Cape Tribulation and Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

Cape Tribulation is the Northernmost point of Australia’s Queensland I’ve visited. This is the rainforest, more specifically Daintree National Park. I stayed – with the camper van – at the Cape Tribulation Camping… Continue reading

Anti Atlas mountain range and the city of Tafraoute, south east of Agadir, Morocco

I’m single and when I travel to countries where I don’t know the language, or when I choose the more adventurous kind of travel, I prefer to join a group. I don’t mind… Continue reading

Roman ruins of Miróbriga, Santiago do Cacém, Alentejo, Portugal

Another point of attraction for Santiago do Cacém are the Roman Ruins of Miróbriga. The site is not too big, but very well kept, with a temple that is partly reconstructed. Entering sets… Continue reading

Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

A short blog entry about a short stop I made, on my way from Cairns to Cape Tribulation. Port Douglas is the ideal place to do just that. It’s a cute little seaside… Continue reading

Restaurant ‘De 7 Schaken’, Antwerp, Belgium

A few weeks ago I had dinner at De 7 Schaken, a restaurant in Antwerp. I met up with a friend who’s Dutch, living in Sweden. He let me pick the place, so… Continue reading

Staten Island Ferry, New York, USA

Yes, we did watch Sex and the City, so we might have been slightly biased. But we also read somewhere that the Staten Island Ferry was the best way of getting to see… Continue reading

Quinta do Moinho Velho, Melides, Alentejo, Portugal

In my opinion, one of the best places to stay when you visit the Portuguese Alentejo Coast, is Quinta do Moinho Velho. This cosy small hotel is a turismo rural: rural tourism. It’s… Continue reading

Kuranda: Skyrail – Scenic Railway – Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Queensland, Australia

My first trip after I arrived in Cairns, Queensland was to Kuranda. I read about the Scenic Railway and thought it was worth giving it a try. My friend and me decided to… Continue reading

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Have you heard about Shrewsbury? Don’t worry if you haven’t because I hadn’t before my Welsh friend took me there when on a trip in Manchester and Wales in 2009. 2009 which happened… Continue reading

Joal-Fadiouth, Petite Côte, Senegal

In 2009 I had the opportunity to join a group of young volunteers on a project in Senegal. During the week we were building dorms for students, in the weekend we went to… Continue reading