Meet the cockroach…
Cockroaches can be found all over the world, and I have met my fair share of them on this trip. They love to live in hot climate (and I’m traveling through summer) and find tons to eat in our trash. You can’t really get rid of them. Cynics say that the only surviving beings after a […] Read More
Back to the real world?
If you’re wondering what is going on and if I am actually in Cape Town…. yes, still here! I’ve just been hibernating a bit, and I have to admit that I have not done much in these first few days. I mostly went to the beach, hung out in Cafés, read a whole book, met […] Read More
Melbourne (the return)
Few places have made a bigger impact on me than Melbourne, if any. I was drawn to this city long before I actually set foot in it, not knowing where that came from. Maybe stories from friends, articles I had read and forgotten about but had anchored the city in my subconscious mind. So when […] Read More
Longitude
I realized: I have actually completed my second round of circling the globe. Even though I am not back in Europe, I am more or less on the same longitude. Here are the coordinates: Cape Town, South Africa: 33°55′ S, 18°22′ E Tel Aviv, Israel: 32°5′ N, 34°48′ E I am some 16° west of Tel Aviv […] Read More
Homecoming
First full day in Cape Town. I managed to get my SIM cards, I got the local public transport card, had breakfast in Manhattan Café (already my hot spot, as I write this I have been there four times!), and went to the supermarket. I love having an apartment again and a kitchen. A place […] Read More
Cape Town Jackpot
I realized it the moment I stepped off the airplane and onto the tarmac. The smell: Despite the engines just being turned off, I didn’t smell the expected kerosene…. it was fresh, clean, salty ocean air. No dust. Blue skies. No dust. Bright sunshine, blinding. I hopped in a taxi and the driver got me to […] Read More
Cheap India
India was cheap, as expected and hoped. I did not spend that much on accommodation for three weeks, especially considering I stayed in hotels. But even those were cheap. I think I could have spent a bit more, for a little bit of luxury. The nights in the Radisson were essentially free, but I used […] Read More
Thank U, India
The moment I let go of it Was the moment I got more than I could handle The moment I jumped off of it Was the moment I touched down Read More