by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jan 22, 2018 | Australia, Nature & Wildlife, Oceania, Travel experiences
Just because the place looks like paradise, doesn’t mean the weather will always play along. After Sydney and Melbourne I am looking forward to a few days of doing nothing. That is, doing nothing as in walking barefoot on white sand beaches and taking naps under...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jan 15, 2018 | Asia, City guide, City trip, Singapore
I’m spending the last three days of my three month trip in Singapore. Three days and three nights before I’m flying back to Amsterdam. It’s a strange thought that once I leave Singapore, I’ll have to start thinking about everyday life things...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jan 8, 2018 | City trip, Africa, City guide, Morocco
My taxi driver is singing softly while we’re trying to beat the Marrakech evening rush hour traffic. As we’re passing the different city walls into the Medina (old city), the city is getting more lively. I hear the call to prayer in the distance, but it...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Dec 24, 2017 | Travel
I’ve seen a lot of hotel rooms this year. When you travel non-stop for three months, the question ‘where will I sleep tonight’ is pretty much top of mind all the time. Smart, budget-savvy people who travel long-term would probably choose to stay at hostels to save...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Dec 11, 2017 | Nature & Wildlife, New Zealand, Oceania, Travel experiences
My three weeks in New Zealand are one of the highlights of this year. Which is why it’s strange that I still haven’t shared anything here on the blog. At the same time: where to begin? But now that I’m writing this back home, while the snow outside...