Thanx to:

Mom and Dad for their love and support, Annette for "point it", Heike and Martin for Micropur, hints on healthy travel , taking care of the loudspeakers and the help with my flat, my group at /// for the swiss card, my managers and HR to make this possible, Bos'n for the lift to Cologne and the music, Sister Dani for the fun at Autobahnraststätte Frechen Süd, Club Meth for food, lodging and entertainment, Holtermann San for the Jägermeister deer, Sportsfreundin Katja for the only T-shirt on this trip and the lift to the station, Eschi for the camera bag, Tanja (meine Intensivschwester!) for the company on the Cologne - Stuttgart train, the beers and making sure I can leave Stuttgart again, Karlotta, Sanni and Gernot for Bed and breakfast in Munich, Lar$ Vega$ for the company in the Augustiner Beergarden, Dessi for the conversation in the Munich - Vienna train and the good travel hints ("make sure you leave the Buddhist monastery again and don't miss out on the girls in Brazil"), my Mum for everything in Vienna and the condom vending machine, Heckes for wise words (CU in India!), Maria Ivannikova for getting my passport back from the Turkmen border post, Amelie Simon for her comments in the central asia lonely planet at the psychiatric institute in Ashgabat, everyone else who made this trip a success...