It’s been 4 years, 7 months and 24 days since I left Australia in May 2011. The closest I got ever since was when flying over the red continent on my way from Auckland to Singapore a year later. The taxi ride from the airport yesterday was an array of flashbacks. The distinct vegetation, the […]
Palestinians protest in Berlin
The US’ recent efforts to pour more oil into the Middle East conflict were met by a worldwide outcry. Berlin’s Palestinian community too raised its voice. By the looks of it, very few Germans were among the protesters. I guess most of them don’t care much. Or automatically hate everything with a headscarf anyway.
Ramallah relaxed
After the initial shock of the noisy market in front of the hostel, I found Ramallah to be a very relaxed and calm city. People in the streets are friendly and I get a lot of “Welcome” and “Hello”. Not a lot of tourists around here. Later in the day I met up with a […]
The Share House
Last Thursday Flo and I moved into our room in the share house. The place is run by the same people that run the hostel and we’re still allowed to use the hostel facilities. Pool, pool table, hammocks, all inclusive. Besides being much cheaper than the hostel the share house has the advantage of offering […]
Another Day on the River
The culinary offerings in Pakbeng made me dislike the place even more. The noodle soup I had for breakfast was total and utter crap and the sandwiches we picked up for late breakfast were plain disappointing. The local market shed a bit of light on the situation, here we got ourselves some sticky rice and […]
Countryside, the lazy way
There is something pacifying about horses. They spend 15-20 hours a day just eating. The rest of the time they are standing around or have a short nap. Having had the recent nice experience in Serbia, I organised a continuation not much later. Searching the internet for horseback riding in Montenegro brought up a good […]