Anna-Lisa Schriever
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I'm a passionate traveller and feel the need of sharing my stories and impressions of trips and encounters from around the world.
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Ice Swimming
I’m bracing myself. Eyes closed. Deep breath in – Deep breath out. I open my eyes, gaze towards my bare toes. Standing on a black sand beach, toes digging into the ground, just centimetres apart from the shore of a crystal-clear lake. Soft waves trying to touch me but shying away whenever they get close.
By Anna-Lisa Schriever10 months ago in Earth
Me and my pink bicycle
New Zealand. Oh, how I dreamed of going and exploring this country. And how sure I was, I would never be able to afford a trip like that. But a few years of travelling, tons of experiences and a lot of confidence later, I realized it could be possible. Saving a bit of money from a previous job, all it cost me was a plane ticket and the application for a Working Holiday Visa.
By Anna-Lisa Schriever11 months ago in Wander
Aurora's Dance
The Northern Lights. Aurora Borealis. Praised and worshipped for centuries. There have been stories, myths, oracles and divinations because of them. All over the Northern Hemisphere, we find proof of early civilisations marvelling at these Lights. They were turned into stories and often seen as the souls of people’s ancestors. Most regions built their own belief onto the meanings these Lights carried for them.
By Anna-Lisa Schriever11 months ago in Earth
Out with the huskies
Silence. The only sounds that can be heard are paws scrunching on the snow and a sled gliding over icy tracks. All around it’s endlessly white. Snowcapped mountains in the distance, frozen lakes and ice crystals in the trees. Stars shining from above and their reflection on the snow. Face stiff and with every blink you feel your frozen eyelashes brushing your cheeks. Completely vulnerable, exposed to the elements with only a few layers separating you from a white death. And still full of trust and at ease because of these twelve souls safely carrying you back home. A shared look between you and your lead dog, a quick command and the entire team turns in unison. You push the sled around and you know; you have nothing to worry about as long as you’re together. And your dogs know the same. They’re out here, loving it. The cold, the exercise, the smells, the speed. But they also know, you keep them safe. You know where to go, when to stop and when to return. It’s a connection you’ll never have again. Not with any dog and definitely not with any human. It’s special and unique and it shows you that maybe, that’s what we’re actually made for. For something primitive. Something simple. And natural.
By Anna-Lisa Schriever11 months ago in Wander
