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Ukraine: is it safe for travelers?
“Clashes outside Ukraine Parliament” (Reuters, 31 August 2015), “Ukraine’s Anti-Terrorist Terror” (Daily Beast, 1 September 2015), “What the war in Ukraine looks like” (Washington Post,…
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Thailand in 2 weeks: our route
Last fall it was finally time. After years of dreaming I stepped on board of a plane to Asia. My destination: Thailand. I was so…
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One day in Antwerp: what to see?
It’s saturday evening. It’s a sultry summer evening and I’m outside enjoying some wine in one of mine soft lawn chairs. Here’s to the summer,…
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Nizhny Novgorod: a rough diamond at the Volga
Moscow is the heart, Saint Petersburg is the head and Nizhny Novgorod is the wallet. This old Russian saying sums up the function of Nizhny Novgorod in the old days. Nizhny, as the city is often shortened, was a thriving merchant city with an ideal location at the rivers Volga and Oka. Merchants from all over…
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Meet Tatarstan: why you should visit Kazan
Kazan is not the first city that comes to mind when you think of Russia. Most people can only think of Moscow or Saint Petersburg, the two well-known attractions of Russia. But the world’s largest country has more beautiful cities to offer and one of them is Kazan. Kazan is 719 kilometer to the east…
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Jaipur: 10 highlights in the pink city of India
Jaipur is the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan and is also named the pink city of India. The old center of this city is painted in a lovely pink color to celebrate the royal visit of prince Albert in 1876. Because of its location in the ‘Golden Triangle’ circuit Jaipur attracts a lot of…
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Cycling between cows: a cycling tour in Jaipur (with video!)
I really like cycling. So when I am traveling I always try to cycle. Sometimes I rent a bike, other times I join a cycling tour. That’s what I did in the Indian city Jaipur, also known as the pink city of Rajasthan. Almost every building in the city center has a lovely terracotta pink…
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Must do in New Delhi: Lodhi Art District
My last blog post was a recap of 2016 and it is already halfway February. Whoops! Oh well. I have a really good reason for this: I traveled through India and Sri Lanka! Two countries I simply cannot compare to each other. Desert vs. mountains, crowds versus peace and old cities versus green jungle. It…
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Recap 2016 in travel
There are just a few days left and then 2016 is a wrap. Initially, I thought this year was going to be a slow year for me. In March I moved from a small village to the big city Haarlem and I didn’t plan a lot of traveling (also because moving costs a lot of…
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Discovering the Dutch province of Gelderland
I travel all around the world, but sometimes I forget how beautiful my own country actually is. This fall was a perfect reminder. Last November I explored the Dutch province of Gelderland and discovered cultural Culemborg with a rich orphanage history and the cool hotspot ‘Gelderlandfabriek’. But I did more. I also explored the historical…