Borracho

Let it go
In my life, I’ve only been drunk to the point of being sick twice. Once in college, in Bruges, where I decided Vodka mixed with Gin would be a good idea, and once a few years later where I could’t stomach a mixture of wine, beer and weed. Yesterday was #3. Not too bad, considering I’m […] Read More

Fallen off

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I fell of my bike, Sir St. James. My fault. I wanted to cross the street, with a whole queue of cars on the other side. I wanted to ride alongside them and then use a space and flip over to the left side of the road. Unfortunately, I got caught in the tram tracks. […] Read More

Caravansary

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On the final night, despite still being a bit sick, I had to see my friends Jimena and Antonio one more time. Antonio proposed to go for a tea, at the Maison Française de Thé Caravanseraï. Caravansary? I’m in. After all, it’s the fitting theme for this year. How could I have missed out on this coincidence at […] Read More

Medical services

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After a weekend in bed, I felt a little bit better this morning, due to all the ibuprofen I swallowed, no doubt. Still, I have never seen my tonsils in such a bad shape, so I went to the doctor, nonetheless. I was afraid they’d put me in a hospital right away for immediate surgery (a […] Read More

My tonsils and me

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I would consider myself pretty healthy. Generally I seem to have only one week spot: my tonsils. They are generally huge, and now and then, a few times a year, they get inflamed. It’s usually the first sign of a cold, the swelling and the redness, and I know: I’ll be sick. I had thought […] Read More

Camp down

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I woke up this morning, and Black Rock City is already disintegrating, vanishing. The burn of the Man is the highlight for many, and a lot o people leave after the burn. Sometimes right after, sometimes even before, in order to avoid the enormous traffic jam that builds u when several thousand vehicles try to […] Read More

Summer cold

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I haven’t been sick much on this trip, besides an initial cold in Rio (triggered by the jet lag, a cold wind and general exhaustion after the move), a cold in Buenos Aires (total exhaustion from going out) and a light one in Auckland. All in all, good score. Now I came down with a […] Read More

Getting started again

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As usually, moving to a new city is pretty busy on the first days. After the fun Pride of the weekend, I spend Sunday and Monday getting my bearings and setting up camp. I went to Vodafone again – their service in Australia was great – and it looks like the Kiwi version is just […] Read More

Birthday Party

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On Sunday, my machine gun Spanish teacher Andrés was celebrating his 27th Birthday. He invited me over on Saturday night for drinks and pizza and to go out to a club afterwards. I met a bunch of his friends, all really great guys, and had another intensive Spanish lesson. I realize it’s much harder to […] Read More

Still under the weather

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I’m still under the weather, struggling with my cold, so I went to a pharmacy to get some paracetamol and something to unblock my nose…. On the way, I stopped at Delirio Tropical again and had lunch, a veggie burger (that turned out to be just the burger, not the bread stuff) and salad…. healthy […] Read More