The US’ recent efforts to pour more oil into the Middle East conflict were met by a worldwide outcry. Berlin’s Palestinian community too raised its voice. By the looks of it, very few Germans were among the protesters. I guess most of them don’t care much. Or automatically hate everything with a headscarf anyway.
Around Stuttgart
A couple of pictures from a recent walk/hike in the hills surrounding Stuttgart.
Weekends in Palm Cove
For the last weeks my weekend has usually been on Wednesday and Thursday. I work Friday to Tuesday and drive up to Palm Cove on Tuesday evening or Wednesday to visit Hiro. Palm Cove is a small holiday village about 30km north of Cairns. It’s quite touristy and somewhat upper class. Like its name suggests, […]
Out of Ubud – happily so
Moved to a place 1.5h west of Ubud. Close to no tourists around here, just a couple of local villages. Very nice and relaxing.
Back on the Coast
After conquering the summit my way led me back to the coast. I missed the ocean and was happy to have a relaxed day on the beach. I didn’t really feel like moving anyway, my legs hurt pretty badly after the walk up and down the mountain the day before. For the night I stayed […]
MK / GR
Two days in Skopje. Bit of a mixed experience but bottomline was good. Took the 6:00 bus to Thessaloniki today. Border took 30 minutes, cars would have taken a bit longer. In other news: I’ve been in touch with a Palestinian aid organisation and if things go as planned, I’ll spend October and November in […]