“In the past people have always avoided this part of the island road. It’s a location with only a few houses. People say that something is magical here. When you pass along strange lights are visible here and there and no one knows what it is,” tells me one of the inhabitants of Bantayan,…
Category: travel
Traveling to the Philippines and India
It’s time to travel again. There might be many reasons: People and friendships. Ongoing projects in collaboration with NGOs. Pleasure, destiny, attraction. Maybe even a kind of obsession to travel and to understand a little bit more of this world. What’s on the agenda? It will be a social and business travel again. A combination…
Where humans need more than medicine – A tribal hospital with empathy and a leadership lesson
We all know that staying in a hospital is not really fun. Staying in a poor hospital in the very rural areas in South India is even worse. There are many challenges to overcome and it is too easy to criticize what is missing and what should be done. But not everything depends on money…
A heartwarming co-existence with cows, dogs & goats in India’s cities
Cows, dogs, even monkeys and goats are a natural part of India’s cities and present everywhere – even in the metropolis like Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. This might be surprising and unusual for tourists who visit the subcontinent for the first time. But it takes only a short while unless one gets used to it….
Feel at home – and live the spirit of a Haveli
I have never met more interesting people in such a short time than during my stay at a Haveli in Ahmedabad. A Haveli originally was a rich merchants house and you can see many of them in Guajarat and Rajastan. Unfortunately, many of them have lost during the last 100 years their extraordinary splendor,…
Fly, India, fly – like a kite in the sky
Have you ever thought about what could be achievable if we used all the energy that appears in days like today in Ahmedabad in India? Today a hundred thousands of people celebrated the kite festival on the top of the roofs… independent from age, nationality, income, culture or religions. It was a fantastic atmosphere and…
Colours in Ahmedabad – the kite festival
Incredible India, incredible colourful country! Who still has some doubts whether India is the most colourful country of the world, should come to Ahmedabad and see… It’s a day before the annual kite festival will take place. In the streets of the city there is a very specia atmosphere. I have come to Ahmedabad…
A service is a service… when a European stays in India
It’s winter in India and with these fantastic day temperatures it is a pleasure to walk around and to visit the country as long as … you can manage the overall existing air conditioning. Having AC can be fantastic with other temperatures. Now in Indian winter times it can become a problem. But…
How cleaning agents can change a life
There are several re-used bottles on the bottom: inside there are very colourful liquids: red, yellow, blu, white… And there is a very special, but fresh smell in the air. I have entered a small room. At the back of the room some big containers are visible. “My Mum has joined a selfhelp group here…
Why doctors are rare in rural Indian areas
Ca. 70 % of all Indians live in rural areas. These are ca. 900 million people. India is huge, and providing healthcare to all is an enormous challenge – for sure. There is a big number of people in need of healthcare and medical treatment. The number of professionals there is much too low. But:…
Go India, go future! 