Category Archives: Living

Benefits of Working in Coworking Spaces

For a very long time, I did not even consider working in an office while I am self – employed and neither did I think I would actually see the benefits of coworking. Instead, I preferred working home. It was more coincident that I actually started working in a coworking office due to a bomb that […]

When was the last time that you deserved something?

What do you deserve? Do you deserve something? Isn’t it crazy when we think about that a little bit? We live our lives and think we need to accomplish something before we can deserve something. Often we have a to-do list to fulfill before we sit down and read a book, have a coffee or […]

My Bucket List

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My Bucket List Have you ever thought about the things that you want to achieve? I am convinced that writing goals down will eventually help to achieve them. I already wrote about two major techniques that I like to use. What does your bucket list look like? THIS IS MINE 🙂 My Bucket List: Learn scuba diving skateboarding (started […]

The Mysterious Banana around Cologne by Thomas Baumgärtel

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Plenty of Bananas in Cologne Have you recognized all the bananas in Cologne and other places?  The cityscape includes quite some interesting aspects once in a while. Who is actually behind the scenes of the Banana? Around 30 years ago, Tomas Baumgärtel started to spray the banana for the first time onto buildings. This he is […]

Streetart Gallery in Ehrenfeld: HeliosstraĂźe

Are you ready to see new streetart around Cologne? Yesterday, I was super excited to see new art in Ehrenfeld, HeliosstraĂźe. I love taking this street to find new streetart. If you are into streetart I highly recommend you to check out HeliosstraĂźe (streetname) in Köln- Ehrenfeld as well as Vogelsanger Str. If you are coming from […]

Free Alternative Cologne Tours

Starting December 2016: Free Alternative Cologne Tours December 2016, I started hosting Free Walking Tours in Cologne.  What are Alternative Cologne Tours about? It’s all about the Alternative. We make things different. The approx one and a half hours walk through the city includes more than just the basic historical dates and sights. You will have an insight into […]

Above the Roofs of Cologne

Triangle Panorama Cologne While living, we sometimes forget to explore our own environment. I lived in many places already and looking back, I often think that I could have explored the places a lot more. Therefore I changed while living in Cologne. I explore the city a lot. The Triangle Panorama deck is one of many places […]

(Childhood) Dream Come True :)

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THIS place is a must if you like Flakes!  OMG 🙂 Flakes everywhere!!! This place is absolutely a dream come true for me, and I am sure you will love it as well. Within the first minutes it was just overwhelmed. SO MANY DIFFERENT FLAKES. This got me totally excited. The variety is just amazing. […]

Schloss Drachenburg_Königswinter

I finally made it For a long time I wanted to go to see Schloss Drachenburg, which is a castle and Drachenfels, a ruin (Drachen means dragon). Finally I did! One Sunday was starting bright and got me all excited to do a short trip. I made up my mind and contacted a bunch of friends of whom I […]