Just three weeks ago, everything looked pretty great. I had just completed my PPL theory, work was going well, we were about to go to New York for a few days and I …
Category: Europe
All those who do not wander
I realised this month that it has been over two years since I last travelled with the intention of just travelling. That is a very long time and I never would have thought …
Nordic challenges #2
Logistics: while the Scandinavians seem very good at being efficient and effective, they are not so in all areas; slow mail delivery (customs hold ups?) or bad train connections (one train an hour, …
Working as a waitress in a restaurant
A couple months have passed and we have settled in quite nicely. We found a lovely apartment in Drammen, which is perhaps not the most happening town of all, but it has everything …
Nordic challenges #1
Cycling: how to indicate your turn when cycling downhill and both hands are needed for braking?
No way… Norway?!
Over two years ago, I published a blog entitled “Pilots: I don’t want to date one, I want to be one!” While I still live by the latter, last summer has showed me that …
Little update: from desert to ice
It almost seemed as if I was not supposed to come to Iceland. While I had never missed a flight in my life, I missed a flight twice in one week; both towards …
My world has never been so small… and I loved it!
For the past four and a half months, I have been living on the island of Texel where my daily life evolved around skydiving and flying. About 99% of my time was spent …
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UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO surely chooses its World Heritage sites well. During my travels, I have enjoyed quite a number of places that are placed on the World Heritage List. Each of them have taken my …
