Let‘s do this, like Frank Sinatra used to sing: „My way…“
Cue the dramatic music. A map spreads across a table. The plan? Travel the world, write it down, and capture the in-between moments. You zoom in on the one behind it all…
Name: Marie-Louise
Alias: Sometimes just Marie. Sometimes Erika. Sometimes Mary-Lou. Sometimes Maurice. Depends on the passport stamp.
Role: The Planner. The Writer. The Photographer. The Dreamer. The Lover. The One-Woman-Crew.
Specialty: Turning moments into memories. Squeezing meaning out of a sunrise. Finding stories in strangers and sketching them with words. Also: baking the world’s best brownies and dangerously good carrot cake muffins.
If you ever need to find her, just follow the smell of cinnamon and chocolate — it might be your only chance of catching her.
Background: Grew up with a curious mind and an ache for the big wide world. The kind of kid who got lost in books, stared too long out of windows, and always asked “What’s next?”
She believes in detours, solo train rides, and long conversations with kind people — and she’s still learning how to feel at home in movement.
Mission: To chase the feeling of home in unexpected places. To write like someone’s heart needs to hear it. To leave pieces of herself behind in cities — and gather new ones along the way. To remind you (and herself) that change isn’t something to fear, but something to follow.
Equipment:
A valid passport
A slightly overstuffed backpack
A notebook with tea stains and cookie crumbs
A spotify playlist that makes every walk feel like she‘s the protagonist
A stubborn belief that the world is better when shared in stories
Meet the team
I may be a solo traveler, but I rarely travel alone.
Here’s the crew I carry with me — every version of me I’ve met so far.
“The Energy Saving Expert“
“The Overnight Hiker“
“The Photographer“
“The Sober Party Girl“
“The Solo Traveler“
“The „Man“ For The Job“
“The Construction Worker“
“The Adrenaline Junkie“
“The Mountain Biker Babe“
“The Don‘t-Tell-Me-How-To Skier“
“The Better-Than-Dr. Dre Wing Foiler“
“The I-Wanna-Have-Lunch-With-A-View Hiker“
“The Lost Daughter“
“The Finally-I‘m-An Auntie / Oh-Dear-I‘m-An Auntie“
“The New And Better Friend For Me And You“
“The You‘ll-Always-Be-Our-Little Sister“
FAQs
Do you ever get homesick?
Man, going straight for the deep questions, aren’t we?
Well, the short answer is: yes, of course.
There are moments — whether I’m riding a high or wading through the low tide — when I crave familiarity.
When I miss my family and friends in Germany. When I’ve had enough of new places and unfamiliar faces, and I just want to be in the company of someone I “grew up” with.
Someone who doesn’t need a backstory or a map to understand me.
How do you stay motivated to keep writing?
Sometimes… I honestly don’t.
But I’ve never really seen writing as something I have to do — it’s more of an outlet. A way to process all the noise in my head and make sense of what I’m feeling.
It also happens to be a great way to keep the people I love updated on where I am and how I’m doing — without needing to send a hundred messages.
And maybe the best part? This blog becomes a record. A living archive of memories I never want to lose.
I can come back here, reread old posts, and see where I’ve been — physically and emotionally.
And that fills me with a kind of gratitude that keeps me going.
Are you travelling to find something – or to leave something behind?
This is what most people — now — tend to misunderstand about me.
I’m not running from anything anymore. (At first, I might have been…)
I travel because I like being at the edge of my comfort zone.
Because that’s where I grow.
And as cliché as it might sound, I’ve learned firsthand:
it’s not about the destination — it really is about the journey.
Or as we say in German: “Der Weg ist das Ziel.”
And truthfully? I’m enjoying the journey I’m on — deeply, fully, immensely. I can‘t wait to see wherever it might take me.
If your life were a movie – what would it be called?
Uff.
It’s questions like this that will keep me up at night. Hahaha.
A lot of titles come to mind, but none of them really capture it all — every version of me, every chapter.
Oh dear, this is a tough one.
The best answer I can come up with, off the top of my head?
“How Long Will She Stay?” (19/06/2025)
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