• 50 Shades of States (+ D.C.) – English edition published

    50 Shades of States (+ D.C.) – English edition published

    In December 2024 both the paperback and the hardcover English editions of my book 50 Shades of States (+ D.C.) were published including a map and new chapters.

  • Fifty Shades of States (+ D.C.) – Dutch edition

    Fifty Shades of States (+ D.C.) – Dutch edition

    NU TE KOOP OP BOL.COM ’Toen ik achttien was, stond ik voor het eerst tussen de rokende straatputten en wolkenkrabbers van San Francisco. Het was in de zomer van 1990, ik was alleen en moest de opwinding die ik voelde delen. Dus…

  • ice age

    ice age

    Perito Moreno. One of few glaciers in our melting world that still ‘grows’. Growing that causes pain. At least, that is what you think when you listen to Perito sighing, moaning and screaming when moving forward with crumbling walls of…

  • bali boutique

    bali boutique

    According to our cab driver, the tranquility of Bali is threatened. Mass immigration, religious fanatics and, even though already 8 to 11 years ago, terrorist attacks all threaten the Agamu Hindu paradise. But driving through the gorgeous rice paddies, the…

  • memento mori

    memento mori

    No better anger management than taking down a statue or two. Many in Egypt, Iraq , the French Revolution and 16th century Calvinist Netherlands will agree on this. So when the wall came down and the iron curtain opened the…

  • off the beaten railroad track

    off the beaten railroad track

    Finally! After days of walking around in what felt like a giant snow globe, downtown Prague is left behind. No more sugar coated medieval monuments on cobble stoned roads filled with tourists, now it is time for the edgy feeling…

  • mate time

    mate time

    About an hour from Buenos Aires by futuristic Buquebus fast ferry lies Uruguay. It is quite a contrast, leaving the buzz of Buenos Aires avenues for the cobble stoned alleys of Colonia del Sacramento. Colonia as it is conveniently called…

  • a danish dacha

    a danish dacha

    Thorkil Brodersen is an architect. And as goes for doctors concerning their own health, or cleaners and their hygiene at home; architects who design and build their own house are tricky. But fortunately for all who want to enjoy the…

  • stop the lobster

    stop the lobster

    ‘Here you are. Enjoy.’ Our eyes shift from the waiter to the dish he has put in front of us. The sashimi blinks at us. But before we fall for its temptation, we finish our conversation. ‘Mmmm, yeah sure, it’s…

  • of fish and men

    of fish and men

    In another life the chef and owner was a professional handball player. Impressive when you know handball is one of the most popular sports in Croatia. But that was in a previous life. Today he runs the best restaurant in Istria, Damir…