Monday, October 26, 2026
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Schiller on Mainau island
A very likeable musician with a wonderfully unassuming personality and an equally unassuming style of music. He always gives his fellow musicians the opportunity to take the spotlight and never wanted to become a rock star. By his own account, he doesn’t really consider himself a true star either — at least, he probably doesn’t feel like one, and he certainly doesn’t behave like the stereotypical rock star, with all the excesses and escapades that tend to come with the territory.
In that sense, his guitarist almost stole the show from him on several occasions, playing solos that would have been worthy of David Gilmour.
But the real star of the evening was Leleka anyway — known from her Eurovision appearance representing Ukraine, and truly a joy to watch and listen to. We had already seen her earlier, happily skipping and dancing across Mainau, full of joie de vivre and seemingly so carefree — having escaped the horrors of war, soaking up the beauty of Lake Constance with every fibre of her being, only to give all that joy and energy back to the audience during the concert.
So the main act inevitably took a bit of a back seat — which, however, didn’t seem to bother him at all. And perhaps that makes him all the more deserving of appreciation.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
La Traviata on the lake stage
We were already a little worried that, after the long spell of hot weather we’ve just had, another thunderstorm might interrupt—or even prevent—the performance. And the weather was almost as unpredictable as the plot unfolding on stage. You kept asking yourself: Do they love each other, or don’t they...? Is it going to rain, or isn’t it...? Is she going to die, or isn’t she...? One big back-and-forth.
The audience reflected this perfectly, too, with a constant rustling as people kept putting on or taking off their rain capes, depending on what the weather was doing. And then there was the emotional roller coaster the story itself pulled you into... It was all such a wonderfully chaotic mess—just like that particular Asterix album that kept popping into my mind throughout the whole thing.
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Coolcation
We escaped the heat (but only for a short time). At this point, sweating at work and freezing on vacation seems to be becoming a new trend—and we unknowingly jumped right on the bandwagon, only to find out about it up there.
Not really surprising, though, considering that the forests around last summer’s holiday destination are now burning.
This time without the motorhome—it was simply too far north for such a short trip.
Friday, May 8, 2026
Niereninfarkt
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Camping auf dem Bauernhof
wird ja auch immer populärer und wurde uns schon öfter empfohlen.
Bisher haben wirs einmal einziges Mal ausprobiert, nämlich auf dem Hirschhof - dort selbst war es sehr nahe am Wildcampen (auf einer Blumenwiese neben einem Hirschgehege) und zu dieser Zeit sehr einsam
Dieser Platz hier wurde mir auch schon empfohlen
Monday, April 6, 2026
Welcome to St Tropez
na von wegen - als Camper ist man in St Tropez nur bedingt willkommen. Allein mit grösseren Fahrzeugen schon einen Parkplatz zu finden ist die Hölle, geschweige denn eine Übernachtungsmöglichkeit. Die Schönen und Reichen bleiben eben lieber unter Ihresgleichen und kommen mit dem Boot
Geparkt haben wir letztendlich dann am Hafen - sind auch prompt beim Rausfahren an der engen Ausfahrt hängengeblieben und beim Einfahren gabs auch Schwierigkeiten - zum Glück ließ sich die Schranke per Hand aufdrücken. Zum Übernachten gibts zumindest in der Nähe einen schönen Stellplatz bei Ramatuellle am Strand.
Weitere Plätze auf der Hinfahrt waren Avignon und Chateuaneuf sur Isere.
Die Rückfahrt war ähnlich zur damaligen Reise vor zehn Jahren.



