Just when I decided to have a quiet night and sleep well I received a mail from Steve that at his hostel a poker tournament is taking place. Five minutes later I was there, three hours later I won it and received a price money of 10 Dollars and a T-shirt, unbelievable. My luck continued the next morning when finding a taxi driver... Read More »

After leaving Buenos Aires I was ready again for a bit less big city and a bit more adventure again. Arriving in Jujuy (after 22 hours in a bus), the north of Argentina and therefore the area I knew from my internship, I was a bit disappointed as the local supermarket had size I imagined the whole city like. Things obviously have... Read More »

Before I left for Patagonia I spent 2 weeks with Danny and his family in Buenos Aires and another week after my return. However, these two periods of time I spent in very different ways. After coming from Africa to Brasil, making a short 2 days stopover in Montevideo, Uruquay I arrived in Buenos Aires ready to take it easy for a... Read More »

Quick decisions are sometimes the best. On Sunday, the 17th of April 2011 I sat in an internet café in Buenos Aires thinking where to go next and if it is already too late (fall kicking in) for Patogonia. For two weeks I had not found a cheap flight and then it pops up, not cheap but affordable, however in only 12 hours from now.... Read More »

After “the living” cemetery of Cairo I was anxious to see if African cemeteries would provide me with things to learn und interesting stories about the people and their cultures. They did. I managed to visit a cemetery in almost each country, but a few I had to skip, e.g. Kongo was too tough. Following 5 countries and their tradition... Read More »