Malaysia was a country that I did not know much about. I didn’t even know that they were a mostly Muslim country. Arab food and culture as well as Chinese and English and Portuguese culture is visible. They have their own take on tea, coffee, rice and noodles. If you are ever in the Netherlands you see that Nasi Goreng is a popular dish. You can clearly see how the Dutch adopted some dishes as well. Nasi means rice in…
The doorstep to Asia. This is what you often hear about Singapore. It doesn’t make sense geographically. Culturally it is on point, though. But first back to my personal story. A reunion is planned in Singapore. Six month have passed, where we only saw each other on a screen. I have crossed a lot of countries in that time. Met a lot of people, too. Artists, freelancers, Amazon managers, musicians, entrepreneurs, law attorneys, prestige travelers, surfers, teachers and inventors to…
Here I am in the middle of nowhere. Have you ever heard of New Caledonia before? I certainly didn’t. When I checked out flights to Singapore I saw that the plane had an overlay in New Caledonia. I had to check it out for sure! Apparently this is French territory just like French Polynesia. It’s an archipelago of different islands in the southern pacific as well. Tugged away between Australia and New Zealand. Crazy, that this is European territory. Just…
Six month have passed now. In this time I have burned through four pairs of flip flops, lost two jackets, ripped almost all my pants, destroyed three t-shirts and lost two hats. I can’t believe I am actually in this beautiful place on the other side of earth. Tugged away between the massive pacific. Fear has subsided completely. I don’t worry about where I am going to sleep next and what am I going to see anymore. It will all…