This story is true… The so-called “Green Hell” – just kidding – the Everglades National Park, we had saved for the grand finale of our trip. The plan was to cross from the Gulf of Mexico in Naples to the other side: Miami. Most people...

 Sometimes, good old coincidence plays a major role in life — like being in the right place at the right time. Or when you’re chatting in the cafeteria with a colleague and friend about your upcoming trip to Miami, and he casually mentions that his...

 One might think that flying as a regular passenger is nothing extraordinary anymore. You board the plane, take your seat, maybe read a newspaper, and wait for the aircraft to leave the airport. The only glimpse you get of the world outside is through one...

 Nine days can pass by so quickly – especially when you feel like you’re in paradise. It’s warm, you’re wearing light clothes and flip-flops, and the evenings are so pleasant that you can still sit outside. It’s nothing like the winter that has already settled...

 I’m back! After almost three weeks, I landed at Düsseldorf Airport on March 23, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. and officially returned to Germany. It felt strange—just 24 hours earlier I was enjoying 26°C in Miami, and now the frost in Germany was reaching out to...