Suggested soundtrack: Imagine Dragons – Thunder The woman on the other side of the counter could feel my panic. The room could feel it. With sweat like a second skin, I could feel it. The train was two minutes late,…
Category: Funny
A cabin in the woods
Tucked in between an overpriced ski resort and the hills and valleys of the Dolomites, there were five of us: myself, a car and three arborists. I was down with a minor flu, the car was jammed one foot deep…
Bellum omnium contra omnes
Armed with two 60 cm long green pillows, Bambi and myself walked through the tourist crowded streets of Barcelona. Fifteen minutes later feathers soared serenely in a “setting-sun”-atmosphere filled with battle cries, laughter and the numb sound of pillows-in-movement hitting…
Stress relief from Hell
The latest in reduce stress by “going-back-to-a-more-innocent-time” chillout: Coloring-Zen. For those of you who managed to avoid this latest mental fashion fad, it is in essence a children’s coloring book. Only, with patterns so amazingly boring that no child would…
Cento percento Italiano
Two days ago I had my most Italian experience up to date. My (second out of three) train arrived at Milano train-station 15 minutes late. Having lived in Germany, I am no stranger to run to the train connection. So,…
Hunting the Carolina Reaper
Today was one of those perfect days. The warming sun was mildly hot and accompanied by the sweetest of summer breezes. On our bikes in the South Tirolean country side we were on a mission: to acquire the (according to…
Touch wood
You know that feeling when everything is changing and you know everything is going to be alright? I am not entirely there yet. Avoiding doing anything really useful I instead started on unfinished-business I planned already last summer: A…
Prima accommodation-huntress assoluta
A week ago I arrived in Italy on a day that started after about three hours of sleep at 03.30. It was due time to head to the airport. Disguised as a ‘Risi-Frutti’ my lethal-death-ray-of-mass-destruction was confiscated at the airport…
Hundred percent
When I on my trip to Sweden unfortunately ended up spending too long at the airport, I seized the opportunity to do some “beauty shopping” in the tax free shop. Completely absentminded I behaved like the most wanted in between…
“Tuff tuff”, says the train into the uncertain
(Written on no-Internet Friday morning) Yesterday evening as I entered the apartment after a day of productive work (I have absolutely no time for not being productive anymore) I was completely love-bombarded! On top of me a furry, little monster…