Llegué a Mexico City

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I arrived in Mexico city in the wee hours of Sunday. The flight was good, we had space as the plane wasn’t even half full. Though I could not sleep; and I arrived in zombie mode. I got through all the controls fast and without hassle, even though my washed passport looks really beaten. But […] Read More

Pre-burn white-out

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We were getting ready early to walk over to the central playa to watch the man burn. We got there early and had front row ‘seats’ – in the dust. Until, well, the dust covered it all up. If I called yesterdays little wind a white-out, I stand corrected. this however, was the real thing. […] Read More

Thunder and mud

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I woke up with a bad hangover this morning. And mother nature was not in a good mood either. Thanks to my earplugs, I had slept through a massive thunderstorm going down over the playa. We had rain, hail, and a number of direct lightning strikes right on the playa. The energy in the center […] Read More

Thunderstorms

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The last day in Vancouver was relaxing, but something was in the air. I was at the beach – yes, again – and read a bit. But high humidity and clouds announced a bit of a weather… I checked out late, but managed to meet my host Darek, a hydrologist, who rented me his room […] Read More

Beach weekend

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Temperatures are high this weekend in Vancouver. I have seen the city already. I am tired, after the beach yesterday, then GaGa at night, and a lot of beer in the bars afterwards. I came home at 4 am. So Sunday was spent at the beach again, in its entirety. Wreck beach that is, again. […] Read More

On and on and on

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Yesterday I saw the first rainy day in over two months if I remember correctly (not: it rained last week), since that rainy weekend in Istanbul. I had totally forgotten about that phenomenon, and especially that it makes me (want to) stay at home. In those moments, I miss my place a little. You get distracted […] 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

Time off

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I couldn’t sleep most of the night – it was either way too warm up in my alcove, or, if I turned on the air-con, too noisy, and too cold. I fell asleep around 5.30 to the sound of the birds. So I slept long, had a slow start, and then looked for a laundromat… […] Read More

Beach days

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My friend Susanne from Brussels has arrived on Thursday. I know her for about ten years, and it’s fun to catch up, and enjoy Tel Aviv together. We first walked around the craft market and the Carmel street market, and got some cherries and a 4-kg-Melon, for the beach. The beach was our main destination […] Read More

Rain check

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I woke up pretty late – I sleep well in this bed – to the sound of pouring rain. The water was running down my street in front of my window. I spent most of the day inside and on the couch, reading, and eating. I only went to the supermarket to get some fruit, […] Read More

Kyoto (again)

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I went back to Kyoto today, to see more of the Kyotographie exhibitions, especially the photographic exploration of Mars, as well as some interesting images of Japanese landscapes and homes, called ‘Where we belong‘.   However, it was a bright sunny day with blue skies, so I went to see one more temple, Kinkaku-ji, the Golden […] Read More

Hanami

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After the rain yesterday, Tokyo showed its most beautiful side today, with deep blue skies. Perfect to walk along the neighboring Meguro River, that runs through the neighborhood and gives it its name. The river is heavily landscaped, it looks more like a canal now, but has nice cherry tree lined promenades on each side. […] Read More