Which tyres? – Heidenau K60 Scout!
Which tyres should one choose for a trip like ours? There will be gravel, tarmac, mud, dust, sand, potholes – and more important: lots and lots of kilometres…. Therefore, our main worry was how long the tyres will last, but of course they should also have some off-road capabilities and should be stable in wet
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Travel preparations – out to-do-list …
We have been asked to share our to-do-list on the website. Below you find it with all the things that we had to do and issues that had to be sorted out before we could actually leave: define departure date (roughly) define route (roughly) quit job Recommend on Facebook Google+ Tweet about it Bookmark in
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Vaccinations & Health
When planning a trip like ours it is difficult to find the balance between irrational fear of dangerous diseases in foreign countries and a reasonable protection for travelling. Recommend on Facebook Google+ Tweet about it Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
Only two weeks left
We were rather quiet during the last weeks, mainly because we were busy with preparations and sorting out our lives. These weeks have cost us quite a lot of energy and were rather stressful. But now it is time for an update. Currently, our house is rather a mess: boxes with motorcycle parts and travel
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A new beginning also means parting
All the excitement around our trip, the wedding, the anticipation of new things to come has pushed other feelings aside. But now that the date where we are actually going to leave is drawing closer, and as we start to feel changes happening in our lives, other feelings suddenly surface: a little melancholy, a little
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Preparations – an update
Slowly but steady our preparations are progressing, and we can tick off on thing after the other from our to-do list. However, there is still a huge amount of work lying in front of us. The preparations for the trip itself are not so difficult – it is more all the jobs and orders from
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Time to reflect
Christmas – suddenly it’s there. We somehow missed the whole Advent season – there were too many things going on and stuff needed to be organized. Not only logistically quite challenging, but also emotionally. So, there wasn’t much time for reflection. We both don’t really care about Christmas (anymore) – neither for religious nor for
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I have to tell you a story…
I have to tell you a story. It is a romantic story. It is a happy story. It is a story with coincidences. It is my story. And it is now our story. … and a lot of it is the fault of two people: Grant and Susan Johnson from Horizons Unlimited. Recommend on Facebook
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Cleaning out
In preparation for our big trip we want to get rid of most of our belongings – that means: clean out the cellar and garage, sort out the flat, and everything that we cannot put into storage while we are away has to be sold, given away or thrown away. Recommend on Facebook Google+ Tweet
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