Diary of a Travel Bug

  • About me
Illustration of a bird flying.
  • Life in Fuerteventura as a workawayer

    Adventure, work and vibes 1) What do I do here? I am currently living with my host Ina, as well as her 4 children, 4 dogs and 3 cats and my workaway colleague. I work for 4-5 hours a day 5 days a week, making sure her children don’t end themselves. The gremlins in question…

    April 13, 2023
  • Travelling to Fuerteventura

    08.03.2023: The start of a new adventure My things were in order, my backpack packed (it is giant and just… so red. I love that thing) and the flight leaving in a few hours. I had even arranged things with my university! (Look at me actually being organized XD) It was finally time to leave…

    March 28, 2023
  • Why travelling is important

    My perspective on impermanence How to deal with endings We all know the feeling. You went somewhere, had a great time, and now its time to leave. Queue heartbreak In my opinion that is probably the hardest part about travelling: saying goodbye. And as much as I like to pretend to be untouched by such…

    March 18, 2023
  • The village for ethnic culture and tourism & changing hosts

    How I spent the weekend with my host family, got some cultural education and was subjected to Workaway chaos.

    October 19, 2022
  • How to spend a weekend in Halong Bay (Or not)

    During my weekend in Halong I almost meet my future husband, accidentally try to break the law and get to experience one of the most breathtaking sights in the world. Follow me on the wild ride that was my first weekend trip in Vietnam!

    September 30, 2022
  • A trip to Halong Bay

    Who went? I met to other volunteers through workaway, Kalen and Shay. They are both from the US and a delight to be around. They work at a Kindergarden co-owned/lead by my host, where they teach English to preschoolers. The three of us had met exactly once before this (at said kindergarden), where we talked…

    September 22, 2022
  • My first week in Hanoi, Vietnam

    I can’t believe it has already been a week. Or that it’s only been a week. Time is wierd. Housing Since I’m travelling with workaway, I’m staying with hosts instead of at hostels, resorts etc. There I help them in whatever way we agreed on beforehand to “earn my keep”. In this case I’m staying…

    September 15, 2022
  • Travel to and arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam

    To get from Germany (from where I started this whole journey) to Vietnam, flying is kind of your only option, if you want to make it there in a reasonable amount of time. So i booked a flight! And because I’m not King Midas, I booked it way in advance because that saves you a…

    September 8, 2022

Diary of a Travel Bug