Welcome to my homepage!
I am Robert from Kassel, Germany currently residing in Stuttgart.
After hitting the roads of Europe for the first 16 years of my life, I finally had a chance to travel outside Europe in 1996. Since then, my interest in travelling to foreign countries, getting to know its cultural backgrounds and experiencing the local life-style grew bigger and stronger.
The travel bug went deep and I was lucky enough to be able to visit numerous places all around the world. From the Namibian deserts to Cuba's beaches and Asia's metropolitan cities... all of them an indeed unforgettable and unique experience. Impossible to say which one was best as every trip had its own splendour.
Nevertheless, I became especially interested in the Asian regions.
In the year 2000, I got lucky and received a chance to partially study and work in Hong Kong for about two years... a simply wonderful time and awesome experience that I'd like to share with you here on VT (... as I tend to go back to Hong Kong for vacation about once a year, you might wanna drop by my Hong Kong pages once in a while as more tips and impressions are being added regularly).
Due to my growing interest in Asia, I decided to extend my stay for another year. However, an unforeseen visa-problem in Hong Kong made me end up in South Korea, where I was sent to spend the next eight months helping with the set-up of the wholesale office for my company. Korea is a relatively closed country towards foreigners but was able to impress me every day anew with its unqiue culture: a combination of old and new, history and present, conservative behaviour and modern lifestyle.
The original eight months (very luckily indeed) turned out to be more than 5 years before I had to move on and out of Korea, back to Germany.
Hence, I am now living in Stuttgart in southern Germany, looking back on some wonderful 8 years of my "Asian adventures" and looking forward to my new German experience.
I fully enjoyed every day of my time in Asia and hope to be able to share some of the experiences with you via VT.
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HELP WANTED:
Have you been living abroad longer than you think you should have?
Do you feel like you have already turned into a local?
In this case, help me add to my list(s) of 'Signs You Have Lived In A Country For Too Long':
a) Signs you have lived in Hong Kong for too long
b) Signs you have lived in South Korea for too long
c) Signs you have lived in Singapore for too long
... or simply suggest other locations. Any input is appreciated! Thanks a lot!
d) Signs you have lived in Vietnam for too long (sponsored by VT friend 'King_Golo')
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* Your feedback is always welcome, so feel free to leave a comment and express your thoughts
about my travel pages or simply rate my tips so that I know about how you liked them. *
In the following a brief overview of my favourite destinations:
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Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day.
Hope your birthday is filled with all the fun you can handle!
Happy B/D!
Happy Birthday!!
Hope you have a great birthday, Robert!
Hi Robert! Happy Belated Birthday! Where are u now? Cheers!
Guess I am late, mate but hey, belated Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas but early for Happy New Year!! Greetings from Singapore...on my way back to Shanghai!
Hallo Robert, du warst gerade "featured member" auf VTs Titelseite! Grund genug für ein paar Grüße gen Südwesten!
Congratulations Robert! Here's wishing you a happy married life. ~ isa
Hey! belated happy birthday!