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The Blog

Hi there! Welcome to the blog! Find a collection of authentic perspectives about special destinations, unique travel tips, and insights into my personal life as a nomad. Crafted by a traveler for travelers, with love.

The Blog

Hi there! Welcome to the blog! Find a collection of authentic perspectives about special destinations, unique travel tips, and insights into my personal life as a nomad. Crafted by a traveler for travelers, with love.

personal favorites

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Do you escape?

Traveling: An essay about running towards life.

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Europe'S Hidden Treasures

What awaits you off the beaten path?

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The essential Travel Packing Checklist

Let’s start packing efficiently.

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Do you escape?

Traveling: An essay about running towards life.

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The essential Travel Packing Checklist

Let’s start packing efficiently.

categories

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essays

• Do you escape?
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destinations

• India - A Portrait
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travel tips

• The Ultimate Travel Packing Checklist
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Hi, I am Mareike...

…and I count myself to one of those travel addicts! Back home I completed university and took off to the world to live my dream. Although I’ve started traveling from a young age and I am on the go most of the time, I still wake up every single day excited about the next adventure.

I love to explore a place, learn something about its people, culture, history and food and get an insight into the everyday life of the locals.

One of my favourite things about traveling is giving every place the same chance to amaze me by meeting the most admirable people and capture my memories in photos. That’s the essence of traveling for me.

find out more about me