Project Marrakesh is starting to become more than just an idea. And I think it probably has to, because the simple truth is this: I really enjoy travelling in the 944. I honestly thought I was more or less done with the car. Everything had been thought through, built, changed, tested an…
The paint wasn’t even properly dry and we carried straight on. Interior build. For now we skipped insulation completely. Same with a roof vent and side windows — mainly because of time, not because we suddenly decided we don’t need them. Quite the opposite. But for …
Project Erbse ← previous | Overview | next → From Tin Can to Camper in Four Weeks – Ambition is a Lifestyle Choice. During the entire theory phase — when we were still drawing plans, binning ideas, and having heated debates about c…
The Pea Project ← previous | Overview | next → After the Move: What Do I Do With My Panel Van? Once the move was done and I’d hauled all my worldly possessions from Germany to Poland, I was left with one very practical, slightly exi…
The last few weeks weren’t just different from what I expected — they were completely different. Different even from “unexpected”. I don’t want to start talking about fate, but let’s call it a turnaround — the kind politicians love. A 360-degree one. And I’m not done. Not just 360 — m…
Project Marrakesh ← previous | Overview | next → Only 28 days left. And Ölvis is getting nervous. Since his suction cup has apparently entered an unbreakable relationship with the windscreen, he now has to witness everything — every tiny ta…
Project Marrakesh ← previous | Overview | next → All in all, the Porsche is… finished. Finished for the road, finished for TÜV — but nowhere near finished for Africa . It’s back on its own four wheels, it drives, it brakes, it steers… …
Project Marrakesh ← previous | Overview | next → The priority list for the conversion can be summed up in one sentence: 1) Space. 2) Space. 3) Space. And even that still isn’t really enough. To get any grip on this at all, one dec…
Project Marrakesh ← previous | Overview | next → The destination, the date and the route are set. Now comes the real question: what does the Porsche need to become in order to cross Europe, survive the Mediterranean, and then keep going on…
Project Marrakesh ← previous | Overview | next → Once all the formalities around the purchase were done, the next step was obvious: pick it up . But, as life likes to remind you, anything that’s supposed to become good and great doesn’t com…
Project Marrakesh ← previous | Overview | next → Sometimes a new adventure doesn’t start with an engine note or the twist of an ignition key, but with a plain conversation at the kitchen table. Before an idea could become a project, before “…