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 …
First Plovdiv impressions
I have arrived in my new home country – Bulgaria! First impressions are mostly about feeling free, funny words and food.
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!
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …