A hidden paradise The Alpujarras always had something mythical for me and I really want to go and spend some time there. Historically they met me through my job as a tour guide in Andalusia. The legendary region where the last Moors hid from the Catholics. They were the ones…
After the “Nowhere-Festival” I needed some rest. I got it at Tricia’s organic farm. Tricia is British and bought a piece of land a few years ago near Coin, not far from Malaga. The property is situated on a slope and ends at a river in the valley. Running…
This summer I wanted to know, how it actually is to live “off the grid”, meaning to live without water, electricity and internet. To dream of living in the countryside away from civilization is one thing, to actually do it, another. So I searched for three destinations in Spain to…
Most people who know me cannot imagine that. As much as I like to talk, I can also be silent. For two years I was always looking for a suitable silence retreat for me, but could not find anything. As I have learned now, “searching” does not work for me…
When I was a child I would go on a five-day trip with our local catholic youth group over the Pentecost holidays. A great opportunity to get in touch with ourselves and nature. We slept in tipi tents, played outside in the wilde and ate from metal bowls. We used…