Jan 10, 2023
There’s not many places left in this world that still have an air of adventure about them. Sumba, an island roughly twice the size of Bali, located in eastern Indonesia, is one of them however. With the lack of mass tourism comes a lack of tourism infrastructure...
Sep 22, 2022
Being struck in the chest by a spear was most definitely not on my Sumba bucket list. Well, that island will teach you to expect the unexpected real quick.So, how did I find myself in the midst of flying spears and galloping horses? As with the vast majority of my...
Oct 5, 2020
It’s 4 am and we’re loudly cursing out the muazzin. He can’t hear us of course, but oh man do I wish he would answer our prayers by ending his. That was our first night in Labuan Bajo, lots of mosquitoes and not a lot of rest. The lack of sleep couldn’t dampen our...
Sep 16, 2020
This story begins in a pretty strange place. A non-place, actually. The virtual realm, the elusive land of left and right swipes, of shirtless mirror selfies and gruellingly unoriginal bios („Here for a good time not a long time“ (please stop)). Well, yep, I met one...
Mar 23, 2020
Growing up, all I wanted to be was an explorer. The books I read, the movies I watched, they all revolved around that one theme, going to Africa and South America, to Asia and the South Pacific, exploring every last corner of the earth, like Indiana Jones or Charles...
Oct 3, 2019
I spent my teen years in a never ending daydream. Sitting in class, making up elaborate scenarios of how in 10 minutes, I’d walk out of school, get my passport from home and drive to the airport. I wrote detailed stories on the back of math books, drew pictures...
