“I travel in pursuit of all that is wild and beautiful, and share what inspires me.

To my fellow adventurous souls,

There is nothing wrong or ungrateful about yearning for travel, for adventure and freedom, for things that are thrilling and different. It does not diminish the beauty of the life you’ve built.

Trust your voracious curiosity, your independent spirit, your infinite longing. It speaks of a heart that wants to be alive - to experience all, to learn, to connect, to expand. How could it not?! There is such immeasurable beauty, such treasure waiting for us in this vast world, so much wonder and possibility.

Exploration, appetite and desire were designed into the very fabric of our human being!

Don’t ever save anything

for a special occasion.

Being alive is the special occasion.

About me

I was born and raised in East Berlin and have lived in California, Sicily, Beijing, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Mexico City and London. These days, you’ll find me between Athens and Lugano, working as a writer and startup consultant.

In the last 20 years, I have gone from East Berlin kid to Silicon Valley ethicist, from corporate leader to travel writer, from introvert to public storyteller.

I’m an unapologetic idealist and disciplined dreamer and my eyes, heart and camera are forever seeking places of wild beauty and moments of lived poetry.

Come say hi on Instagram and follow my adventures and mad thoughts at Velvet + Wild on Substack.

In service of beautiful lives, meaningful travel and creative fulfilment.

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“Everything seems impossible

until it’s done.”