Strong as an orangutan
At work my colleague keeps saying how she’s getting strong as an ox, because of not eating certain things. It’s a sentence we love to use now and then to get ready for the day and comment on each other’s performance. Oxen can be strong, but every time I see…
High up a Cape Town icon
Table Mountain is the star of Cape Town. It doesn’t even matter if you meant to visit it or not, it is ever present. You might not notice it at first, when its surrounded by clouds, but whenever the clouds disappear, there is no escaping it. Table Mountain will draw…
Finding a way out
I can be an adventurer and at the same time I can be a very cautious person. Would it have been just me, I would have never thought of taking a shared taxi to a random place, but together with a fellow traveler, I found myself driving into the jungle.…
Crystal clear
On my long holiday in Cape Town I decided to go where the South African go for a holiday. Langebaan is a holiday town on the West Coast, filled with fancy holiday homes and a long white beach. It is absolutely stunning and I totally get why people come here…
The road to compromise
Since I started studying, I’ve seen a lot of the world and called several places my home. I always say I have many homes in this world, and that’s what it feels like. I can make pretty much any place feel like home, since I decide where I am going…
Make some noise!
Ok, let me start by saying that by no means do I associate any of these bands with noise. Going to concerts is something I miss most while I’m travelling. At home I know exactly where to go and who is worth seeing. Here, I haven’t even got a clue…
Surfing with the seals
Cape Town’s got some good surf spots. Not that I would know a lot about it, but the beach of Muizenberg is a popular place to go. So it couldn’t be avoided that some of my friends took me out there one day to try to catch some waves. It…
This is why I love my three year-olds
At the moment I work in a ski field, teaching three to five year-olds how to ski. Every day is an adventure because every kid is different. It’s amazing to see all these little personalities. Here are some general things I love about working with these tiny humans. They will…