Diary of a Travel Bug

Tag: Travelblog

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…