Change

Up until a few months ago, I spent a lot of my time working on the computer, writing my thesis and working at my university job. Now I'm done with my studies and am working somewhere that I enjoy immensely, but that also does not include sitting in front of a computer whatsoever. While I love the interaction with real live people, my blog is suffering. But the next big adventure is coming soon, so hopefully that will inspire me to take more pictures and come back here a bit more often...

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Pictures taken on a fall walk

at the end of October.

Wolfgangsee, Austria

Halong Bay

Needless to say

I didn't want to get off that boat anymore.

Breathtaking Sapa

We spent two days hiking in Sapa,

a small town in the north of Vietnam,

near the Chinese border.

It was absolutely beautiful,

I think the pictures speak for themselves.

Just For the Record

It snowed today. Help.

Hello Hanoi

They really do wear those hats!

Hoan Kiem Lake,

our first bowl of delicious Pho,

sunset from our balcony,

seeking some peace and quiet at the Temple of Literature,

Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum,

and discovering all the things

that can be transported on a motorbike

(hint: anything and everything!).

I am so good at just disappearing...

September 8th

On the way to Vietnam

Over three weeks later

and all I need to do now is figure out where to start...

PS:

Click on the first picture for Track #1

from the playlist that accompanied us throughout our trip.

Vienna Vacation

Months ago,

some girlfriends and I planned an August weekend by the lake.

But when the weather decided not to play along,

the six of us met at a lovely little "hostel" in Vienna instead,

also known as my apartment.

I admit that most of those rainy days were spent

in pajamas around our kitchen table,

eating breakfast for hours,

playing games,

eating Indian food that we ordered in,

chatting,

watching movies.

We did manage to leave the apartment

for dinner at a Viennese "Heuriger" and Sunday brunch.

I have to say,

a vacation at home can be quite the luxury.