New assistance request form by Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn has recently introduced a new form to request assistance which is not only easier to handle; you can additionally generate a service code to save your personal data for future requests. The following is an overview and a comparison of the features in the old- and the new form: Firstly, you are asked … Continue reading New assistance request form by Deutsche Bahn →

Episode 5 – NaviBelt Demonstration Part 1

Welcome to this 3-part demonstration of the FeelSpace NaviBelt! In this episode, I will demonstrate the features of the NaviBelt mainly available in the offline-mode. If you are interested in putting your hands on the NaviBelt, feel free to visit their website: https://www.feelspace.de/?lang=en episode5 - NaviBelt Demonstration Part 1

Status update September 2020

Well, I guess it’s time to post an update once again, after a longer silence. First of all, I completed my IT salesman traineeship and moved out of my place in Marburg and eventually left the BLISTA after 13 years! As a result, I am currently looking for a job. Thanks to COVID though, it … Continue reading Status update September 2020 →

Lockdown was yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3xpRZITi2w Hey folks, I hope you are all well! After 1.5 months of quarantine lockdown mostly staying at home, classes once again started to take place at the end of April, one day after the mask obligations were introduced; so time to go back to Marburg. When I arrived by train in the afternoon, it … Continue reading Lockdown was yesterday →

„Borta bra men hemma bäst!“

It’s a Swedish proverb, basically saying: “It is nice to be away for a while, but home is always the best place to stay”. What did you expect? We are in a crisis situation and in a quarantine lockdown; so in my case, it is the first time I am spending my entire holidays at … Continue reading „Borta bra men hemma bäst!“ →

Episode 4 – Demonstration of MOIA

Pawel tried out the MOIA app and booked a ride... In this episode we'll explain how it works... I know it might be a bad time to post this, now that COVID-19 is giving us a bad time, but I hope you enjoy listening anyway and, perhaps, be able to take advantage of MOIA … Continue reading Episode 4 – Demonstration of MOIA →

So what have we done in Luxembourg?

Touring the city and its surrounding areas, visiting casstles and museums, joining meet-ups and helping Pawel to fix his broken bed… Most of the time – especially during my first visit – we were accompanied by Pawel’s flat-mate and some of his friends. Some of the highlights during my stay were a guided tour through … Continue reading So what have we done in Luxembourg? →

Scandinavia Trip 2018 video

I know, it's been a long time I posted something Scandinavia trip specific, but better late than never... Obviously, no good trip is complete without at least a few photos, videos and/or audio recordings! We presumed it would have been a bad idea to put Julien, Moritz or me in charge of the filming. 😉 … Continue reading Scandinavia Trip 2018 video →

Benelux complete

Indeed, I added Luxembourg to my list of countries I’ve already visited, thanks to Pawel, who lived there for an internship at the European parliament and who invited me to come over, so I visited him twice last Summer. In the first part, I’ll talk about the rides to- and from Luxembourg and in a … Continue reading Benelux complete →

NYE #2 in Belgium

Actually, this was supposed to be my 3rd new year’s eve in Belgium if I wouldn’t have got sick last year. Anyway, just as in 2017-2018, we celebrated NYE in a camping house in Roeselare and, together with some friends from Germany and the UK, spent a few more days in Gent… I already went … Continue reading NYE #2 in Belgium →

Internship Conclusion

During the course of my internship, a lot of friends asked me one question in particular: “Do you miss Marburg?” Well, the honest answer is “Not as much as I thought”. Although I know Marburg longer and better than Hamburg, it astonished me how quickly I got familiar to my new surroundings and how confident … Continue reading Internship Conclusion →

Some remarks about Hamburg

Since August 13th, I have been living in Hamburg and started to familiarize myself with the new surroundings and people. Although Hamburg is not known to be "the city of the blind" like Marburg, I discovered a lot of ways that make life easier, some of which do not yet exist in Marburg... Public transport … Continue reading Some remarks about Hamburg →

The website of FlixBus in practise test

This is the English version of an article for the Team-Usability project about the accessibility of the FlixBus booking process. Hier gehts zur deutschen Version... Especially for people who cannot or are not allowed to drive their own vehicle due to their impairment, public transport is usually an indispensable part of their everyday life. In … Continue reading The website of FlixBus in practise test →

Couchsurfing and Meetups in Hamburg

Of course, I also take advantage of the Couchsurfing and the Meet Up community, which is very huge in Hamburg; sometimes events are advertised on both platforms. I met most of the new people and friends at a weekly Couchsurfing meeting taking place at Kosmos, a cozy bar in St. Pauli. On that day, the … Continue reading Couchsurfing and Meetups in Hamburg →

My first FlixTrain experiences

Last weekend, I took advantage of FlixTrain for the first time together with a companion which booking process is a little different in comparison to bookings of Deutsche Bahn tickets. For those who don't know: FlixMobility GmbH first introduced FlixBus with a large fleet of long-distance buses operating on plenty of national and international routes. … Continue reading My first FlixTrain experiences →

MOIA accessibility improvements

Hey everyone! A little while ago, I posted an article in which I compared 3 ridesharing-services, one of which was MOIA. Back then, a lot of MOIA’s features in their app were inaccessible for both VoiceOver and TalkBack users. Booking a ride, for instance, was only possible by suspending VoiceOver/TalkBack and doing a swipe-gesture somewhere … Continue reading MOIA accessibility improvements →

I wrote an article for the HORUS magazine

Hello travelers! the HORUS, a magazine by the German association for blind and visually impaired people in studies and occupation (DVBS) covers different topics and is published four times a year. One of their main topics in this year's 2nd edition was the media mix in the 21st century and it features an article of … Continue reading I wrote an article for the HORUS magazine →

Moved to Hamburg successfully!

On Tuesday, August 13th, I successfully moved into my room in Hamburg! Fortunately, because although the first day of my internship went very smooth, the departure back to Stade was exhausting… as if God wanted to tell me "You see? That's why you should move to Hamburg as soon as possible"! Due to technical issues … Continue reading Moved to Hamburg successfully! →

Making progress…

With this post, I try to catch up with what happened in the past few weeks before my internship which, from yesterday on, has already begun. I started writing this post a little earlier, long before my internship started, so here we go, better late than never… My internship is getting closer and closer and … Continue reading Making progress… →

Comparison of ridesharing services

This is a top 3 comparison of some of the most popular taxi and ridesharing services I came across so far… #1: FREE NOW (MYTAXI) According to the website, Mytaxi (now “FREE NOW”) is available in over 100 cities in 9 European countries. However, although certain cities might not be listed, you might still be … Continue reading Comparison of ridesharing services →