America

In front of the cathedral, "Puebla" is written in large, colorful letters.

Puebla: On the Happiness That Wants to Be Found!

In Germany and elsewhere, I often move behind a wall of glass. I see people, but I can't reach them. I hear people, but I don't understand them. I touch people, but they feel nothing. bernd 2024/2026 An Attempt Moments of happiness are usually brief. They are found in a song that suddenly makes everything feel lighter, in a message that arrives at just the right time, or in that one specific moment when everything simply feels right. Happiness is not always loud. Sometimes, i

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Jun 78 min read

The Smuggler of Peru

2026 Earrings of the Moche culture, 300 - 700 AD, Larco Museum, Lima One of my most emotional, profound, and daunting journeys was to Peru. It is a vast, overwhelming country. It encompasses three climatic zones: the *Costa*—also known as the coastal desert—the cool, alpine Andean highlands (*Sierra*), and the hot, humid Amazon rainforest (*Selva*). Each of these three regions presents a challenge in its own right. They beckon with magnificent landscapes, yet push me to my ph

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May 911 min read

Group travel

7 points you should know Sometimes you have to take a stand. Group travel is a tricky thing. As always, it has advantages and disadvantages. If you believe the tour operators' bold promises, you will immerse yourself in foreign worlds and cultures and make contact with people in the respective countries. The decisive criteria - regardless of the price - are: the organizer, the tour guide, the program, the transport company, the accommodation and meals, the composition of the

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Jun 21, 20248 min read