Living on the road https://followtheroad.com/en Making the world our home Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:08:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 8047884 Video log: How to decide to travel the world https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-how-to-decide-to-travel-the-world/ https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-how-to-decide-to-travel-the-world/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:08:14 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=2801 Many people were wondering how we decided to travel the world. Here I share with you the secret, as well as our personal story of how we both - Augustas and me - decided to travel the world.

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]]> https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-how-to-decide-to-travel-the-world/feed/ 0 2801 Video log: Winter on the road https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-winter-on-the-road/ https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-winter-on-the-road/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:11:59 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1892 I wondered what cold weather extremes we experienced during our 6 year hitchhiking journey. Our border crossing from Argentina to Chile and our time in the Atacama Desert are definitely among them. Where there any more cold and harsh conditions during our hitchhiking journey? Lean back, press play, and enjoy finding out! :)

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]]> https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-winter-on-the-road/feed/ 0 1892 Video log: Means of transport https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-means-of-transport/ https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-means-of-transport/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 17:16:10 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1868 While Vikas was enjoying to explore the local train station here in Kedainiai, Lithuania, and watch with fascination at the cargo trains stationed and passing, I decided to talk about Means of Transport during our 6 year hitchhiking journey.

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]]> https://followtheroad.com/en/video-log-means-of-transport/feed/ 2 1868 Follow The Road Video Log https://followtheroad.com/en/follow-the-road-video-log/ https://followtheroad.com/en/follow-the-road-video-log/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:42:42 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1846 I dare to pursue a dream I am having for years: to share my experiences from our journey through the world and our life in general. My goal is to hold presentations. As this is a huge step for me, I decided to share what I want to say for so long first in a video log. May it lead me to realize my dream, and bring you JOY for being on board of this extraordinary journey ;) Katja

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]]> https://followtheroad.com/en/follow-the-road-video-log/feed/ 0 1846 Reaching out https://followtheroad.com/en/reaching-out/ https://followtheroad.com/en/reaching-out/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:51:46 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1715 With our hearts full of love there is still room for our adventuresome souls. Just recently we got hit by a beautiful idea, which is very significant to our further lives. This newborn dream is the reason we are writing to you today and reaching out for your arms in search of support.

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]]> https://followtheroad.com/en/reaching-out/feed/ 1 1715 Funding Your Travels https://followtheroad.com/en/funding-your-travels/ Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:36:37 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1695 No matter how you plan your backpacking adventure up to every last detail, certain mishaps and setbacks will always be there to cut short your otherwise lovely journey. Whether these situations result in lost luggage or missing plane tickets, you must always come up with a backup plan and anticipate every possible occurrence.

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]]> 1695 Neighbour dream team https://followtheroad.com/en/neighbour-dream-team/ https://followtheroad.com/en/neighbour-dream-team/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:13:24 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1606 Full of gratitude for our friends, who have bedded and hosted us for three months in Berlin, we leave the capital behind, moving towards our new home. Our relocation to Heidenau takes on a magic glance. We have got a beautiful home to live in, and are blessed with precious neighbors for whom caring for each other stands in first place.

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]]> https://followtheroad.com/en/neighbour-dream-team/feed/ 3 1606 A New Home https://followtheroad.com/en/new-home/ https://followtheroad.com/en/new-home/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:59:52 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1542 We love Australia. We love it's people, it's weather, it's pace, it's mentality, it's places, it's energy. We love how we feel here. We want to stay. We dream of settling in Australia.

Visa regulations turn the wheel

The Visa regulations, though, let us decide otherwise. Tired of thoughts of what to do or where to go next, we choose a simple solution: we book a flight to Europe.

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]]> https://followtheroad.com/en/new-home/feed/ 3 1542 David’s Junky Warehouse https://followtheroad.com/en/davids-junky-warehouse/ https://followtheroad.com/en/davids-junky-warehouse/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:55:15 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1528 Dave turned an old Volkswagen service station into his home. It accommodates Dave's lifetime collection of LPs, antiques, and junk no-one wants. Dave himself is a unique creation with a huge heart.

Meeting Dave on Sunday evening gives us a blast. We are shaking the hand of a man aged 65, proprietor of bright sparkling eyes, with a head full of long dreadlocks, a Hawaii shirt and beach shorts covering his body, and walking the grounds with bare feet. His voice has an inspirational, calming character, and his gestures and sayings invite to feel home. "Easy-Peasy", "Good on You!", "Faaa'n-Tastique!", "Make yourself feel at home" are expressions that put us in place like being the missing piece that just needed to come along.

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]]> https://followtheroad.com/en/davids-junky-warehouse/feed/ 2 1528 Fairy Lisa from Adelaide https://followtheroad.com/en/fairy-lisa-from-adelaide/ https://followtheroad.com/en/fairy-lisa-from-adelaide/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:25:41 +0000 http://followtheroad.com/en/?p=1499 The journey to Adelaide is marvelous. Alistar brings us to Auburn town (20 km south of Clare), where shadow, cookies, and bananas keep us happy in the midday heat. Soon we are off to Gawler (50 km north of Adelaide), right opposite a shopping mall. Huge traffic and oven baking temperatures make it tricky to catch a right, until a former hitchhiker brings us 2 miles ahead to a perfect spot outside town. While waving good-bye an old man pulls over, smiling at us brightly. This enchanting young-spirited 75 year old shows clearly that the state of mind is what matters most in life. Every word he speaks is full of gratitude, an honest Thank You! to the Universe, the deep trust in God. Regular exercise for mind and body, voluntary work for elderly and disabled people, flying remote control airplanes, and a yearly visit to his remaining relatives in England keep him agile. After the death of his beloved wife he moved into a house in an area where they had lived when young. In doing so, his loss turned into joy for he finds here the memories of happiness they have shared together in the past.

As if waiting for a hot pizza delivery Lisa welcomes us right on the street in front of her house, where she is surrounded by her thousands of cactuses and succulents.

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