Category Archives: Abroad

Adventures and discoveries outside of Germany

Abroad, Hiking and Mountaineering, Personal Development

Karwendelgebirge (Wörner Sattel, Pleisenspitze, Westliche Karwendelspitze)

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Karwendel mountain range
    1. Wörner Sattel, June 19
    2. Pleisenspitze, June 26
    3. Westliche Karwendelspitze, July 8
  3. Conclusion

1. Introduction

From my childhood on until my early 20s, I had been struggling with chronic diseases such as inflammation of the middle ear and bronchial asthma.

These diseases made participation in social activities often a torment during a good deal of my teenage days and I became somewhat a loner … read more

Abroad, Hiking and Mountaineering, Personal Development

Trentino

Introduction

With the second wave of the pandemic arising, travel gets more and more restricted again.

So I thought about the options for the remaining days of vacation in this year: finding an equilibrium between keeping my brain active and my comfort level low and being at the same time responsible about the health of my fellow men (and not to forget my own).

For me, the trappings of comfort… read more

Abroad, Personal Development

Inspiring figures of history: Jozef Gabčík

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Slovakia during the 2nd World War
  3. Operation Anthropoid
    1. Exiles
    2. Prelude
    3. Preparations
    4. Assassination
  4. Facing the death
  5. Epilogue
  6. References

1. Introduction

During the peak of the global pandemic a few months ago, a remote family member passed away quietly in a nursing home where she had been living in her last years. She was well over ninety, and due to the circumstances at that time only a very … read more