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Meeting an fellow seamstress in Italy.
About coming back to Europe and meeting a fellow seamstress. Read more
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Cake for breakfast in Albania.
“First time in Albania?” the border guard asks me, while he looks at my passport. “Yes.” I answer. After he figured out my name and tipped a few things in his computer he hands me back my document and asks: “Last time?” “No!” I say, smile and walk away. Read more
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Wood chopping princess – a sewing project.
You want to feel and dress like a princess but you also have to chop wood? Because you live in a beautiful medieval house but that also means you are heating your place with fire? If that is the dilemma you are facing everyday when getting dressed; I found the solution! And if not, you Read more
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Night bus to Tirana.
“Sure there is a bus!” is the ticket-office-guys answer. As we stubble into his office late at night, asking for a late bus to Albania. Relieved because otherwise we would have to sleep in the Greek train station, we buy the ticket and start to wait. We’ll go to Albania! That’s exciting! A few hours Read more
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Interwoven memories.
A sweater from a Bulgarian secondhand shop. The yellow vest that saved my life while cycling to Istanbul. A crochet blanket made by a south Italian granny. Each of these items would have never been worn by myself again, if I am very honest. I would have still kept them though. Makes no sense? Every Read more
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Questioning my Goldfish brain. (thoughts after cycling 5’052 kilometres)
Did I arrive? Where did I intend to go then? After cycling 5’052 kilometres to the south of Turkey I find myself in a sudden moment of calmness. I can’t help but wonder if I arrived at my destination. But I have never had one. If there is no destination how do you know, when Read more
About Kesityu
“I just wanted to cross the Alps by Bike and ended up in Istanbul.” that’s how my life goes. And that’s what I write about: Facing Fears and finding Freedom.
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