As a globetrotting social creature I’ve been compelled to document my travels.

The purpose is mostly to keep the homefront up to date, but also to keep an online journal  of my wanderings. If they actually provide information for those interested in travelling the same regions, I consider it an added value.

These writings are usually stuffed with introspections and critical observations on the cultures I encounter. Apologies if these might clash with reader’s perception.

4 month South-America

Short Trips

• [COLOMBIA] Veiligheid, de grens tussen gevoel en feit. - Ik werd thuis veel over Colombia gewaarschuwd.  Uitgenodigd door een vriend die in Bogota woont, en nieuwsgierig naar dit land waar ik zo weinig van weet, reisde ik toch af naar het land van magico realismo. ik genoot intens van de prachtige natuur. Colombia heeft het allemaal, de bergen, de caraibische stranden, de jungle, de… Read More [COLOMBIA] Veiligheid, de grens tussen gevoel en feit.
• traveling really DOES change your perspectives - How living in the US made me realize how aliens must feel if they finally visit us. I wanted to write a blog post about the thought of going home, now that it’s so immanent. When I used to read other travelers’ thoughts about being back home after traveling the world, I always thought it… Read More traveling really DOES change your perspectives
• packing… like a boss! - I’m at a total loss for words. 4 months with one bag and I have SPACE LEFT and there is nothing that comes to mind that I’m thinking; okay, so I can now take this too! I never thought someone like me would say this but; starting on time works! 3 weeks ago I started… Read More packing… like a boss!