A story about eating my way through Torino.
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Train tales – my first night train in Southeast Asia
A story about a night spent on a sleeper train travelling from Bangkok to the south of Thailand.
1 month on Pulau Perhentian
A story about spending 5 weeks in paradise, AKA the Perhentian Islands. This is a little love letter to one of my favourite places I’ve visited so far.
The perfect work-away on the Perhentian Islands
A story about finding the best first work-away experience one could ask for on a tiny island in Malaysia.
A very non-arabic UAE 50
A story about the UAE celebrating its 50th anniversary and me taking a day off from the Middle East.
¡Mátalo! – Bull fights in Spain
A story about an unexpected visit to one of the most controversial cultural events in Europe.
Temple run in Kyōto
A story about Japan’s old capital and its many temples and shrines.
Of goats and men
The second part of the story about a magical weekend in Musandam, Oman.
From high-rise buildings to high-rise mountains
To cope with the craziness of our Expo experience, my roommates and I came up with a very effective strategy. During the week, a shisha after work helped to calm us down. And once a month, we tried to get a few days off at the same time, so we could venture out into the desert or to other faraway places. Our destination for November: the northernmost exclave of Oman – Musandam.
3 days in the Amazonas in Perú
A story about a childhood dream coming true, during my first ever trip to a rainforest.