I am moving for the 30th time this week! I can get used to the idea of moving all the time, but the process remains tedious. Each time, I hate how much stuff …
Category: Africa
The workaway that made me walk away
It’s been two weeks since I left Namibia. I spent about three weeks there and, just like before, I did not want to leave. But, I had to. Because I was going to …
Wandergreed
Eight years ago, I went on my first backpacking trip through seven Southern African countries in six weeks. I particularly loved Botswana and Malawi. People told me that if I love Botswana, I would …
What to love about Egypt
When I talk to people outside of Egypt and I tell them I live and work in Egypt, often they ask me questions like ‘What are you doing there?’, ‘Isn’t it hard to …
Cats and dogs in Egypt
A few days ago, I wrote about dog breeding and how it is mostly detrimental to the dogs’ well-being and overall welfare of dogs. In this post, I will demonstrate how dog and …
Bad landlords in Cairo
There are plenty of bad landlords in Cairo: the ones that refuse to fix things in the apartment, the ones that refuse to return your deposit, the ones that ‘forget’ the agreement and …
Egypt – the story so far…
People who know me personally have probably realised that Egypt has not been easy on me. From the moment of arrival until now, exactly four months and two days later, there have been …
What I miss in Cairo/Egypt…
After a post with things I love and hate in Egypt, here is a post with what I miss in Cairo/Egypt. Because it is not always a matter of love or hate… Freedom …
Things I love and hate in Egypt
It has been a little more than two months since I moved to Cairo, Egypt. I am still not sure what to think of the place, but there are some clear things I …
Stories from Southern Africa – part four: South Africa & Lesotho
So much has been going the weeks before I left Thailand and since I arrived in Cambodia… So now, from a balcony in Phnom Penh, I gather the motivation to write up the …
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