Santander, Spain, August 1978. In August 1978, I studied Spanish at the summer school of the University of Santander to improve my...

After the long Covid-related break, David and I are finally travelling overseas again. This time to Colombia. We are very excited about...

April/May 1975 I worked in Iran as an electrical technician for an American film production company on an American-Iranian film...

Colombia/Ecuador, April 1980 We, two young German students, had ambitious plans for our 8-month journey through Latin America, from...

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(DE) It was a hot summer, and I went almost every day to swim at the quarry pond. The lake is hidden in a forest and yet easily...

(De): When I grew up, it was important for families with many children and little money to live off the produce from their garden - if...