VirtualTourist Member frockland
| Page Views: 12,389 | Welcome to frocklandīs world of travelling! by frockland - last update: Apr 27, 2008 |
Just 4 a change: working at home! April 2008 - waiting at home for the summer to come. meanwhile Iīm preparing a "page"with some slideshows, pictures, mp3 etc.
March 2008 - I will finish my job in Southern Germany with the Polish company "GT" soon and finally relax at home for a couple of weeks, before the "Seismic Circus" will start again. Pictures can be seen here: "Hassloch"
November 2007 - Things are changing quickly. After another 7 weeks in Mozambique and Tanzania I decided to take a job offer of a German company and left Africa! For the next 6 month I will work at home (just for a change!)
July 2007 - Back home for a short while before I will start the bike again and ride for another time to Moldova & Ukraine where I will hopefully make it this time to Yalta! Keep your fingers crossed for me!
May 2007- Iīm off to Malawi for a short visit in Monkey Bay to visit the "Back To School Foundation" - Project of Birgit Albers and then back to work in Tanzania until July when the bike season will start! :-)
April 2007 - I returned home after an eight week stint only to find out that I was losing a friend for another time! Being betrayed and frustrated I escaped to Malawi.
February 2007 - Time was flying again and I need to return to my work on the tropical island of SongoSongo in Tanzania. The location is amazing but often the job is frustrating and for sure not a holiday! Unfortunately I didnīt manage to visit all my friends I wanted to meet - sorry!
Kilwa Masoko - Working in Tanzania - SongoSongo
November 2006 - Summer is over and I need to start working again. For the next couple of weeks Iīm off to Tanzania!
September 2006 - Finaly on the road again! Eating miles on my FJR towards Albania!
June 2006 - I packed my things and drove to Estonia were I spent a brilliant time in Tallinn and Saaremaa
April 2006* - my days in Sudan are finished and at the moment I'm at home. Summer is coming soon and Iīm preparing for some motorbike trips.
November 2005 - I went back to southern Sudan to start working again in the Great Sudd, the large swamps in Southern Sudan. Based in Rubkoner near the border line between the north and the south where the area is full of soldiers. Its rough and wild but interesting.
Some of my Sudan stories are here: |
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Far, Far Away
I've seen the yellow lights go down the Mississippi
I've seen the bridges of the world
and they're for real
I've had a red light of wrist
Without me even gettin' kissed
It still seems so unreal
I've seen the morning in the mountains of Alaska
I've seen the sunset in the east and in the west
I've sang the glory that was Rome
And passed the hound dog singer's home
It still seems for the best
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| | And I'm far far away
with my head up in the clouds
And I'm far far away
with my feet down in the crowds
Lettin' loose around the world
But the call of home is loud
still as loud
I've seen the Paris lights from high upon Montmartre
And felt the silence hanging low in no mans land
And all those Spanish nights were fine
It wasn't only from the wine
It still seems all in hand
And I'm far far away with my head up in the clouds
(Slade)
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Travelling a passion? I started travelling whenever I had enough money and time since I was 17. Most western European countries I`ve seen. East Europe I travelled when the "Iron Certain" made it a bit difficult. I also visited Southern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle America and the Middle East. My favourite places are Malawi, Zimbabwe and Bratislava
...and there is still a RTW trip to do before I get old. | | |
Warum Reisen?
"Reisen ist eine Gemeinheit. Es zwingt Dich, Fremden zu vertrauen und wegzugehen von der Waerme Deines Zuhauses und Deiner Freunde. Du bist ununterbrochen aus dem Gleichgewicht. Nichts gehoert Dir, nichts als die absolut notwendigsten Dinge: die Luft, der Schlaf, die Traeume, das Meer, der Himmel - alles Dinge, die mit Ewigkeit zu tun haben, oder eben mit dem was wir uns darunter vorstellen."
Caesare Pavese
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The Sudan Mission In October 2004 I started working in Sudan near the region of Wad Medani and Dinder in between the millions of irrigation canals and flooded fields. In April I my company transferred me to southern Sudan and I was able to experience the difference between Northern and Southern Sudan. I never felt so cut off civilisation and security. The unhealthy climate did the rest not to make the mission enjoyable for me. Working in the Sud, the large swamps, of the White Nile is no fun at all! More pictures can be found here (for slideshow clic on "Prasentation starten"):
Southern Sudan - Northern Sudan - Sudanese Faces - Working in Sudan
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Iran - What an experience! In December 2002 I gave up my job as a social worker to join a small seismic company. I left all my social security behind and made my way to the "Land of the Mullahs" where I was working in the south western region, not far from Abadan, in the small village of Hendijan.
After being there twice I put some parts of my diary on VT. Everything is true and happened like I wrote it down. Names are changed, cos "...you never know!"
Hendijan-Hell-Report
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| Side street in Tallinn (Estonia) |
| | Something about my VT pages: I still didnīt find the way of writing and presenting tips in an interesting way but Iīm working on it. I always dislike pages where many tips are about an identical topic only to show more pictures.
On my pages I try to give īpracticalī tips for low budget travellers. Also I try to put tips together in one mask and avoid to write about things that can be looked up in any travel guide describing things better than I ever could do!
I will not answer questions of VT-members who do not build pages. VT without sharing wouldnīt be VT! So, do your bit, please!
If somebody
wishes to use some of my pictures, then please ask for my permission first!
Thanx to all my friends on VT and IRL staying in touch with me! It means a lot to me and I hope that you will not forget me. Even when I will not be on VT or answer mails it does not mean "Out of sight - out of mind!", not at all! Keep your fingers crossed for me!
"Wer sich nie getrennt hat, der kennt auch nicht die Freude des Wiedersehens!?
("Drei Kameraden" v. E.M. Remarque) |
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yumyum Sun Apr 27, 2008 19:21 UTC
Just read your Seismic travelogue! Need to come back and read more. Where is this 9 to 5 social work job?! I only know lots of overtime :( | Astralka Tue Nov 13, 2007 20:55 UTC
Is this true? =) When one expects you to be in Africa, you are at home, and the other way round :-) anyway I am glad that you had such a job opportunity | nada1712 Sun Jun 3, 2007 20:35 UTC
Lovely pages | Tobias_Plieninger Sun Dec 24, 2006 19:35 UTC
Hi, I wish you a merry christmas! Frohe Weihnachten! Gruss aus dem Schwabenland! Von Tobias |
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