by Jacintha Verdegaal | Sep 18, 2017 | Australia, Multi destination, Oceania
As you may remember from one adventurous trip into the English countryside, I’m not a big fan of driving on the left side of the road. And yet somehow, during my three months on the road I managed to only visit left-driving countries. Including Australia....
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Aug 31, 2017 | Asia, City trip, Places to stay, Singapore
The Warehouse Hotel in Singapore may look brand new, but there’s a lot of history here. Yes, the hotel opened its doors earlier this year, but the heritage building – built in 1895 – has had several other purposes before it was turned into the modern...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jul 25, 2017 | Expat Life
For those of you who wondered if I’m still here… I am. Only ‘here’ is no longer London. I moved back to the Netherlands. As an expat you’re used to getting questions like ‘When are you coming back?’ or ‘Do you think...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jun 13, 2017 | Asia, City guide, City trip, Malaysia
Visiting Penang in Malaysia wasn’t really planned. At least not when I started my three-month trip. I knew I would end my journey in Singapore, but when that moment came closer and closer I still didn’t know where I would be the week before. The original...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | May 29, 2017 | Asia, Japan, Places to stay, Travel experiences
I’m seeing snow on the side of the road. And I’m cold. So incredibly cold. We just arrived in Koyasan (Mount Koya) after a long journey from Osaka to stay at a Buddhist temple. It took a metro, three trains, one steep cable car and a bus to get...
