Saturday September 7 Yesterday I took the train from Uzice (Serbia) into Montenegro. This should be one of the most scenic rides in Europe. Indeed it’s impressive, so many tunnels and everytime we leave the tunnel a new world with…
Yugoslavia revives in Serbia
Yesterday I took the bus from Sarajevo (Bosnia) to Belgrade (Serbia). In Sarajevo I thought to be close to the bus station, but they told me I had to be at the other one. So a 40 minutes bus ride…
Ottoman Bosnia
Yesterday I took several busses, from Piran to Ljubljana, from here to Zagreb. Luckily we’re a bit early so I can still catch the bus to Sarajevo. At around midnight I arrive and check in at the nearby hotel. After…
The baby dragons of Slovenia
Saturday August 24, 2024 Yesterday I arrived in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The hotel is located near the center and I could explore the nightlife of the city a bit. Very lively, nice terraces and some food festival at…
Procession to Moorish Cathedrals in Southern Spain
Tuesday February 20, 2024 Yesterday I got up early and by collective taxi to the port, Tanger Med, Morocco. Forty-five minutes later we stop along the road and the guys from the port show me a short cut to the…
From Moorish architecture, gardens and the blue city to the Mediterranean
Sunday, 2024 February 11 Today we do a city walk. Essaouira is an ancient city that was founded or at least visited by the Phoenicians. Then came the Romans, the Portuguese, the Dutch and the Spanish and of course finally…
Back in time with old medinas, mud castles and hospitality
Wednesday January 31, 2024 Last night I arrived in Casablanca, Morocco. At the airport I bought a local SIM card and took the train to Casa Voyageurs. The hotel is across the square and after checking in I visit a…
Monumental mausoleums, forts and tigers
Saturday October 28 We left for the north from the south sometime very early in the morning. I arrive in New Delhi around noon. Here I meet Jeroen, with whom I will travel through the north in the coming weeks.…
Exploring the Indian culture with a big smile
Thursday October 12. I already left on Tuesday morning, but arrived a day later due to a Lufthansa flight change and not exactly the best places in the plane. After breakfast I go into the center with a tuk tuk…
Glowing sky in a snowy landscape
Thursday February 23, 2023 We set off early yesterday morning to arrive in the snowy landscape around Rovaniemi around four o’clock in the afternoon. Another two hours’ drive through the snow-covered forest towards Överkalix in Sweden. Check in and view…