Land Nordrhein Westfalen Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals

first of all i want to thank you guys for coming to the meet up in a not-so well known city in europe. many people have never heard of düsseldorf before outside the germanic speaking countries, but you did and you've put düsseldorf on the map. i dont know how many times will i have to say thank you. but i will say it again and again and again. i think some people thought i was angry or annoyed, and if i have offended people, i am truly truly sorry. i am just so so so stressed fro…

Yes, I was definitely excited about the meetup in Dusseldorf that I didn't mind waking up at 4:30 in the morning (I slept at 1:30, what the $&&*$*?!) to catch that 6am train that leaves the nearest train station here, which is located from another town and walking there takes me at least 20 minutes.  I didn't get to buy a ticket for high speed trains in advance and so if I buy it now it will cost me 100euros one way (what the $#%^ again?!). I only bought a wee…

july 21 - this is the day i finished my blog.it was hard to start and finish it. hard to start because eventhough i brought something for me to write, i just couldnt write all the things happened, the notebook remained blank, unfinished, unclear. the only recollections i have are my pictures and my memories - everytime i look at them - it brings... painful joy in my heart - joy of how beautiful everything was and yet... it pains me that all beautiful things in the world must come to an end.ha…

How TravBuddy's look like The Day After! We spend the entire evening in restaurant Zollhof and after that we kept the Weissen Bär Bar open till 5 in the morning. Checkout time at the Backpackers Hostel on Sunday was 11 o'clock sharp!  Don't forget to strip off your bedlinen and return it to the reception :D For TravBuddy's who think these meetups are all about eating, drinking and partying: Melissa, Guido and I spend the Sundayafternoon to visit an exhibition…

stratis (profilename: strategos) and i were talking for months now in travbuddy -  i decided to invite him to come to spain with me - but he doesnt have the time because of studies in the uni - so in return he invited me to come to greece and island hopping in santorini - in but i dont have the time and money for the moment - so we settled - he will visit me in june! he contacted his friend marianna (profilename: mariannag) to come with him. stratis is a nice person  - he is very in…

ok this journal is not about travelling, but a dedication - but tomorrow i will start my journey  as i begin a new period in  life. let me share a  deep secret of my heart, i feel embarrased, but somehow i had to let it out. i love tennis and i adore tennis - but only as an audience, since i cannot play it - because i was a sickly child growing up. My older cousins play at the club, my mother’s uncle was national tennis champion in the philippines. Its in our blood, …

Jos, Ouss and I went direct to the Hbf to meet the others, arriving at 4:45, just in time (or so we thought).  We waited for a while and had a chance to meet the other travbuddies as they gradually wandered in, with roll call coming around 45 minutes later.  Joining us here were kat_mac27, Bondy2007, wanderinwurzel, lovely_lori88, marloesetman, devika1985, Robbo_88, Jefrois, 2win, Otto219, mat-uk, ben589, anamorenoramos, eefab, wayneollerenshaw, ashishrb, nycgirl76, archie1978,…

After a fun night in the old city with the pre meetup group I was ready for another round. :DWe met at the mainstation and there were so many people. That was just too cool. Since we had to wait for another 4 guys I had the time to talk to a few new members who just arrived on that day.For example Devika, a very nice and outgoing girl. We took the subway to the other site of the river and walked back over the bridge, heading to the old city. It was raining, it was cold, it was windy but it wa…

first - kitty ket happy birthday to you and we celebrated your birthday with really hot asians (including me) hahahahaha :P history repeats itself even if it wasnt a year that i hosted to date the biggest meet up so far in düsseldorf, it was a hell of time. a bill including 2000 euros in a restaurant, causing a chaos in the central station and bringing down a bar till dawn. it was a legend and a good memory. fast forward - i hosted a meet up, a very small and intimate one - that i didnt a…

Finally the 19th had arrived and it was time to attend my 2nd TB meetup. This time being held in Dusseldorf, Germany organised by the great leader Lauro. Lauro thank you for everything you did an amazing job, thank you for a great day! Marloes and her husband Bart were so kind to pick me up by car in my hometown Uden. After exploring the local supermarket ;) they arrived at my house. Our dog jumped on Marloes (He's a boy so.. duh..) and he also put on his Im-such-a-cutie performance wich earn…

Friday 18 April For me it was the first time in 1 year I travelled with the ICE train to Germany and put a footstep on the German floor. Some travbuddies know the story about my 2 wonderful years relationship with my ex-girlfriend Joyce. So I travelled a lot to Frankfurt am Main. In the beginning it was hard for me to go Germany again, coz of the memories. But that day, it didn't matter at all, because I had a great company with Alex, Willem, Wendy, Rowena, Johan and Melis…

summary ^_^* i got home at about 2 am, i was soooo tired! and i couldnt sleep and i had a doctors appointment early in the morning! aargghh* my body was aching, got a slight cold from the rain whe i woke up. met the poodle at the central station ^_^ at 2.30 pm * he twisted my fucking leg inside the subway!!!!!!!!!! aaarrghhhhhhhhh* i decided to show him schloß eller - a prussian castle with woodlands and a moat - in my opinion the most beautiful castle in düsseldorf.* we went through the wo…

Well after a little nap I went to the Central station of Düsseldorf to meetup with Lauro, who was gonna meet Devika1985 (HAPPY NOW HAHAHA) , Marloese and her husband Bart... After meeting them we took a tram down to the most expensive shopping street in Düsseldorf "Könnichs Alle" I think it was called. There we just walked by looking a little at the stored until we found a Starbucks where we decided to sit down and enjoy a cop of hot chocolate.. ahhhhhh. There we stayed…

i woke up so late today about 1:00 pm, i was supposed to go to belgium in liège, but its too late to go.  the weather was damn good today, and i had a crazy idea to go to the cemetery in düsseldorf. i picked the oldest and most grandiose of them all - golzheim friedhof. since düsseldorf is long know as the home of the gräffin (counts and countesess). the cemetery is were they bury the royal blood in düsseldorf. i have a love and hate relationship with the mayor of düseldorf - love:…

Lauro wanted to organize a mini-meetup because he wanted to see me before I leave for my Brazilian trip :D Lauro THANKS for the biggest, greatest, funniest TB meetup ;-) Ps. Give me some time to 'vouche' :D