Cyprus is also on our shortlist. It's supposed to have a similar climate to Mallorca, the scenery is beautiful, and the locals are friendly and laid-back. If we were to consider moving there permanently, we'd have the advantage of only needing to be there for 60 days a year, leaving us plenty of time to explore the world elsewhere. We're really excited and will keep you updated. Day one, The journey Kerstin, of course, had packed everything perfectly, as always. We're each al

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

The starting point for our world trip?? Dubai A fascinating country! The first step into our new life. Great anticipation is building, and the planning for this amazing trip begins. Flights and hotels are searched for and booked immediately without hesitation. (Without checking where the hotel is, but more on that later.) Of course, we wanted to experience as much as possible. There are so many sights and so much to explore that it's really hard to decide. We watched a lot of

Our first big trip outside of Europe took us to Dubai for various reasons. Kerstin will surely report on it. We noticed the following contrasts on site, which we will examine in the individual sections: Expensive - Cheap Rich - Poor Hot - Cold Modern - Traditional Big City - Deserted Area Security - Surveillance Clean - … Dubai is often viewed disparagingly by our acquaintances as a synthetically constructed city with a glossy, high-gloss appearance. We were there, albeit on

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