The famous Dutch dikes do not only protect the low countries from the sea but also from some rivers! In my earlier post (*) I already...

About two years ago my sister had moved from a big city to a small village between the rivers Maas and Wal, known in the Netherlands as...

I had a Sony digital camera but wasn't very good at taking photos. It consisted of mainly taking snapshots, but at least I enjoyed it! In...

From a quartet we’d been reduced to a trio, not that mattered much as we all had traveled in various combinations before with usually the...

High-speed train arriving at Muang Xai station. The next day we set out for our by-now-standard now standard Lao breakfast of baguettes...

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to join a small tour group to Kanchanaburi and on the way through Samut Sakhon, we made a stop at...

After our cycling trip along the Mekong (*) Tim's family drove to Mukdahan and brought us back to his house in Baan Huai Daeng, Kalasin....

The last cycling day of our trip had arrived, we checked out and cycled into town. Luckily our favorite breakfast place was open! The...

We checked out, had a small patanko and coffee breakfast, and hit the road. The option of cycling the same way back didn't appeal much to...

The first task of the day, check out and hunt for breakfast, at the same time a good opportunity to walk around town. We wandered towards...