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Approximately 6 hours before my plane left I’d had to pack. I know, I was definitely cutting it short this time. And of course it had to rain like crazy on the day of my departure, but who cared, I was leaving Germany – at least for two weeks. During that time Germany could go blow an egg Anyway, ...

Hey, folks! Due to popular demand, find my route for my two-week backpacking tour in Vietnam below. You can click on the grouped balloon icons (2 and 5) to see further stops and details. Be sure to click on the full-screen button below the Terrain button for better viewing. ...

While I was putting together my packing list, I realized that I didn’t have a travel adapter for Vietnam. I needed to buy to buy a good universal travel adapter anyway, so why not use my trip to Vietnam as an excuse. During my research on Amazon and EBay I initially found two reputable travel ...

No, the title of this post does not have a spelling error . The product I’m writing about in this post is actually called “EarPlanes”. While I was ordering some other stuff for my backpacking trip to Vietnam, I saw these and found the idea very interesting and wanted to try them out, even though I ...

After checking the health risks that I may encounter in Vietnam, Malaria is one of them, according to the German Department of State (Auswärtiges Amt). By the way, checking for specific risks that you may be exposed to during your travels is something you should always do before you leave home. And do it well in ...

I just booked my flight to Vietnam. Now there’s no going back – let alone a refund. Find my flight itinerary below. In total, a gruesome 24-hour journey from door to door across the half of the globe. This will undoubtedly be the longest flight of my life. I wounder how I’m going to feel after ...

Just a short post to keep you updated on my decision where to spend my 2-week vacation in January. Needless to say, two weeks aren’t a whole lot if you want explore a foreign country, but visiting Asia was a very spontaneous idea, so I can’t really complain. So, these last few weeks I’ve been trying ...

Today my employer told the employees that we have to file our remaining vacation as of December 31st. So I did as I was told and put in my 2 weeks vacation that I had left. On a side note for all my American readers: Yes, in Germany you are generally entitled to 4 working weeks of paid vacation, but it’s more ...