Earlier this month, I was pleasantly surprised to see the announcement of a new musical event on the 14th. Most of the names of the...

Here follows a pictorial overview of my recent visit to the Netherlands, which turned out to be very enjoyable. Classic old farmhouse in...

Another reason I went to Amsterdam was to meet Bert, an old primary school friend. After a decent enough career as a teacher, Bert had...

This year’s annual Holland visit turned out to be very sunny, in fact it’s the warmest spring ever! As it was combined with an...

I got up shortly before sunrise and walked along the riverside by myself. At that time of the day, not much was happening, resulting in a...

After an uneventful night, we departed early again, just after 6 AM. The road was paved most of the way and the potholes were easily...

Our first Mekong biking trip in 2022 was scheduled to go straight from Mukdahan to Savannakhet, Laos, by cycling across the Friendship...

Last Friday night was fun thanks to my old friend Wilhelmus van N, who alerted me to a performance by the (in?)famous Midnight Ramblers,...

One of my (admittedly many) interests is old cover art, whether from pulp magazines from the 19202 - 1960s or weird paperbacks, whatever...

‘How do you get your ideas?’ is a question I sometimes gets asked and although it’s tempting to reply with some rubbish like ‘I meditate...