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Holiday in Heyang
In November 2021 I handed over the lease of the house I lovingly restored and happily lived in for a year in Heyang to my friend Chang. I didn’t know […]
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First Plovdiv impressions
I have arrived in my new home country – Bulgaria! First impressions are mostly about feeling free, funny words and food.
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Winter solstice meditations
Winter solstice thoughts. As the sun turns, I’m letting go of the year of Covid and looking ahead to settling in my new home. Happy new year!
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Making a move
Much has happened since I made the move to go freelance. I’m continuing to write about life in China on my new blog, please sign up if you’d like to […]
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The bee king of Baoshan
Many updates – a short bicycle trip, an encounter with a bee keeper, several art events, a Dutch community event, and meanwhile progress on the Heyang house continues at a […]
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New entrepreneurial (ad)ventures
Ventures? Yes, I’m now officially an entrepreneur, in China! Change and chance I’m not sure if I mentioned this before on this blog, but I have a favourite definition of […]
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My first Chinese poem
Many moons ago, sometime in the beginning of this millenium, I bought a small poetry bundle by famous Tang dynasty (618-906 CE) poets, contemporaries and friends, Li Po and Tu […]
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Big in Japan
Last month I returned to Kunming from my yearly big bicycle odyssey. For one month I explored Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. August is, supposedly, the best month to visit Hokkaido […]
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The Spring of content
It’s been a while since my last update. If I wasn’t fully emotionally immersed yet in my life in Kunming because of visa uncertainties, I definitely am now. I got […]
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Hongkong: Hikes and Hovels
What do you think of when you think of Hongkong? Highrise! I hear you say. Yes, but no. Hongkong has way more to offer than towering blocks of concrete and […]