Here we are again! After being back in NL for the past 3 months, I just started another adventure with me and my backpack. It was a journey of about 26 hours, departing Monday evening and arriving Wednesday morning, Australia time. In between I skipped 10 hours, so somehow I ate 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts, and am completely lost how many times I was supposed to brush my teeth. Anyways, all side details! Because here I am, in SYDNEY!! So far I've only had a quic...

My last blog concerning my Africa trip.. Crazy to realize I am back again, and even more crazy to realize my trip has come to an end. The last week of my 100 days in Africa were spent in Kachumbale, a small town in Uganda close to Mount Elgon. Together with my friend Elke and her study friend Lieke we stayed at a priest and his random bunch of 'family' members. I could not have imagined a better way to spend my last week: I really felt as part of the family righ...

Paradise in Zanzibar! But first I had to spend 1 night in Dar es Salaam, and it was the first city I disliked that much... It is dirty, crowded, and most importantly very unsafe. Everyone tells you to trust no one and to leave all your valuables at the reception, as they are not even safe in your own single room. Furthermore you are given a map where half of the streets are marked as 'unsafe, do not go here!'. And when you do dare to walk around in town, each an...

Hi! Only 15 more days left, and I am starting to feel reluctant to go back! First, as promised my stories of Vilankulos: I arrived with the Swedish girl on Saturday last week, reuniting with the other 2 Swedish girls who left earlier. The travelling was challenging again, as it included 2 minibuses and even a small boat for 0.30 eurocent to cross the lake. But it was nice to arrive at a place with people you know, and it was worth the travelling as Vilankulo is...

Hi all! Wauw, it has been a real game changer the past 10 days, in many ways! After I said See you soon to dear friend Nouki, I had lost my travel spirit for a few days, which was not handy as I moved from comfortable and well developed South Africa to, well, Mozambique. And Mozambique is Africa 1-on-1. It starts with their national competition in which everyone joins: who can put the most people and stuff in one chappa/minibus? You get bonus points if the min...