Die erste Ausfahrt mit dem BikeCamper führte mich heute zu einem Vorstellungsgespräch, bei einer Zeitarbeits-Firma.

Dabei fuhr ich durch den Großen Garten und hielt auf dem Rückweg auf einer dekorativen Brücke an, um ein paar Fotos zu machen, bei schönstem Sonnenschein :)

Den Auszug, zur Erweiterung der Liegefläche, habe ich aber heute nicht ausgezogen.
Die Abdeckung, über dem Auzug, ist erst mal nur provisorisch, wie auch die transparente Seitentür, die ich nochmal austauschen muss (möchte).

Positiv: beim Fahren hat nichts gescheppert, das ist schon mal gut!

Die Individualisierung des Fahrzeugs ist damit (fast) abgeschlossen.
Das Fahrzeug wiegt, inklusive der Einbauten, ~330 kg.

Die Personalisierung (Aufkleber, usw.) folgt dann noch :)

Ich bin schon sehr happy, dass mir das - mit Hilfe zweier sehr hilfsbereiter Menschen - so gut gelungen ist!
Bis auf die Achse und die Elektronik, habe ich alles komplett alleine umgebaut! :)

Die ersten Fotos in Farbe gibt es hier fürs Fediverse!

Fotos vom Innenraum - ähm, irgendwann demnächst ;)

#BikeCamper #FahrradWohnmobil #FahrradWohnwagen #FahrradUrlaub #Fahrrad #Lastenrad #SlowTravel

☘️ Happy St. Paddy’s Day! ☘️ After calling Dublin home for 12 years, I’m sharing the real city that stays hidden from the typical tourist brochures.

I’ve officially launched #DublinInABox—my definitive 2026 toolkit for an Irish adventure centered on the capital.

This is a 100% hand-picked collection of the deep dives I've written over a decade of living there, including:

🕵️ Local Secrets
🚘 Day Trip Ideas
🏨 Where to Stay
🍽️ What to Eat

Explore the full #TravelInABox experience on @Flipboard
https://flipboard.com/@sidewalksafari/dublin-in-a-box-the-definitive-toolkit-for-your-2026-irish-adventure-1e939lk6rehoas34

#StPatricksDay #Dublin #Ireland #TravelTips #SlowTravel #MastodonTravel #Fediverse #TravelPhotography

cc @travelers @AileenLalor @jejord

☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ To celebrate, I'm bringing you #DublinInABox with everything you need to plan a trip to #Ireland and experience the legendary holiday *craic* for yourselves. Everything inside the box is based on my experience living on the Emerald Isle for 12 years. #TravelInABox #StPatricksDay #StPaddysDay #VisitDublin #LoveDublin #TravelTips #TravelPlanning #SlowTravel #Fediverse #MastodonTravel #TravelPhotography

https://flipboard.com/@sidewalksafari/dublin-in-a-box-the-definitive-toolkit-for-your-2026-irish-adventure-1e939lk6rehoas34?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Dublin in a Box: The Definitive Toolkit for Your 2026 Irish Adventure

After calling Dublin home for 12 years, I’ve learned that the best parts of the city aren't always in the brochures. That's why I built Dublin in a Box—a toolkit that captures my hard-won local knowledge to help you plan your own trip to Ireland. From the quietest snugs to the best coastal walks, this is the hand-picked resource I wish I had when I first moved to Dublin.

Flipboard

For me, it’s the cool, misty hills of Shillong calling for a peaceful escape…

Imagining serene mornings by Umiam Lake, the soothing cascades of Elephant Falls, and quiet walks around Ward's Lake.

Sometimes all you need is mountains, mist, and a break from the noise. Maybe it’s time to plan your getaway…

#Shillong #Meghalaya #NatureLovers #HillStation #TravelIndia #PeacefulPlaces #Wanderlust #SlowTravel #TripLodgeUniverse

Imagining peaceful moments by Tsomgo Lake, the spiritual calm of Rumtek Monastery, and slow walks through the beautiful streets of Gangtok.

Sometimes, all you need is mountains, silence, and a break from the noise.

Maybe it’s time to pack your bags…

#Sikkim #PeacefulPlaces #TravelIndia #MountainVibes #Wanderlust #SlowTravel

Yercaud — where coffee-scented air, emerald lakes, and quiet hill roads slow your pulse. Walk misty viewpoints, forest trails, and sunset ridges.

Save this 2N/3D escape. Sunrise fog or golden dusk?

#zinkmagmore #yercaud #tamilnadu #slowtravel

https://zinkmag1.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/mist-coffee-quiet-roads/

Mist, Coffee & Quiet Roads:

Explore Yercaud in 2 nights and 3 days with coffee plantations, misty viewpoints, forest walks, and lake trails. A calm Tamil Nadu hill getaway.

ZINK

I long to return to the "House of Culture" museum in Yogjakarta, a real "Atlas" of Javanese culture and history.
I am mesmerised by the section on the "Batyk", shawls that are worn in ceremonies marking the main stages in a person's life:
- birth, where the "gendogan" batyk is meant to wish good luck to the newborn;
- "Mitoni", taking place at 7 months of pregnancy;
- Adolescence (with a ceremony for boys when they get circumcised and girls when they have their first menstruation);
- Wedding, preceded by an engagement ceremony, where various batyk mark the 7 days of the rituals; The spouses often wear Sidomukti (to become noble/prosperous) or Truntum (reawakened love) to bless their union.
- Turning 64- as a person can be thought of having lived life to its full and to have acquired wisdom.
- Death, marked by dark tones.

Batyk also reveal a person's social status, as some patterns are exclusive to the "elite" and are forbidden to the "commoners". An example is the "Parang" - a diagonal "S" patterns representing waves of swords. They symbolize power and authority; the larger the motif, the higher the wearer's rank.

I wonder how virtually all human societies are characterised by rites of passage marking birth, adolescence, wedding, and death. We have more in common that what we could think of. More on my YT: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJL-sRWA7R4-tCkqYDPa3323wgLuqOBZg 67/

#RefuseToFly #ClimateEmergency #Slowtravel #decarbonise #ClimateAction #Sonobudoyu #Java #Indonesia #Yogjakarta #RitesOfPassage #Batyk

🌿🌸🐦 Lush green meadows, flowers in bloom and birds singing… what better place for a spring getaway?

We’re talking about Der Schwalbenhof – Naturparadies und Ort der Ruhe, a charming eco-friendly farmhouse in Rehna, Germany. One hectare of natural garden, a pond with a small pier, fruit trees, an organic vegetable garden and a dreamy starry sky…

☀️ Perfect for your spring escape!

#Ecobnb #EcoFriendly #SlowTravel #Spring #Nature #DerSchwalbenhof

People keep messaging to make sure I’m safe in Cambodia, but that’s only half the story. I’m sitting in a big apartment in the centre of Siem Reap, English everywhere, opportunities opening up, and a life that actually works. There’s a reason expats stay. I’m thriving.

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/thriving-in-siem-reap-why-cambodia

#CambodiaLife #ExpatPerspective #CreativeNonfiction #SlowTravel #LifeDesign

Thriving in Siem Reap: Why Cambodia Feels Like Home for an Expat

To those people who keep messaging me to make sure I’m safe in Cambodia: I think you only have half the story here.

Brett Gornall