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Since we decided in January 2022 to emigrate from Germany and find a country that would treat us well and where we would feel comfortable as a base for our world trip(s), a good two years have now passed. And for good reason, because it was a step we had never taken before. The preparations, especially the mental ones, were considerable: from idea to the goal We had to sell all our belongings. Then the house. Once these essential steps were completed after just 11 months, we

We get asked that a lot. And yes, after careful consideration, we decided to set up our new base camp there, from where we'll begin our exploration of the world. So why Cyprus? Well, first and foremost, we wanted more sunshine than we had in Germany. For the last six months, we've practically never seen the sun. It really gets you down. We don't want that anymore, period. Furthermore, Cyprus is a very beautiful and charming island with something for everyone: In the most extr

It's easy to say: "We're going on a trip around the world." But what all do we need to think about? My biggest question, though, was: "What will our children say?" That was our first step, because it was very important to us that our children heard it first and foremost from us. We called our son and told him that we urgently needed to talk to him. Said and done. We then met with him and his wife, and the first thing he said was: "Either you renovate, or you're leaving." He k

On Sunday, November 13, 2022, the day finally arrived. Our "move" to Uthweiler was about to begin. Well, it wasn't really a move in the traditional sense, since we had cleared out our house and sold almost all of our belongings in the preceding months. For me, after more than sixty years, it will be my first move, but certainly not my last. Some things we weren't sure we'd need in our new home – after all, we only knew our new Airbnb apartment from pictures – we had previousl

Bye bye, my dears! One Sunday afternoon, the doorbell rang and Birgit stood beaming in her own unique way, saying that we absolutely had to come out onto the street with her and... We were quite astonished: It seemed like all the neighbors in our neighborhood had gathered on the street and in our dear neighbors' driveway to bid us farewell as we embarked on our journey from Uthweiler into the world, leaving the neighborhood we had grown to love over the decades. After we had