Monika von Borthwick belongs to the older generation and lives in culturally rich Upper Bavaria. In addition to her other professional activities she coached bus travellers as tour guides in Europe. Even then, she wrote down in detail her experiences with other countries and their people. After the death of her husband, she decided to travel alone and explored numerous areas in Europe and North America with her newly acquired camper and her two dogs. Along the way she discovered the love of storytelling and sent detailed reports home by email.