A couple of years it might have been a city not many had heard of, in fact it was one of the most dangerous cities of Latin America, but a lot has changed. And since the massive popularity of the Netflix series of Narcos, this city also internationally is more famous than ever. By the way, the Colombians tend to …
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Sometimes, when the valley is very clear, we can see from our little house in Cali the mysterious mountains on the other side. These are the mountains behind the city of Palmira in the Central Mountain Chain, some 50kms away. So, last Sunday, we decided to go for it and explore this area that is called La Buitrera de Palmira, …
I am a remote worker, a freelancer, a surfer, an outdoor enthusiast, a wife and a mum. Another travel blog… You might ask yourself? Yes, this blog is about travel and work, and how to combine the two, or at least try to. And what special things to take into account when you are making this your lifestyle. And how …
So this sounds more ambitious than it is, since the highest point of Denmark is actually only 170 meters, but it makes for a nice tagline right? We decided to cycle up this point while we were visiting Thomas´ dad in the municipality of Horsens, eastern Jutland. Møllehøj… The highest point of Denmark is called Møllehøj and is located in …
This post appeared first on the website of my Communications Agency Sivin Communications, and was later reposted on the Travelettes forum Starting up a company and travelling. A daydream or a nightmare? Even though I had always very much enjoyed my job as Communications Specialist at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and love my life in Cali (Colombia) …
The Merapi volcano is one of the most active volcanoes of Indonesia with regular eruptions since 1548 and you can climb it in an overnight trek, which can be arranged in the city if Yogyakarta, and with a good fitness level, it´s a do-able trek. Most people decide for a night hike to avoid both the excessive heat during the …
The words Iceland, and low-budget somehow seem to exclude each other. But, with some creativity, some ver strict rules and letting all hope for culinary standards go, Iceland is very do-able on a shoestring. On my way from Denver, USA, to Amsterdam my flight with Iceland Air was stopping in Reykjavik for a couple of hours. Since Iceland had been …
I spent about two months earlier this year in the city of Bogor. This city is about 60 kilometer away from Jakarta, and is located in the west of Java island. It´s also called the ´city of rain´, because well.. there are about 300 rainstorms a year. Yes, that does indeed mean about every day. So a nice place to …
One of my favourite things to do when I was in Seoul was trying the different local foods. Now, South Korea is known for its bbq´s, but that didn´t sound too vegetarian friendly to me. However, visiting the different food markets was a whole new and awesome experience and luckily the owner of the Time Travellers Relax hostel where I …
On my way from Indonesia back to Colombia I decided to make a stopover in Seoul, South Korea. There is very little I knew about South Korea, other than the fact that it is perched between Japan, Russia and China, neighbouring with that kind of mysterious country of North Korea, inspiration for the worldwide known ´Gangnam Style´ musicvideo. So there …
