Workaway schedules are approximate at best, and are often in tune with the weather forecast rather than a calendar. Although … More

Or, Everything you always wanted to know about composting toilets (but we’re too afraid to ask). On a rare, partly … More

Wrapped in a woolen blanket, I’m hunkered down in my caravan after a morning and a half afternoon of sawing … More

Now that the bull had been safely returned, scythe practice could start in earnest. After a delicious porridge – my … More

Still hunkered down, still wet, still writing. An hour before supper at 7, I decide getting a cuppa tea is … More

I slept soundly and deeply in my little cozy caravan, weighted by the cocoon of a comforter and two woolen … More

Arriving by train, from the south along the Rhine, my sister and I slowly and gently approach Bad Honnef, where … More

On the second day in Krakow, I begin to see and feel a way the city and its people move … More