This morning, I woke up to headlines reading ‘Nederland m/v doet het slechter dan Burundi, hoe kan dat?‘ (The Netherlands m/f are doing worse than Burundi, how is this possible?) The article indignantly …
Tag: Africa
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 …
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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Stories from Southern Africa – part three: Mozambique & Swaziland
It’s been a while since I wrote part two. Part three is about my travels in Mozambique and Swaziland. Mozambique I crossed the border at Milange. It wasn’t without any problems. Even though …
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Stories from Southern Africa – part two: Zambia & Malawi
Last time, I wrote about South Africa and Botswana. I’ll continue with Zambia. Zambia The plane landed in Livingstone, Zambia, and I got to my hostel where the South African guy I met …
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Stories from Southern Africa – part one: South Africa & Botswana
South Africa The port of entry and exit for my 2008 Southern Africa solo backpacking trip was Johannesburg, South Africa. It is known as one of the most dangerous cities in the world, …
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Stories from Southern Africa
So, I have been told I talk about Africa a lot. I think it confuses people, so I thought I will just write it all down in this blog in new section called …
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 …
Being positive
Bangkok part II has officially started! After a rather strange work experience, I have now moved on with a new organisation, new studio apartment, and new goals and perspectives in mind. I don’t …
