After a few days of Bukdinon Chill, we returned to Davao, the capital of the southern island of Mindanao, to catch a plane to Coron via Manilla. Coron is an island situated in the north of the province of Palawan, which is an island group in the south west of the Filipino archipelago. We made... Continue Reading →
Island Travel Filipino style; Bukidnon Chill
Stay Playful; Travel The first stop of my Philippine-trip with my fabulous friends Rick and Louis after Manilla, was the island of Mindanao in the south of the archipelago, where Louis grew up and where his family lives. Insight into Bukidnon Living After having landed in Davao, the capital of Mindanao, we were picked up... Continue Reading →
Activation of New Dark Fairy Life
It’s that time of year again when many people in some sort of way celebrate new beginnings. Easter is for Christians the commemoration and celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus, who they consider to be the son of God. Jews celebrate Pesach as the biblical belief, that the Jewish people had been... Continue Reading →
Holy Adventures in Sacred Lands
After a mild winter, plenty of 9-to-5 bollocks and the longing for a new adventure, which I planned when I was in marvellous SA, I boarded a plane to the so-called cradle of Western civilisation from which I was to take another flight to the Holy Land. In Athens I met up with an... Continue Reading →
Colombia: the coastal experience and more heat
I am on my way to Bogota and as it will be the last stop on this fabulous journey before returning to the continent of Europe, I am thinking of all the place I have been in Colombia and haven’t reported about. Cultural Medellin In Medellin while residing in swanky El Poblado I did return... Continue Reading →
Salsa, Coffee and Paisa Groovin’
Cali: City of Salsa After the mystical surroundings of San Agustin, where I spent my time at a fabulous hostel on a green and pleasant hill, I travelled to Cali via the same bendy, partly unpaved road to Popayan. Cali is the salsa city of the country and perhaps of the continent. The city itself... Continue Reading →
Colombian Vibes
It has only been two weeks since I left Ecuador from Quito, but having been in Colombia my equatorial adventure feels like an eternity ago. The distance between Quito and the Colombian border seems tiny on the map, but map-distance can be deceiving as it took 5 hours from Carcelèn bus station to the border town... Continue Reading →
Equatorial Hedonism
After my intense jungle retreat I headed back to the beach for some ocean chill and quality eye candy; Pacasmayo was the next stop. Pacasmayo Eye Candy, Herbs & good Vibes Pacasmayo is a chilled town with a small pebbled beach and good swell and where there is decent swell, there tend to be fit surfer dudes.... Continue Reading →
Jungle Drugs and the Quest for Enlightenment
Roaming Peru After the North Coast culture dose came the cyber space silence, while I enjoyed the Andes chill of Caraz, got caught up in the Disney-Land vibe of Cusco, did some serious hiking in Colca Canyon near Arequipa and attempted to meet deadlines in the sleepy beach town of el Chaco. After the South... Continue Reading →
The North Coast Culture Dose: Trujillo
After exactly two weeks and a day I have been able to detach myself from Máncora and boarded a fancy bus on Sunday evening to get me to Trujillo. The moto taxis are ubiquitous in Máncora except on a Sunday, when the drivers are not that keen on working, as they are still feeling groggy... Continue Reading →