... The Odyssey blog
Last update: August 28, 2024
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Odysseus and Penelope
They see each other one last time before they are separated for a long time.
September, 2024
Without net
Due to this somewhat unforeseen course of the odyssey, i.e. the fact that mobile Internet / WLAN is only sometimes available, everything is a little delayed. Unfortunately, I can't post regularly as planned, but only when I have the benefit of the two mentioned.
September, 2024
Two days time out in Zell (Mosel)
I now spend 2 days in a small guesthouse to process the last exciting days.
But I'm here for a good reason ...
Germany, "... it's not that simple"
It's easy to get out of Germany, but difficult to get back in as a former (and future) emigrant.
September, 2024
I am a foreigner in my own country
On the first of September, I crossed the French/German border at 13:30 and was back in my home country. With the firm belief ... everything will be fine.
September, 2024
I think of my time in France and long to return
"Ulysses only had a few days with his Penelope before the Odyssey began. A beautiful time with a beautiful woman in a beautiful country."
August, 2024
Short walk along the river Sèvre Nantaise, Vertou, France
Nice walk for two along the river
August, 2024
Relaxation on the Lac de Chêne, Saint-Julien-de-Concelles, France
Lake Chêne is a true oasis of peace and relaxation. Picnic with friends or family. With outdoor activities: games for children, boules, hiking, beach volleyball court, barbecue, fitness trail, tennis, fishing, pedal boats and much more.
August 28, 2024
The odyssey with a scent of adventure?
The Odyssey is, on the one hand, an attempt to master things under adverse circumstances. On the other hand, of course, it is a real story that is happening right now.
Last update: August 30, 2024
Clisson and the surrounding area
Now that I've found accommodation, I feel better. Just a little change of scenery takes my mind off things and my mood improves.
Clisson is a beautiful town and the surrounding area is in no way inferior.
Last update: August, 2024
Alcobaça (Portugal) - Spain - Saint-Sebastien-sur-Loire (France)
A trip specially selected without toll roads.
The toll in Portugal is complicated, you have to see online what you have to pay. If you are registered, the full amount is deducted from your account.
Spain charges a reasonable amount, France is very expensive. If you avoid the toll you save a few euros, in my case it was almost €85.
Last update: August 17, 2024
Why not make it more complicated
My "hotel on wheels" is not "properly" registered thanks to the Portuguese authorities.
This is because the car, like me, has or had German documents.
The car had a German license plate and a German registration. Then the time came that I had to re-register it, because you have to do it after a certain period of time.
August 6, 2024
Thoughts that are simply there
I don't know what I'm doing, you might think, but in a way it's true.
What do I do when everything fundamentally wrong, what do I do when I'm faced with closed doors, what?
August 1, 2024
RECHERCHE
Un petit appartement en France
Nous recherchons un - T1/T2 à Basse-Goulaine / Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire / Haute-Goulaine.
Meublé ou non meublé
Envoyez un e-mail à J. Winkler ou utilisez le formulaire de contact. Ce serait une grande joie pour nous si, grâce à votre aide, l'odyssée prenait fin. Merci beaucoup.
Last update: August 25, 2024
Preparations
The preparations are quickly explained. My furniture was planned for sale right from the start. The problem is and was ... if you buy solid furniture in Germany and sell it in Portugal, you're a bit out of luck. A lot of things are cheaper in Portugal and people bargain until they drop. The falling over refers to the fact that at some point you say, okay, take it and that's it. So you give up and give the furniture away, so to speak. I think that even if you give it away, people still trade it.
Last update: August 28, 2024
Preliminary information
The blog always contains the latest information and is always kept up to date.
Some 16 months after emigrating to Portugal, I am returning to ...?
The journey begins in Aljubarrota (Alcobaça) in Portugal and leads through Spain to Nantes in France. After a short stopover, I travel to Germany and the odyssey begins, which finally ends in France.
Last update: September 13, 2024
My current location
August 1, 2024
My traveling hotel
He has already seen many European countries. He is certainly a small but equally strong partner.
August 2, 2024
The book to the Odyssey
The name of the eBook will remain secret until it is published. It is planned as an electronic book in German and English. It contains much more background information and is also the start of a whole series.
Why only as an eBook? First and foremost, it should go with the diary, which will also be linked in the eBook itself.
The subsequent book series builds on the experiences of the "I am Odysseus on Odyssey ..." diary.
It tells the story of two people who have been on two odysseys. But they always manage to get back together. The series itself is published as an eBook and a regular book.
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