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The first time you meet someone you always think something about that person, positive or negative, and it is very difficult to change that feeling you have after the first time you’ve met. I have the same with countries. The first impression is very important. My first meeting with an Argentino is the driver who […]
Jan-2014
Is it a plane, is it a bird or is it Superman? Finally, the delayed flight to London Heathrow arrives at Dusseldorf and I board the airplane for this short journey to London. I have to spend the night at Heathrow, because my first flight had a delay of at least three hours due to […]
Jan-2014
Here I am, at Dusseldorf Airport, waiting for my delayed airplane to arrive and bring me to London Heathrow for my connecting flight. I already had a delay of 40 minutes for the same plane, but now they don’t even know when the aircraft will land. The plane flew to Cologne instead of Dusseldorf and […]
Dec-2013
A few years ago I went to Singapore planning to stay for a week. During my stay the volcano in Iceland erupted and my flight back home got cancelled due to the ash cloud. I had to spend some more time in Singapore and believe me, that’s not a punishment. When thinking of Singapore you […]
Dec-2013
It is Friday morning and I wake up in the city of Ghent. After some scrambled eggs, made by the charming lady of the breakfast room from the NH hotel, I put my backpack on and walk outside to catch a tram ride to the train station. Upon arrival at the train station of Ghent […]
Dec-2013
Early in the morning a cold breeze passes my bare face as I walk towards the train station of Eindhoven for my four hour voyage to Ghent. I enter the intercity train and as soon as the rails start crossing the Belgium border I notice this journey passes a scenic route. Some astonishing villas surrounded […]
Dec-2013
While I was browsing the web for other Dutch travel bloggers I encountered Jasper from thetravelingdutchman.com Since he had this really cool map showing the blogposts of each destination I wanted to get in touch with him and ask him how I could get this awesome map on my website too. So there you go, […]
Dec-2013
Just remember to fall in love when autumn starts. There is nothing else really. Find yourself a new lover, or maybe a new pair of shoes like I did. The Dutch autumn depression will not get a chance with the colors of the Mipacha shoes.