A day out of my quarantine life
Nederlands It’s Saturday morning. I’m sitting on the couch with a cup of coffee and a dinosaur cookie. The last one. And that reminds me of the closed border with Belgium; I always get these classic cereal cookies there, preferably the ones with dark chocolate, yum. ‘Kleine plezierkes’ (small pleasures) I’d call them. But unfortunately […]
This is what the Netherlands will do when quarantine is over
Nederlands Well, my own network may not be representing the whole of the Netherlands perfectly, but I’m still very happy with the input I got after my call I posted last week, asking you to share what you miss most at the moment and what you will do first when the quarantine is over. Responses […]
From book cellar to porn movie; 2019 has been interesting
Nederlands At the end of the year I often look back on what I have accomplished and what I’d like to do in the coming year. I have to go over my administration anyway and it makes the latter job a bit more pleasant. I’m not really a person for New Year’s resolutions; I try […]
The polar nights; visiting dark Northern Norway
Nederlands The sun doesn’t rise above the horizon all day long. A phenomenon that can only be seen south of the Antarctic Circle and north of the Arctic Circle, and the latter area I visited for a piece about winter depression. Tromsø lies 350 kilometers above the polar circle and has 60 (depending on the […]
Shame of buying is next after flight shame
Nederlands The phenomenon of flight shame has now become quite common: people who are no longer too proud to take another flight somewhere for fun. Certainly if it concerns a short distance. It all feels a bit charged. Where, say, four or five years ago, #wanderlust was still cool, environmentally conscious travel and traveling not […]
English please …?
Nederlands Exactly those two words I have been hearing a bit too often lately. In my hometown Eindhoven. In the Netherlands. When ordering a coffee on a terrace, when asking for a different size in the store or even when asking for allergy information in the supermarket. Now, don’t get me wrong. I think internationalization […]
6 tips to get what you want business wise
Nederlands I don’t mean to kill your darlings but you usually do not get your dream job through vacancies on Indeed. Of course, there are enough positions to be found there and sometimes one might look cool. But realize you’re not alone: there are a lot of people applying with you. And you apply for […]
“Every euro I earn with my company is a compliment”
Nederlands I am almost always ‘working on a book’. I like to read and have a broad taste in books. From spiritual to business and from humor to literature. I recently started Rahma el Mouden’s ‘De weg naar mijn vrijheid’ (‘The way to my freedom’). An inspiring book by a woman who is the CEO […]
6 tips from a seasoned light packer: this way everything will fit in your travel bag
Nederlands With the summer vacation right around the corner, many of us have to face the necessary evil: packing for the vacation. Not too fun since many airlines restricted bagage allowance in size and weight and a car doesn’t have endless space either. Over the years I have become a pro in light packing: traveling […]
Little coffee with a lot of palancika: welcome to Croatia
Nederlands Every now and then I choose a getaway in a place I have never been before. Sometimes together, sometimes alone, sometimes to visit people, sometimes for work. Anyway, a super random place to go is Zadar, Croatia. A sleepy coastal town that the tourists ignore. I soon discovered that Croatia is not exactly known […]