I’m super excited you’re here to read a bit more about ME and the reasons, why I chose a way, which is far from “normal”.
My name is ME- Michèle Engels. I was born in the Saarland, the smallest and cutest state of Germany. After meeting the love of my life in Madrid, I decided in 2018 to move to Bristol. The coolest and kindest city in the whole UK.
First I should probably tell you, why you should subscribe to my blog right away, why you should never ever stop reading my articles and why I differ to all the other bloggers.
But I won’t.
Because for me it’s normal to do things in a different way- in my way and mostly upside down.
So instead of telling you why you should keep reading, I’ll start with things you won’t get from me and my blog.
Fake pics
You won’t get pictures, which are edited till eternity. Instead you’ll get images on which you’ll see the places in the way I saw them. So it's clear what to expect.
Lies
You won’t get lied to. I won’t recommend places, hotels or travel companies, if I don’t like them. You'll just get the great stuff, I personally tried myself.
A Fake ME
Apart of this one…
you won’t get pictures of me where I don’t look like me. Main reason: If the police is looking for me I want that they’re actually able to find me.
A make- up ME
You won’t get satisfaction for your potential hunger of top notch instagram pictures of me with my face covered in tons of make- up.
My mouth shut
Now Tv would say: "Can contain strong language!" Mainly I can't help it. If it comes to swear words or to stuff, which isn’t appropriate to say in some people’s opinion. You just wouldn’t get the full picture.
Train jumping
Last, but not least. I won’t jump on any kind of “everyone- does- it- now” trains. I love to drive my own train and I appreciate and have the greatest respect for everyone who does the same. I always will be me and as transparent as possible.
CONCLUSION- YOU WON’T GET ANY ONE ELSE BUT ME.
ready for Some crazy stuff about me
- I jumped from 15000 feet out of a plane! Funny fact,- I didn’t really decide to do so myself. My better half booked it for us and told me just a couple of days before the jump what we’re about to do. I had some expectations after he asked me: “Do you have any heart problems?” Lucky him, I don’t:-).
- For the same guy, I moved countries, even while he was still married on paper.
- Twelve years of my life I worked in the hospitality industry; pubs, bars, cafés, restaurants and clubs. I done it all.
- Being an actor was for a long time my biggest dream. After 2 years of acting lessons, I got in a huge argument with my teacher. And that was the day I put my dream to rest!
- Mc Donald’s was for 3 years my place of work. And yes, there’s still a bit ketchup running through my veins.
- In my life I had 2 serious accidents, both times my car was a write- off and both times I came out without a single scratch.
- In just 6,5 weeks I managed to drive 6977 miles/ 11164 km through Australia. That’s 3/4 of the whole coast line of the country!! We ticked the 4 biggest states, after we had lots of ups and even more downs with our lovely baby (VW T4) it finally gave up in Adelaide.
THE POSITIVE SIDE EFFECT OF A PANDEMIC
We would never have imagined, that one day we will be in the middle of a pandemic. And the tycoons of the world are able to cage more than 50% of the world population in their own homes.
It still scares me how quick it happened and how powerless we all are against it.
Since I lived a life in lockdown, I know what scares me the most: Losing my freedom!
Not in my wildest dreams have I thought it would be possible. But it was! There we are, sitting in our homes and listening to someone, who tells us what we’re allowed to do and what classes as essential.
All of us should be enough shaken by now and see crystal clear what to do next. From now on we need to fill every second of our life’s with things we love and which makes us happy.
Travelling was always a huge part in my life and now I finally have the (female) balls to make it my priority and find a way to earn some money along the way. When I came back to the office after being furloughed for 9 weeks, I realised I can’t cope with having a boss forever. I don’t want to wake up every morning at 6am, because I have to. And I don’t want to earn fabulous money for doing something I hate. Simple as that !!
In spite of all the terrifying things since the pandemic started, I finally have the strength and the courage to try and live under my own terms.
And why not following me on this way!?
If life gives you lemons make Caipirinha, right?
WHAT I WANT TO ACHIEVE
I want YOU to actually join me on the way. Not on the exact same way obviously. I can’t hold your hand from now on, I’m afraid.
Instead I want YOU to find YOUR OWN WAY to real freedom, happiness and a life under your own terms. Travel can and will change our life. That’s what happened to me and I want to inspire you to get out there and travel (more).
If there’s actually something I said or did, what inspired you and pushed you that little inch further to find whatever it is you dreamed of and always wanted.
That’s what I want and the goal of my blog!
That moment you’ll step into a life, where you are your own boss will be the best one ever! It’s great when you realise it’s so much more fulfilling, putting all efforts in your own work/ business, challenging yourself and chasing towards your own goals.
Even if we can’t travel the way we normally do…
For the minute I still have plenty of adventures of previous destinations to share with you. But I promise, I’ll sit on the first plane which will leave to new adventures as soon the borders are open again.
In fact I have a huge bucket list for the year after the pandemic. Do you think 17 countries in 12 months is likely to achieve? I’m damn sure it is.
OMG I’m so hyped already !!
For me travelling involves so much more than just explore new destinations. Our whole life is a journey and one huge adventure itself. In search of our purpose in the world, ourselves and a life under our own terms. In my blog you’ll find a lot of these thoughts and believes too.
You may still wonder why I start a travel blog in a time we aren’t even allowed to travel. Fair enough…
All the passionated travellers, like you, surely understand, that I’m losing it here. Not to know when we’ll be allowed to go on all our (re- scheduled) journeys. Fingers crossed for the 17th of May and we’ll be finally out, into the world we belong to. What we experience far too long already, isn’t something we had to confront in the past. For sure the majority of us is struggling with the new “normal”.
Through the fact that I’m obsessed with traveling, adventures and life in general, I can’t stop thinking about all the adventures, which are waiting for us. They’ll be bigger and better than ever before. Meanwhile I decided to create material on here to share that deep love with you guys. One mission will be to give you inspiration how to travel (more). Even if you never travelled before. Now is the time to step forward and jump into the world of an addicted traveller.
They caged us ones and now we know they can do it again. Take our freedom away! Anytime… So let’s throw ourselves out there (as soon we can). Let’s travel and explore the world and ourselves in ways we never have imagined before.
Any questions?
What’s the first destination an airplane will take you? Do you don’t know where to go? Or how to start planning? Check out my latest posts for some inspiration.
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Go ahead! Don’t be shy! We’re all not getting any younger.
Vergiss bitte nicht, Deutsch kann ich auch. Also wann immer dir danach ist in Deutsch mit mir zu kommunizieren, hau raus! Oder willst du, dass ich mal nen deutschen Artikel poste? Lass es mich wissen und ich werde auch das einrichten können. Freu mich jederzeit auf etwas Übung in meiner mother- tongue.
