Germany · field notes in motion

On the road,
with a pen.

A living route through Germany: places I plan to visit, people I may meet and recommendations worth writing down.

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Illustrated road trip through Nuremberg, Hannover and Hamburg

A route shaped together

Leave a point
on my map.

Click inside Germany to suggest a place, ask to meet, or invite me for a collaboration. Every point is reviewed before it becomes public.

Click the map and choose your locationThe form will open after you select a point inside Germany.
Interactive map of Germany Select a point on the map to leave a meetup request, recommendation, or collaboration proposal. Passau Towards Prague 01 Nuremberg 11–12 Oct 2026 02 Hannover 13 Oct 2026 03 Hamburg 14–17 Oct 2026 04 Leipzig 17 Oct 2026
My route Your notes

Add a private note

What should I find here?

First, click a place inside the map.

Your contact details stay private. Only an approved place and public note can appear on the map.

Confirmed places

Places already
in the notebook.

A working list of places now confirmed for the journey. Some began as thoughtful recommendations from visitors to Follow My Pen.

  1. 01
    Nuremberg Confirmed stop
    11–12 Oct 2026
  2. 02
    Hannover Confirmed stop
    13 Oct 2026
    Program
    • TintenTurm & Pelikan
  3. 03
    Hamburg Confirmed stop
    14–17 Oct 2026
    Program
    • Elbwood manufacturing
  4. 04
    Leipzig Confirmed stop
    17 Oct 2026

Partners of the journey

Names joining
the road.

The makers and writing-culture brands helping turn the Germany route into a journey with real access, craft and stories behind it.

Pelikan ELBWOOD Landsiedel Fine Writing JANZANDER DESIGN

Notes as they happen

The road
journal.

Short entries from cafés, hotel desks, pen shops and the spaces between destinations. Less polished than a final article, closer to the moment.

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The first entry will be written on the road.

Photographs, notes and small discoveries will collect here during the journey.

After the journey

Stories and useful
notes to keep.

Longer articles will turn the route into practical travel tips, honest impressions and stories about the people and places behind each stop.

Coming after the first miles.

The finished travel stories will be published in the journal and gathered here.

Hotels · restaurants · local makers

Host a chapter
of the journey.

Along the Germany route

I am looking for places with character, people with a point of view and experiences worth turning into an honest story—not a generic advert.

01 / Stay

Hotels &
guesthouses

A memorable base for field notes, original photography and a considered travel story.

02 / Taste

Restaurants
& cafés

A table with a local story, distinctive atmosphere or a reason to make the journey.

03 / Make

Makers &
pen shops

Studios, workshops and independent shops where craft and personality come first.

04 / Discover

Local
experiences

Thoughtful encounters that reveal a place through people rather than a checklist.

A collaboration can include

A story made
on location.

  • Original photography and field notes
  • Editorial mention in the road journal
  • Long-form article when there is a real story
  • Social content connected to the visit
Have a place in mind?

Put it on the route and tell me what makes it worth a stop. I will get back to you personally.

Editorial independence and transparent disclosure are always preserved.