Places
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Beautiful Austria
Among the many places I have visited with my son Gianluca for our “special adventures“, few can surpass in beauty the western Austrian Alps in the summer. We stayed in an apartment a few levels up on…
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The crumbling beauty of Sicily
Circumstances didn’t help our trip to Sicily this time. “Our” being my son Gianluca and I. The worst thing was a heavy cold or flu or whatever it (still) is. At the last moment I decided to…
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Stranded in Sardinia
For this year’s autumn migration by car to the warmer and brighter climate of Malta, Sue and I decided to do part of it by car ferry to avoid the long drive through Italy. Our first plan…
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Hasta la vista, Camino del Norte!
The first two stages of my Camino del Norte I proudly showed off to my “friends” on Facebook. Many of them really are my friends, of course, but you know what I mean by the quotation marks.…
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“The best view in the world”
The first stage of my Camino del Norte in September 2025 was from Irun in Spain, just across the border from France, to San Sebastian, a major city in the Basque region in northern Spain. I had…
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Biodynamized water in Groenendaal
People who know me well are aware of my passion for saveguarding the environment, staying healthy, protecting minorities, improving animal welfare, and generally striving for the world to become a cleaner, kinder and more harmonious place for…
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I almost missed a trip to Rome
I’ve been wanting to visit Rome since a good many years. I’ve seen so many beautiful places throughout the years and this was sorely missing in my travel CV. Indeed, it goes against this blog’s philosophy of…
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Winter mood
Nothing beats nature if you’re seeking some peace and tranquillity. In winter it’s even better, as the crowds will have since a long time drifted away into the shelter. The Arboretum, which spans from Jezus-Eik in Overijse…
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Arrietara, Sopelana, Bizkaia, Spain
Finally, in July 2021 I made it to the northern coast of Spain. The Bizkaia region had been in my sights for several years, ever since a glorious evening in Girona, on the Mediterranean side of Spain,…
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