born and raised on the North Sea

1982 became a professional bookseller

1984 migrated to Bavaria

1989 - 91 lived in New Orleans

1993 got an M.A. degree in American Studies

1995 cycled along the Irish Westcoast

1997 discovered the internet & in 1999 the third generation (3G)

2000 ate Peking duck in Beijing

2001 collected stones along the Orange River

2003 sailed on the *Bluenose II*, Nova Scotia

2006 & 2007 re-visited New Orleans

2007 didn't understand any Finnish

2008 discussed about sinking and shrinking cities in Venice

2009 & 2010 discovered the East

2011 …?