The New Cuban – Part 1
Cuba has been undergoing somewhat of a tourism transformation since the 88 year old Fidel Castro handed over to his baby brother Raul, who is a […]
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How not to get a coffee in London
As the old saying goes, hosting a gaggle of French people for the weekend always has the potential to make you see familiar things with […]
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How to travel for the price of a pizza
I travel a lot. People often tell me how lucky I am to visit all these places, and some of it is luck, but most […]
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A casual guide to the Israeli elections (with a Yemenite twist)
Slightly off topic for my usual visitors but should be a good read if you take an interest in politics, Israel, or are really really […]
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Nobody really knows why they are in Brussels
Leaving Holland, I didn’t want to get too much of a culture shock, so I went the small distance to Brussels. What I didn’t realise […]
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Breda, Utrecht and Maastricht have to share an article because they are small
Not that it’s possible to waste paper when writing online articles, but in the name of concise journalism it seems most apt to combine the […]
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What is actually happening in Rotterdam
I have been to a lot of weird places. 5 that spring to mind in no particular order: Manizales in Colombia This tiny village near […]
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Lovely Leiden
This is a small post about a small village called Leiden. I happen to have friends there, so off I went. Charming This place is […]
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Walking with giants in The Hague
The Hague is the capital of Holland, except it isn’t, despite having all the government and ministry buildings. It is also the only city to […]
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Hamburg, the warzone
Hamburg is a giant, rich city of alternative people that haven’t quite fast tracked into hipster territory, but I reckon it’ll just be a couple […]
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