Some cities are not the most beautiful. Edmonton, for example, is such a city. Flat, sprawling, cool, quickly built. There are a few nice corners near the river and initiatives to make the city more livable but yes. Sometimes cities are more beautiful because of the people who live there. For us, that's Edmonton too. I met Brian in 2016 during the last week of my stay in Canada. I was sitting in Tim Hortons coffee shop writing a blog post. I was full of experiences, my wallet was as flat as a pancake and I was practically just waiting for my flight back to Germany. Suddenly someone asked me,...

A few days ago, we announced our intention to venture into Hitchhiker's Hell, the infamous Northern Ontario. We were told that no-one even drives there and that the few drivers are unfriendly and suspicious. In fact, there are such long distances between the towns that no one would dare let a stranger drive with them for so long. Well, three days later we report back from Edmonton, 3000 kilometres away, with the positive news: we've made it! 3500 kilometres are behind us and we have to say, it wasn't that hot in hell. We started in Gatineau,...

We've already ticked off a lot: eating a bagel in Montreal, eating poutine in Quebec (yuck), watching Riverdance in Nova Scotia, beaching on Prince Edward Island. Yesterday we even uploaded our second vlog video to YouTube. Now we're in Ottawa, making a sign with the sonorous name "Edmonton" to pay a visit to our friend Brian. 3,500km away. Like Barcelona-Moscow. Or Tromsø-Milan. We want to arrive at the weekend, because there's a charity run that we want to take part in. The weather has been reasonably good so far. We've only had two rainy days, otherwise it's been pleasantly warm. During the day and at night, however, it's quite chilly and so far we've managed to keep the tent...

Now we're no longer just in black and white, but also in colour: we've uploaded our very first vlog from our first days travelling the world in the USA to YouTube. It wasn't easy for us to speak freely in front of the camera. Maybe that's why the video makes you smile. Sorry, it is in German but you could turn on subtitles. If you are curious, here is the...