As you all know I have been NonMadding for some time now: I am a business owner and I spend quite some time on the road. But a question I have had quite often is ´how did you get to start your own business and how do you work while on the road?´. So, here is a blog dedicated to …
Happy Valentine´s Day to all! Valentine´s Day, 14th of february, El día del Amor. Growing up I thought it was stupid, because well.. I´m Dutch, and we think we are way to down-to-earth for these kind of ´American comercial stupidities´ as we called them. Luckily, I am a (little bit) more nuanced nowadays. I still wouldn´t live just for Valentine´s …
When I was working in an office, my Mondays to Fridays would basically start the same: wake up at six, get a shower and some breakfast, go to the office at 7, start working at 7.30. Swimming and lunch between 12 and 1. Work until 4.30. Go home and have an evening. Since I quit the office job almost two …
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 …
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 …
