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Nicky 2014-12-30 2021-07-09 Common Adventure

London you bastard…..but I love you

We have been living for about a month, that we are living in London now and I spend 2 days in town central. I had to do some paperwork. And that’s how we arrive at the title….. Getting paperwork done here seems even more difficult than in Germany. Germany loves …

Nicky 2014-11-01 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

Love is not enough

We have been taught by fairy-tales and ‘Feel good’ films to associate the term “soul mate” with one person; the one we are destined to meet by the hands of fate. From there, we fall madly in love and stay under its spell forever. In cold reality the fact is, love …

Nicky 2014-10-01 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

End of my Fairytale

Arnold and I have been together for 13 great years and as every relationship, ours had it’s up’s and down’s and I loved the time we spend together. We envisioned to get old together and spend the rest of our life’s fulfilling our dreams as a unit. Unfortunately, though we …

Hass 2014-07-01 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

Ready… Set… Go!

Yesterday the final preparations for our trip were completed. First, I moved my stuff to the storage locker I’ve rented. Amazingly we (myself and my generous friend, Sven) managed it in two journeys. And I didn’t need to rent a larger space, as I’d feared I would. So now all …

Nicky 2014-06-30 2021-07-09 Common Adventure

Last ties

Today was my last working day. The last ties have been severed.Now its only waiting for my mobile phone to get back to me from repair, pay one insurance, and waiting for the day the plane will take us to our destination. Last days – especially when you are aware …

Nicky 2014-06-22 2021-07-09 Common Adventure / Fernweh

It’s summer – even if nature didn’t get the memo

Since all other weekends are booked by birthdays or other previous social appointments we celebrate early my leaving the country. My friends came by – even if late – to have a drink and reflect. The weather was quite nice but not as warm as we hoped.I got surprised with …

Nicky 2014-06-17 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

Preparations

I have belongings to store. I rented a storage room at MyPlace for that. I’ve yet to drive the stuff there though. I have contracts to sign. Meetings are booked but the ink isn’t dry… I need to pack one time to test if I actually can fit everything in …

Nicky 2014-06-06 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

Between your ears

I’ve been flying commercial from a very young age. Not often but frequently. As Arnold reminded me this morning, I’m the one that does the administration and keeping the tickets and sorting out where to go when. And yet I never had to fly alone and I am nervous as …

Change

They say travel changes the traveller. In what way will this adventure change me? How will it affect my goals, my values, my personality? Will I desire to travel more or less afterwards? Is this the beginning of a new lifestyle or just an epic holiday at a time of unclear paths? Will it be arduous or frivolous? So much is unclear today. All I know for sure is that I will do this. And that it will change me forever. And that is half of the appeal for me. To have a blank canvas on which to paint.