Weltenbummler in Wartestellung: Mit dem alten "Frosch" rund um den Globus

Michaela und Thorben Schmitt haben jahrelang die Welt erkundet, erst alleine und dann mit ihren Kindern. Die Corona-Pandemie sorgte jedoch für eine Zwangspause. Im Wartestand im Landkreis Tirschenreuth erzählen sie von ihren Erlebnissen.

von Werner Robl

Die Wüste als großer Sandkasten für Romina und Levi (von links): Ein Lagerfeuer gibt es natürlich nur unter Aufsicht ihrer Eltern, Michaela und Thorben Schmitt. Im Hintergrund der alte Mercedes-Lkw der Familie, genannt „Frosch“, der aktuell in Dubai auf den nächsten Einsatz wartet.

Bild: Familie Schmitt/exb

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