Two days ago I flew to Ranong. Since there is no direct air connection between Chiang Mai and Ranong, I had to change planes in Bangkok. The flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok (DMK) I did with Lion Air. This airline company has a rather dubious safety record, and is banned in Europe, but at […]
After over a week of rest, I’m finally moving again today. I decided to fly to Ranong, in the South of Thailand. It’s significantly more expensive than taking the train, but it saves me some 24 hours of travel time. That means more time to enjoy life in Southern Thailand. Complimentary upgrade, anyone? If you’ve […]
Last week I mentioned that I decided to stick around in Chiang Mai for a bit, both to take a rest and to get some work done. It’s been going pretty well. Work is back on schedule, I’m well rested, and most importantly I am starting to get bored in Chiang Mai. That means I’m […]
Travelling can be a drag. Don’t get me wrong: I love travelling, and I love the continuously-travelling-lifestyle. I wouldn’t trade it for anything else. But after a while it gets to you. You get tired. You start craving some comforts from home. Some would call this home sickness. I simply call it time for a […]
Today was highly frustrating. It should have been an excellent day; I woke up and had breakfast on the beautiful Cat Ba Island, where I had spent the last two days. Aside from a touristy settlement around the docks, the island offers mostly natural beauty, and has some great hiking trails. This had been a […]
In many countries doing business is all about negotiating. If you live in Europe or North-America, you might not be used to haggling over the price of a box of cornflakes (although you can and should haggle if buying clothes at a boutique store or something like expensive camera equipment), but in other parts of […]
This is not a travel blog. I don’t like travel blogs. (Most) travel blogs contain a collection of the same canned experiences that are readily sold to tourists, with at best some variations in the particular hotel where the blogger stayed or the tour operator he used. While this may be fun for his friends […]
Meet Freddy. Freddy used to be a French project manager, but he got fed up with his job, so he decided to pack up all his stuff and move out. After working in London as a bartender for a few years, he wound up in Valencia (Spain), where I met him under most unusual circumstances. […]
Today I met a guy named Cash. Not sure if that’s his real name, but it’s what everybody called him. Cash is my friend Sibel’s landlord and flatmate in Barcelona, and a colourful character. We got talking when I was over visiting my friend. Now Cash is a veteran globetrotter, so naturally the conversation geared […]
I just returned from a week of hiking in the Swiss Alps. Never having been to Switzerland before, all I knew was that it’s expensive, that they make delicious chocolate, and that the people speak some form of German (which is unintelligible to normal German speakers). I was pleasantly surprised by many things, about which […]
