This morning I joined local volunteer group “Green Soldiers” on their mission to clear the monkey temple from plastic rubbish. It’s a fair walk up there. The temple itself is, from what I’ve gathered, one of the more important ones in the country. And as the name tells, it’s full of monkeys. The way up […]
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.
Diving, Baby!
It’s been three years, way too long to go without something as amazing as diving. Coron offers some of the best diving in the area, partially due to the fact that half a sunken Japanese fleet provides an abundance of wrecks waiting to be explored. I had checked some of the operators in town and […]
Tour Down Under
Racing through the streets of Adelaide in 30+° weather, a pack of international cycling professionals.
More Uncertainty
So far I haven’t handed in my notice for the flat. The only reason for that is the interview I had last week. The job description sounded very good with interesting projects, recent technology and some international travel (an issue for many but a bonus for me). On top of that an above average pay […]
Back in Town
After three times in Bangkok all my visits have been quite unique. This time it was mostly the life after sunset that made the streets very interesting. The wild mix of families with kids, hookers, touts, pimps, merchants, food stalls, moto drivers and Muslim tourists with women dressed up like tents. Here’s a video of […]