Samstag, 14. August 2010

Crete








Hello everybody!

I am still in Crete. The weather is fantastic. Meanwhile my family left. My parents, uncle and aunt already on monday, my brother followed two days later.
Now Manoli (of course the son of our friend Manoli and as well the father of another Manoki...) and his wife are learning in our house for their examins.
It is amazing how qiet I always get when I stay here for a longer time. But also my Greek is still in a miserable stat, so it is not easy to communicate to a lot of people.
But it is my home in a way and I feel always when i am here, how much this place influenced my personality. Often, when i was in Asia, i thought the people are in a way so similiar to the greek people. And for sure the Greeks influenced the asian culture and the asian influence especially on Crete is also not to negate.

The birthday of my mother was very nice. She enjoyed herself and we had some really nice guests. Another day we went like every year to a place, hidden in the mountains, where is celebrated every year a religious event, followed by some dance, eating and drinking. I like the atmosphere in this place. This time i used the time to climb on the top of the mountain as well. Probably i will do it again in the next days. I still love trekking!!! But the most funny part is always the way up and down with our friend Manoli, who is driving the Tractor.

The day, when my brother left I was on a raggae concert. This was fantastic, even if i couldnt understand a lot. There was almost no strangers instead of the charming english ladies and the jamaican Guy with them i went there. Still very young by heart, even if they are more than double my age...
On the dance floor I was absolutely the only stranger and i saw a lot of surprised faces. But it was great, i did a lot of dancing even if it was very hot in the wonderful stone theater. Some Pictures will follow!

As I heared my friend Johannes escaped out of Ladakh without injuries. I am very happy about that. It was a dangerous situation and i was full of sorrows.

I hope two good friends of mine will also have a good and safe tracvel. They will fly into Moscow, stay there 4 days and then going on the Transib Route. All the best for you!!!

I will go in some days probably to Naxos to visit one of my female cousins, Ruth. This will be very nice.
After staying another 10 days or something I will come back to germany for another 4 weeks before heading to Asia again.
I know, i am a very happy fellow at the moment. I am very thankful for that. It has been not only bright in my life...
Stay true, yours,

Mr. Coconutyoga

Sonntag, 8. August 2010

Himalayatrek




Hello everybody!

Time for a short Update. I am still in Crete and as I don`t have any flight ticket or anything else, I don`t know when I will leave this place. Probably I will stay another week. My parents and my uncle and aunt will leave tomorrow and my brother 2 days later. I will relax probably a little more... I am actually very tired from writing.
Actually I even don`t know where I will head to then. But I also really don`t care.
At the moment I am busy with writing down my experiences of the second part of my travel, waht is not only joy... But like last time it is a unique possibiliy to get out a lot of things out of my memory, that I almost forgot. Espacially the smaller details.
Maybe I will return to Germany for a second stopover, mostly to have some time to work on with my book. I have already material for around 300 pages, but there is so much to do, until I will be satisfied. There are still to many fragments and to less really ready parts.
The decision to come back to India is inbetween clear. There has to happe a lot to change this plan again.
And Cambodia and Laos are also calling for me already.
But maybe I could use the time in Germany to make some first connections with people, who could be able to edit the book or even publish it. Dreams are allowed!
The remaining time I am going to swim, sitting in the sun or reading. I just read a fascinating book from Tahir Shah about the magical India, about his experiences as a student of a magican and just started a book from Terziano Terzani: Flying without wings: a journey to the asian Mystiries. I can just reccomend both of them.
Check also the book reccomendments. I just started this section.
As well I finished my full report about the trek in the Kumbu-Region from Jiri to the Kala Patar and Everest Base Camp. For the moment it is just in german available.
Please check it and comment it!!!