, but maybe I should start with first things first. Continue reading “The routine of travelling”

I could never be a globetrotter

… I have traveled a good deal, though I don’t really know how to travel. I like to take my time about it, leaving between one country and the next an interval in which to digest what I’ve seen. Once I had arrived in a new country, I feel almost like settling down there, so as to live on proper terms with the country. I could never be a globetrotter …

(The decisive Moment, 1952, Henri Cartier-Bresson)

I discovered this quote in the very interesting exhibition “Der Kompass im Auge” currently on display in Kunsthaus Wien.  It kind of fits for me 😉