Weekly Photo Challenge: Zigzag
Going through my photos I suddenly noticed this zigzag. I took this photo from the top of a chruch tower in Rovinj, Croatia. The old town makes a zigzag with the jetty. I love the colors in this picture!
Six outstanding and unique places to stay the night
Over the years I’ve stayed in hostels all over the world. I remember my first experience well. I’d decided to go on a city trip to New York by myself and chose the cheapest accommodation in Manhattan, which happened to be in Harlem. The hostel looked alright and was situated…
Playing with the devil’s marbles
The Devil’s Marbles or Karlu Karlu is one of the attractions along the Stuart highway, located south of Tennant Creek. Karlu Karlu means round boulders, and that is exactly what you’ll see. It’s a playground for grownups with wonderful photo opportunities. You can climb up some of the higher ones to…
Crossing the harbour bridge
If you’re poor like me and don’t have the money to spend on climbing the Harbour bridge, you might have to make do with crossing it. Working in Sydney, I crossed this bridge daily on my commute to work and yet it never bored me and thus I set off…
Travel theme: meeting place
The Grote Markt or Grand Place in Brussel is a vibrant place with lots of activities. It is centrally located and besides gorgeous buildings, has some amazing cafés. It is a meeting place for a nice get-together. During my stay in Brussels I came back to this place again and…
Vienna’s history repeats daily
The center of Vienna houses an old clock. Every day at midday its inhabitants start dancing on a variety of music. I just had to check it out. I feel like a child in anticipation of the Punch and Judy show. But this is the Austrian version. The Anker clock…
Three sisters trapped
I just got back from doing the Six Foot Track, but still had plenty to explore in the Blue Mountains. I walked like a wooden doll, sore from the long walk and it took some time for my muscles to engage. Luckily the three sisters can be seen from a…
If you could switch lives, where would you go?
This is a question I’ve asked myself a few times. Wouldn’t it be great to experience someone else’s life for a while? To get a good idea of how other people do things? To immerse yourself into a culture in a way a normal tourist can’t? In the Netherlands a…
On the edge of secrecy
Woomera is a small place along the long Stuart highway. The area around Woomera, which is about the size of England, is used by the army for testing equipment like weapons and rockets. In the 50s and 60s the area was even used to test atomic bombs. Even in 2000…
Could you be a ski bum too?
You’re looking on the internet for ski work, googling ski school after ski school and reading the gazillion blogs you find about working in the snow. And yet, you’re not sure you’re cut out for this or where to begin. A few years ago I was like this, thinking I…