Travel

When I left for New Zealand, I had no idea what to expect. I wanted to fly over from Australia because it was cheaper than flying home first and then coming back, and it was a new country to visit. I saw all the Lord of the Rings movies and heard stories about how they rarely used CGI and instead filmed in live locations around the country. I could not believe it and wanted to see for myself if the rumors were true. Because in all honesty, which country could be this stunning? Oh, little old...

My first stop in Australia was JJ's Backpackers, a hostel located in beautiful Cairns. But why does a hostel gets its own blog entry? Because it deserves one. Not only was this the start to my travel journey, I also learned so much and met so many people that I can't just fit it all into one small passage.

I went to Australia to live there for a year. In order to extend for a second year, I was required to work on a farm for a few months. From cucumbers, tomatoes, blueberries and being chased by spiders. This experience has taught me more than just how to pick fruit.

When you are trying to travel the world, there are different ways to do so. You can travel by foot, bus, train, car... I won't list all of them because there are too many to list, especially if you like to crawl to places. But the easiest would be to fly, yes it's not the most earth friendly version, but back in the day I didn't know any better and choose flying over a 20-hour bus journey and is a topic for another day. We learn as we grow. So I flew a lot to connect different continents or...

Can you even travel for 10 years? How did it all started? Why did I decide to do it and why is this the first blog? Find out