This is not an ordinary city tour! The personal story is the focus, and you can hear about being homeless, drug addict, or otherwise socially disadvantaged. Recommended age limit: 14 years.

Your Guide is Philip, and here is what he tells about:

"I have been running away from myself for many years. That I have put a stop to. Now I embrace the life I have lived, and I know that it is through acceptance that I can move forward, and I feel immense strength in sharing my story in Gadens Stemmer (Voices of the Street)."

I am adopted and, and I never lacked anything - everything seemed fine on the surface. But I couldn't see myself in my parents; my father had an alcohol addiction, and I didn't know how to handle my emotions.

I escaped into drugs and gambling, and it became a vicious cycle that pulled me further and further down, fueling the shame. Addiction is a powerful force that can make you do things you never thought you were capable of, and that includes me. I committed financial crimes to sustain my addictions at work and towards people close to me.

I became addicted to the drug crystal meth, which led to involvement in sex sale, and it was in this context that my life took a turn, and a special person helped me take the first steps out of shame and back to myself.

Struggling with feeling different and wrong doesn't solely stem from my substance abuse/addiction and being adopted. I came out as gay at the age of 30, which was a huge taboo in the circles I was in. Today, I`m clean and embrace who I am, but it has been a long journey to get there. Diversity is my mantra, and today I live by accepting all people, regardless of their religion, appearance, and sexuality.