Vooroordelen
Ik houd van de korte gesprekken in terminals en stations. Het maakt reizen prikkelender, wereldser, universeler. En het is een ideale afleiding van de egotrip die zich, verhuld als minderwaardigheidscomplex, bij mij aandient wanneer ik alleen de openbaar vervoersnetwerken navigeer. In de busterminal in Oost-Seoul hoorde ik, toen ik een zitplek zocht om mijn seasons-greetings-sandwich ...
Music from every country
I like to discover new music, but I don't like the algorithmic approach that calculates suggestions and tends to make us listen to whatever most people listen to. Yes, online music listening services tell us that they let us "discover" new music, but I miss something essential. I miss the romantic idea of discovering by coincident. Of course, I can ...
October 21. Charity Travel on a CS meeting.
After a lazy morning and a delicious Turkish breakfast Mehmet explains me how to get to Taksim. Getting around in Istanbul with minibuses is easier than I thought. So, with the afternoon sun in my face I stroll down the main shopping street towards the famous Galata tower, and have myself shot to 60-something meters ...