Berlin has gone back to rain and frost and I have gone back to working too long hours. I would love to prepare more for the trip, but really there isn’t much to plan yet without having bought the ticket and with so much time ahead. At least not thinking about it makes time pass by quicker, so that’s a good one.

In the meantime, there are a million of other blogs and resources that will take good care of you if you’re interested in travelling or awesome tales (ditch your life as it is, stop working, sell everything, cash in all your money and get the fuck away from here if you REALLY want to dive into an adventure, don’t just read the blogs about it!).

Sonic Iceland

Amateurs In Africa – Ben and Mitch are going from World Cup to World Cup. They’re absolutely insane and they have definitely not prepared for their five months of adventure in Africa. They make some sick movies of their adventure and if you pick one out of this list, pick this (I might be biased because Ben is my ex-housemate and he holds the record of drinking 36 Jagermeister shots. I’m basically just waiting for him to crack yet. It could happen anytime, so stay tuned to see it all happen. Hehehe.)

Sonic Iceland – Kai and Marcel are currently preparing for the flashpacking side of life – in Iceland. One month will be spent to document the Icelandic music culture.

Flashpacker – a geeky backpacker – youngsters which always carry around a backpack stuffed with ‘indispensable’ gadgetry: laptop, pda, gps etc

also referring to a backpacker with better budget – independent travelers with money to spend.

- Urban Dictionary

Travelettes – One of the most popular travelling blogs among chicks. It’s basically an institution with plenty of females from all around the world who spill their stories, and a rich resource for everyone who’s planning a trip.

Almost Fearless – Less a documentary about someone on the road and more a collection of brave advice, little anecdotes and a bit of travel philosophy for you to dive into.

The Amateurs in Africa

Techguide For Travel – My trip is not the shoestring thing of the early 90ies, I admit it. I suppose it makes things slightly less interesting. Flashpacking is easy, right? Well, I’m trying to find a balance. A balance and the right gadgets to take along with me to communicate and document at my best where I’ve gone lost again. The Techguide for Travel is a pretty nifty resource for advice on the road.

The Aussie Nomad – Another Aussie on the list. Seriously though, what is it with you Australian people? Can’t you settle down? Seriously! … but nah, just kidding. The Aussie Nomad has some very nice stories about the places he’s visiting. Right now he’s checking out Europe and will soon probably pass me in those streets of Berlin.

Have Pack Will Travel – notice something? Yeah, that dude totally stole my idea. Except that blog has been around for way longer, so err, let’s not talk about it shall we? Have Pack Will Travel follows a similar concept to Almost Fearless, a round mix of philosophy, good advice (especially for other bloggers maintaining travel blogs) and some tidbits from around the world.

Uncommon Travel – good writing and nice stories to find on Uncommon Travel. Did I mention how much I love blogs that have good and big pictures to visualize the content? Yeah, it’s one of those blogs, so go pack it in your feed reader.

Have Internet Will Travel

Have Internet Will Travel – Excuse me, another impostor. I feel slightly silly now because that idea of a name is rather not so creative (especially because at least they have made the effort to change the title). Anyway: Have Internet Will Travel is about a freelancing couple that works from wherever they are. I love it.

She’s In Love With The World – More similarities between me and other travelling people, this chick’s name is Sarah (though mine’s without an H) and hell yeah she loves the world. Especially her posts about South East Asia and the budgeting advice was very helpful for me and my own itinerary. See, I love profiting from other’s experiences, I just wish I could do that in real life too.

Alright, I suppose that’s enough for now, gotta get back to the daily crap routine. 147 days left!

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