Our dream will soon become reality - to travel the world!
We, Ottmar & Petra are finally ready to leave everything behind us in Germany to set off on one of our biggest trips. It should outperform all our previous experiences.
We have always been keen on travel and close to nature, but our independence took a lot of our time, so the long trips were only possible to a very limited extent and we spent more time in the mountains and lakes in Upper Bavaria near Rosenheim.
Now we want to travel the world and get to know our planet from a new perspective.
t's the biggest decision we've ever made. We will rarely visit our children (Nadine & Jessika) with our grandchildren (Vanessa, Jonas, Oliver, Felix and Adrian) in Germany during this time.
However, we can see our grandchildren and children online every day, and we are really looking forward to that. We will take our grandchildren on our trip from time to time to give them a nature experience far from package holidays and mass tourism.
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Why are we leaving Germany?
There are many reasons why we will take this step.
- We want to experience a lot more with our 60 years
- With the corona pandemic, we have largely digitized our business model and are therefore location-independent
- Take our dream of freedom, activity and nature to a new level
- Get to know new people, customs, landscapes and nature
- Explore a minimalist lifestyle
- Bringing this dream of a life closer to people who don't (yet) have that courage
- One of our most important incentives for this step is to really broaden our horizons once again, across all areas of life
We are not exits or midlife crises. No, we want to continue pursuing our profession, just under different conditions. We are thankful for life so far, with all the great and amazing experiences.
Now it's getting really exciting for us and our environment. Sell a house and buy expedition vehicle. Rebuild the fixed company headquarters into a mobile company headquarters. Living and working in an expedition vehicle, a completely new experience!
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Petra & Ottmar
Learn more about us
Ottmar Achenbach
Born December 1, 1960 in Siegen (NRW) and have had my center of life since 1987 in Kolbermoor near Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria.
I have been married to my wife Petra since 1980 and have 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren.
My professional career began with training as a car mechanic and completing the master's examination. My second education is electronics and digital electronics.
This was the way I came to Munich to Siemens in semiconductor development. After that, I was recruited by an American company as a key account manager.
In 1992, I started my self-employment with an IT system house and in 2003 I took the step into my current appointment as a coach and trainer, with a focus on personal development, sales and management development. I continue to practice this profession with passion and will continue to do so for many years to come.
personality
I am confident, active, sporty, curious, extroverted, not afraid and full of drive. Always on the lookout for new challenges.
life motto
Stay curious and keep moving and you won't really get old!
leisure
- marathon and jogging
- weight training
- canadian driving
- skiing & snowboarding
- mountain hikes
- mountain bike
- diving
- camping and camping
- RC models fly
driving licences
- motorcycle
- car
- truck
- boat (inland & lake)
- quadcopter licence A1/A3
Petra Achenbach
I am now 60 years young and hungry for adventure and joie de vivre.
After I married Ottmar in 1980, we had two wonderful daughters and moved from the beautiful Siegerland to Chiemgau, for me then, infinitely distant. This has been my home since 1987, because where family and friends are, you are at home.
Since becoming self-employed in 1992, I have been responsible for accounting and any organization in our company's office. My passion was catering in my own academy until 2019 and planning and carrying out trips to our classroom seminars.
Since 2020, everything has been focused on online, so my job has changed and I'm looking forward to doing it from anywhere in the world.
personality
I'm confident, sometimes dreamy, a family man, close to nature, curious, sun-hungry and I love the ocean.
leisure
- reading
- mountaineering
- playing with the grandchildren
- skiing
- swimming
- walking
life motto
Sometimes you have to choose the way which looks more difficult than the other one to get what you really want :-)