During the past year photography has become one of my favorite hobbies. This is one of the things I*d like to improve during my trip. Capture: Bettina Engel

What I planned to do underway

13. June 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

In everyday life, the time for things I like to do is limited. I have some plans for the coming year. The order is variable. But: point 14 is the most important.

A backpack and a daypack have to be enough to carry all my things.

I am packing my backpack…

10. June 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

What do you take with you on a trip around the world for a year when tropical regions are on the travel list as well as cold high-altitude regions? Not so easy when limited to a backpack. The packing list for my world trip.

Fear seems to be something people don't like to talk about. Photo: archive

What nobody asked me

3. June 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Part II of the FAQ – with a question that nobody has asked me except myself. Its answer occupies more room than all the top 10 questions put together: Are you in doubt/fear?

In the focus: the top 10 world trip questions everybody has asked me. Photo: Bettina Engel

What everyone has asked me

3. June 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Two days left until departure. I said goodbye to almost all my friends, spent the last day at work, cleared out my apartment, handed over the key to the new tenant. In these weeks, I answered an awful lot of questions. Here are the top 10 questions everyone asked me.

My subtenant will enjoy sitting on my sofa while I'm traveling.

The Most Important Man In My life

2. June 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

He is 28 years old, single, non-smoker, has no pets and is incredibly friendly: my interim tenant.

Hostel or hotel? Street food or Michelin starred restaurant? How much a world trip costs depends on the travel needs.

How Much Does it Cost to Travel the World?

26. May 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hostel or hotel? Street food or Michelin starred restaurant? Bus or taxi? How much a world trip costs depends on how long, where and, above all, how you travel.

For the past half year I spent quite some time in front of the computer doing research.

It’s All About Research

24. May 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

From A as in airplane ticket to V as in Visa. Prior to a long-term trip, there is an incredible amount of things to plan.

This photo was taken in Cuba six years ago. This is the country where I came closest to Central America.

Traveling Solo as a Woman in South America

20. May 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

There is a warning of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Totally dangerous,” say friends and the vender in the outdoor store. Who could know more than people who have actually been there?