Illinois
Mid-october already… Which means: I’m heading to Asia. But first, a short stop-over in Chicago, for technical reasons. On paper, I could have made the connection from Mexico on to the United flight to Hong Kong in Chicago. But with only 1h25 in between flights, it seemed too tight. Anyone who has waited ages at US immigration […] Read More
365
I nearly forgot it, after all. Today is the first anniversary, I left one year ago on my first flight, to Rio. 365 days since then, visiting 12 countries, taking 28 flights, flying 100.000 kilometers, sleeping in 42 different hotels, airbnb’s and at friend’s homes, meeting dozens of new people and friends, spending a good […] Read More
100.000
Somewhere on the way to Mexico City, maybe half an hour before landing, I have crossed the 100.000 kilometer threshold on this trip. I just updated my travel statistics and realized that, all different means of transport combined – planes, cars, busses, ferries and trains – I have travelled approximatively 100.400 kilometers. In detail, I – […] Read More
San Francisco budget
And here is the budget for my time in San Francisco, without the money spent on the Burning Man adventure. However, the figures here are not representative and comparable to the other cities I have visited. First and foremost, I did not spend anything on accommodation here, thanks to Renato&Dennis’ generosity. I also practically spend […] Read More
Off to Mexico City
On and on and on and on…. I’m off to Mexico City tonight. It’s an overnight flight, I leave just after 11 and arrive at 5.30 in the morning – jumping two hours back in the process. I’ll be picked up at the airport, meet my Airbnb hosts , and then probably sleep in. Here […] Read More
Burning Man budget
Burning Man is not about the money. Well, partially. While there, I hardly touched any. You can’t buy much there. It’s about gifting, giving and getting… a different kind of exchanges. The only thing you can actually buy there with your Dollars is coffee at the Center Camp, and ice blocks or cubes at the […] Read More
Pricey Seattle
Seattle was pricey. I already realized that during my airbnb hunt. And Capitol Hill especially was expensive. I could have paid 25$ a night for a sleeping bag (though I am not sure if that was a joke, but there were three on offer…) So accommodation was a big part and would gobble up more […] Read More
Home to SFO
And my time in Seattle is over, too. I am heading down to San Francisco. Flight 27 to San Francisco Date: 18/08/2014 Code: UA1698 from SEA to SFO Airline: United Airlines Plane: Boeing 737-900 Distance flown: 775 Miles Duration: 1h32 The flight was ok, I was a bit late at the airport. I’m a bit bummed […] Read More
Montréal pas cher
Here are the figures for my Montréal spending. In total, the city was way cheaper than expected, mostly due to low rental prices. An apartment in Montréal is not expensive. I think the price for my apartment was cheaper than my first small place in Brussels, rented 12 years ago. Just to put it in […] Read More
West Coast
Time is up for Montréal, I’m off to Seattle and Vancouver. The flights were good, but I have to seriously question Air Canada’s check-in procedures… tons of people, two counters open, only one person at the Business check-in, only one person at a baggage drop. After checking-in online you still need to go to a machine […] Read More