Movements in the World and in the Mind
After a week and a bit in idyllic Gili Air, I returned to Lombok and made the road trip down south once more, past the airport to my new temporary residence just outside Kuta Town. Kutas Compared Like Bali, Lombok too has a town called Kuta. While the Balinese version is a rather tacky town... Continue Reading →
After leaving the Castle in Koh Samui prematurely, I made my way to Bali Indonesia, to indulge in some surf and finally find out what the big Bali-fuss is all about. In the last decade and a half I heard a lot about the 'magical island', good and bad. As Bali is another totally... Continue Reading →
On the day of our departure from cute-yet-over-hyped Siargao, it was Louis birthday, so the Birthday Boy, his husband Rick and I went for fancy lunch. After that we returned to the resort to pack our bags. Only the three of us would be leaving the island, the rest of the troupe would stay a... Continue Reading →
After having spent a lovely time in Bukidnon, Rick, Louis and I made our way to Siargao. Siargao is an island in the Eastern part of the province of Mindanao that has appeared sharply into focus on the tourist radar in recent years. Going from tourist desert to hip-and-happening travel destination, I think the... Continue Reading →
Just before the (surf) season was drawing to an end at Sri Lanka’s south coast, two newly made surfer friends and I headed for Arugam Bay, Lanka’s surf ‘mecca’ at the east coast, where the season was just about to start. A-Bay’s strange Mix Arugam Bay, or A-Bay if you want to appear to be... Continue Reading →
Although Sri Lanka is a relatively small country with great offerings in terms of nature and culture, my main reason for visiting the teardrop-shaped island is to surf. The topic of Sri Lanka as a surf destination had come up several times in the last few months and were attention goes, energy flows, or so... Continue Reading →
Arriving in Mirissa, a short tuk tuk ride from Weligama, I immediately noticed more white faces and a busier main road. There also seemed to be far more hotels and guesthouses scattered around and the beach is very nice, which made me wonder whether I had been hanging in the wrong place. But I came... Continue Reading →
After a month of Thailand and shortly debating whether to go to Myanmar for a visa run, I decided to go to Sri Lanka, from where I have a ticket to Europe. I initially had a one-way ticket to Thailand, but my friend Louis, whose family I visited in Mindanoa, Philippines, last year, advised me... Continue Reading →
After my Latin American adventure, I returned to Europe, where I got a warm reception, as always, from my dear friends Rick and Louis and a cold reception from the weather. The weather was manageable, as I connected with family and friends and planned to go to Southern Africa within the next couple of weeks... Continue Reading →
Initially, the idea was to travel in the Americas for a few months and return to Europe after summer to settle myself somewhere at the southern edge of the continent. Within the first week of my Latin American travel ball, I decided, that there would be no such thing as settling down just yet. Why... Continue Reading →
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