Beijing, China
Saturday, 24 May, 2008 - 15:03In April I went to Beijing, China, to the WWW 2008 conference.We also had time for sightseeing, for instance we went to see a part of the Great Wall, and we went to the...
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Saturday, 13 September, 2008 - 19:16Today I was playing with a few social networking applications that offer location services. Why? I want to stop posting only cryptic status messages in Facebook and...
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Saturday, 11 October, 2008 - 06:00I was puzzled in Amberes when I saw this musician in the street playing this weird instrument. It has strings and it is played like a violin, but it has a kind of...
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Sunday, 1 February, 2009 - 14:48In the year 2008, for the first time in history there is more people living in cities than in rural areas. The number of people living in slums is expected to exceed...
View ArticleSee you soon, Barcelona!
Monday, 23 April, 2012 - 21:15This week I am starting a new adventure in Doha, Qatar :-) I feel very sad about leaving Barcelona, so I started remembering some random things that happened to me during...
View ArticleDoha I - May 2012
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012 - 19:38Less than a week ago I moved for work to Doha, Qatar. I was rather worried, I have to say. The reaction from my colleagues was mostly negative: affectionate, but negative....
View ArticleDoha II - June 2012
Saturday, 23 June, 2012 - 11:46Shortly before it caught fire, I visited the Villagio mall, one of the three largest in Doha. As far as I understand, it is a copy of a place in Las Vegas that intends to...
View ArticlePlants and fresh vegetables in Qatar
Tuesday, 20 November, 2012 - 15:05Somebody told us you can find fresh vegetables and plants in Qatar directly from a producer that has lots of greenhouses. It is possible.The place is worth a visit for...
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Yearly travelogue with photos and stories.2014Kenya, Denmark, ...2013Sri Lanka, Finland, Latvia ...2012Doha, Salzburg, Rajastan ...2011Nagarhole, Kerala, San Francisco ...2010New York, Ginebra,...
View ArticleVegetarian/vegan traveller to Barcelona
Thursday, 17 December, 2015 - 11:32If you're a vegetarian/vegan travelling to Barcelona, here is some advice.As much as I love Barcelona, I recognize the place is far from Germany or the Netherlands in...
View ArticleDopplr, Twitter, Fire Eagle, Plaxo and Facebook
Today I was playing with a few social networking applications that offer location services. Why? I want to stop posting only cryptic status messages in Facebook and sometimes really say what am I doing...
View ArticleWhich instrument is this?
I was puzzled in Amberes when I saw this musician in the street playing this weird instrument. It has strings and it is played like a violin, but it has a kind of amplifier like a trumpet.Do you know...
View ArticleThe Places We Live
In the year 2008, for the first time in history there is more people living in cities than in rural areas. The number of people living in slums is expected to exceed 1,000,000,000 very soon. The Places...
View ArticleSee you soon, Barcelona!
This week I am starting a new adventure in Doha, Qatar :-) I feel very sad about leaving Barcelona, so I started remembering some random things that happened to me during this time:I used an entire box...
View ArticleDoha I - May 2012
Less than a week ago I moved for work to Doha, Qatar. I was rather worried, I have to say. The reaction from my colleagues was mostly negative: affectionate, but negative. The reaction from my friends...
View ArticleDoha II - June 2012
Shortly before it caught fire, I visited the Villagio mall, one of the three largest in Doha. As far as I understand, it is a copy of a place in Las Vegas that intends to give the visitor the...
View ArticlePlants and fresh vegetables in Qatar
Somebody told us you can find fresh vegetables and plants in Qatar directly from a producer that has lots of greenhouses. It is possible.The place is worth a visit for a chance of seeing so much...
View ArticleVegetarian/vegan traveller to Barcelona
If you're a vegetarian/vegan travelling to Barcelona, here is some advice.As much as I love Barcelona, I recognize the place is far from Germany or the Netherlands in terms of veg-friendliness, but it...
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