Author Archives: Jo

What would have been a week in Australia, has already turned into 7 months (and counting). We had intended to be back by now, but have decided to stay out as here until normality returns back home. Here’s what we’ve been up to…  March – April: We quarantined, and isolated a bit moreMay: We spentContinue reading “The Monster”

I wrote this blog while we were in India, after we spoke to many people with a similar story. Even though we live in very different times right now, I figured I’d still post it as it’s something I felt strongly about at the time, and still do. Some of us ‘westerners’ go to IndiaContinue reading “Baba don’t preach”

Warning: this blogpost contains talk about feelings, and some puzzle jargon. The current state of affairs is not all bad. Yes, I am currently unemployed and under some sort of house arrest. My social life is limited to one human, and a shitload of creepy bugs. But it has let me explore new avenues; areasContinue reading “The psyche of puzzling”

Latest update: March 30, scroll down for older posts We are currently in Cairns, Queensland (Australia). We booked our flight to Australia before the government announced an obligatory 14-day house-arrest for foreign travellers, but the regulation was already in place when we landed. We were planning to rent a camper van and drive to anContinue reading “Isolation on the Arlington Esplanade”

When we left to go travelling, we made the agreement not to make any plans so that we can have an open calendar in every place we go to. However, after having had intense but amazing weeks in Nepal we decided we wanted to be on a Goan beach by Christmas (and Petes birthday). WeContinue reading “Rajasthan, India”

As mentioned, we got invited to a wedding ceremony in Nepal. First, a bit of context. See pictures below. Nepal has got 126 different ethnic groups, all of them with their own history and language. One of these groups are the Tamang. The wedding was to take place in a remote mountain village in theContinue reading “A Tamang wedding – updated with pictures”

See picture gallery below. A few days after arriving in Kathmandu, we left to go on a 12 day trek through the Langtang Valley. A moderately difficult trek from a small village low in the Himalayas, through the Langtang Valley towards Kyanjin Gompa – a small, picturesque village with a monastery at the foot ofContinue reading “The Langtang valley trek – updated with pictures.”

It’s way too early in our trip to give a definition of Nepalese culture, but here’s what I’ve found out so far. Nepal is unique, honest, spiritual and full of potential. The feel it gives is strangely familiar, as if I’ve been here before. I notice the organised chaos on the roads, where cars andContinue reading “Our first impressions”

It’s time to go! For years I have been yelling that I wanted to go travelling, while not really understanding what travelling is exactly. I’m starting to get an idea. It is an excuse to take time of work without looking unemployed. Instead, you are a “short term pensionado”. It also gives a great excuseContinue reading “Take off”