It’s again this time of year. Like children wait for Christmas we wait the moment when we can travel again. Our backpacks were waiting for us, at least we like to think so… It’s time for us to at last practise our Chinese and set up for our big South-east Asia adventure. Two months in […]
On the road again
Understanding traveling
It was almost a year ago that we left the nest to fly away. Although I had always said that I wanted to dedicate my life to travel, life and courage gave me a kick only a year ago. Recently I have met people and shared thoughts that got me thinking: this is what people […]
My week starts on Sunday
Sundays are special days. I wouldn’t say depressing or boring, just special. In this path I chose to follow, Sundays are the only day when I can sit and think about my week. What I did good or wrong, what I didn’t do, what I need to do. A lot of questions arise: Am I […]
Beautiful 2012
I never make resolutions for the New Year. Not because I’m not capable of keeping them but rather because I don’t know how the year is going to turn out. I never feel sad or worried […]
The importance of being back
I don’t know if it’s because I was feeling homesick with the holidays coming or if it’s just a coincidence, but lately many people I’ve met have asked me the same question: where’s your home? And although the answer is very simple, it got me thinking. When I meet someone the first questions that come […]
A lesson by nature: Jasper
I think there’s a lesson in every travel we make. Every place we visit that’s not home has something to teach us. Sometimes it’s something about ourselves, sometimes about life, sometimes about the others. Today I’ve made the biggest realization since the beginning of this trip. I didn’t know in which category I should put this […]