Like a Rolling Stone

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There are some things in life that are just on everyone’s bucket list – or should be. And attending a concert by the Rolling Stones would be one of those things, at least for me. I have already missed out on Michael Jackson, and those guys aren’t getting younger, so you better go while you […] Read More

Back to the 80s

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The city was plastered with posters for this Michael Jackson Tribute party, celebrating the release of this second post-mortem album with unreleased songs that have been finished by different producers. Impossible to ignore. My friend Davidi also wanted to go, so off we went to that club, located in the Central Bus station in Tel […] Read More

Jaffa

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Off to Jaffa this morning, for a quick stroll though the beautiful old town. It is from Jaffa that Tel Aviv was founded in the early 20th century, by a couple of Jewish families who moved out and planned their own settlement, which would become Tel Aviv. Jaffa is small, with a little old quarter […] Read More

Blues night

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My sister Anke has a bar in a little village in Switzerland, on the other side of Lake Constance, just about half an hour’s drive from my parents. I visited her of course on my quick stop, and also got a special treat: I was finally there for a concert they had on that night. […] Read More

Pasifika

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This weekend Auckland was all about the Pacific Islands. Pasifika, a two-day festival was held in the Western Springs Park. Creating a parcours throughout the green and around the lake, the Pacific Islands presented themselves with numerous stands, stages, entertainment, food, information, arts and crafts… Held since 1993 it has become the biggest festival of its […] Read More

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Finally, I ticked it off my list. The ultimate tourist attraction in Sydney: its Opera. It is an iconic building. One of the few that instantly identifies with its city, like probably only the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, or the Golden Gate Bridge do. More so, it’s a modern building, opened in 1973, it only […] Read More

Patio drinks

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The weekend was alcohol infused, to say the least. Saturday night saw me drinking a couple of beers at the Laird’s back patio again. Sunday I met up with Rajiv and Will, the friend of Sven who was so generous to host us in our first 9 days in Melbourne. We went to The Railway […] Read More

Santiago Electronica

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Friday was a hot and lazy day, I went to the supermarket, went to the pool, slept a bit in the afternoon… The I met up with Ignacio, a mexican IT network specialist, for an after-work beer. We headed to one of those little canteens that seem typical for Chile, with most guests sitting at […] Read More

Antares Beer tasting

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Finally went out to a bar at a time close to an Argentinian time frame… I went to Palermo in the evening to finish my book and to sample a glass of Malbec. One glass and I was already pretty much there and slightly drunk. Then I met up with Matías (from the Blur concert) […] Read More

Blur in Open Air(es)

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The festival season is starting, and Buenos Aires has Quilmes Rock, a three-day festival that is held since a couple of years in November, and named after Argentina’s main brewery. This year, the Saturday was reserved for Blur. In line with my travel policy to say yes to (nearly) everything, I got a ticket when […] Read More