My final post about Nepal from December 2016 is titled “Once is not enough”. And actually I thought a lot about traveling to Nepal again. Last Wednesday I stopped thinking about it. I booked it!!
Though there are still two months to go, I’m already crazy excited about my next trip to the Himalayas!
As I came back to Germany I had so many ideas about justhalfaworldaway.com, but never the time to realize them. It’s a busy life in Germany. However, I want to keep this travel diary for my future journeys, even if they are just short holidays. So now I’m already back at work, doing my Monday to Friday 09 to 05 routine in the same job, living in the same apartment and share my life with the same people. But it isn’t the same anymore. Sometimes it’s hard and I feel really sad, but my incredible memories and my happiness about the opportunity to realize this trip make me able to smile again.
Today I will fly back to Germany. Now I have no words. So I just share what I’ve posted at Facebook:
“That’s it. Today is the final day of my first trip around the world. In detail:
days: 302
countries: 16
flights: 39
circles around the world: 1
max altitude: 5.200 meters
max depth: 30 meters
stunning views into the stars: 302
days I’ve spent in bed due to spoiled food: 2
happy days: 300
climbed mountains: 8
broken shoes: 2 pairs
scuba dives: 20
new languages: 1 (un poquito)
mosquito bites: millions (at least)
bus trips from hell: 9
serious accidents: 0
robberies/rapes/kidnappings: 0
attacks from coconuts: 2
But travelling isn’t a matter of facts. Since I had the courage to enter the unknown, this epic trip was guided by my heart and took me to the most beautiful places of this planet, let me meet so many lovely and funny people from all over the world and let me experience the amazing feeling of infinite freedom.
My journey taught me my limits as well as I realized that NOTHING is impossible. When I’ve planned this trip, it was not about finding myself. It was all about a terrible “Fernweh” which couldn’t satisfied with just another holiday. Now I’m going back to a place I called home and I don’t know if the person I found will ever fit in that place again.”
Since I arrived in South America, I’m really missing the warm weather. I decided to go to Colombia next, now it’s dry season there while the temperatures are not varying widely during the year. Furthermore Colombia was recommended by lots of travelers I’ve met and the general security situation should be much better than a few years ago.
And I had lots of ideas for my very last destination before I have to return to Germany. But at the check-in for my flight to Bogotá I was forced to make an urgent decision – they didn’t let me pass without an onward flight ticket. Normally when I had no ticket I just said how long I will stay and it was fine. I quickly booked an affordable flight to Cancún. Mexico had always been on my bucket list and I’m quite exited to see the Cancún underwater museum. And finally very cheap flight tickets are available from there to Europe.
I wish you a fantastic new year with lots of joy, happiness and love!
Just now I have booked a flight to Kathmandu at Dec 05. So excited to discover Nepal 🇳🇵 🌁😀
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I’m already missing the ocean. Laos won’t be a suitable destination right now. That’s why I’ve changed the itinerary. Next stop: Thailand 🇹🇭
