When I entered the small toy shop in Duderstadt I couldn’t hide my excitement. A wee boy, stepping into a different world. My experience of toy shops in East Germany was totally turned on its head at the very moment I walked into the shop. It was the 10th November, a Friday morning, not long until Christmas. It was the morning after the Berlin Wall and the German Border was opened for the first time on the 9th November 1989.
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Sitting in an empty office, well equipped with a sleeping couch, shower and kitchen I am writing this sitting in the middle of Hamburg. After cycling 310 km, which started with cold temperatures, which then changed into heavy rain and while the temperature gradually rose during the day, the wind…
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I am still working on finishing the remaining episodes of my video blogs from my round the world trip, but as I have recently spent a lot of time back in Germany, I was itching to cut this episode of my trip. And here it is, the first part, riding…
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Last week was pretty eventful! I enjoyed a few days off in Germany, but kept myself pretty busy at the same time. Thursday I filmed a 4 minute piece for MDR television with Stefan Ganß, who already covered my trip on MDR Jump when I was over last time. We had…
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I am still grounded in Germany, planning to head out of the country next Monday again to continue my journey across the US. However, while I was out for a run today, I made the swift decision to make a quick video, as this is one of my favourite parts…
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