26.07.2023 Getting there The great God of Porto busses does not like me very much. Today a tour to Guimarães and Braga is on the board. After breakfast I should be able to make the 9:25 train leaving from São Bento station in central Porto. The bus should be just around the corner and drive…

25.07.2023 Today is a quieter day. I even slept until 7:30. I have some well timed plans – you might call it a spa-day. After breakfast it is out to the bus stop. Since I bought the ticket yesterday I want to use it. I also need a new sunblock, since I hate the spray…

24.07.2023 Nothing worse than hearing the alarm at 6 in the morning… oh wait… waking up 20 minutes BEFORE the alarm goes off is worse. Well, at least I will not miss the bus. Packing my stuff, eating breakfast – of course I put clothes on – what did you think and then downstairs to…

23.07.2023 Well… I am on holiday, so 6:50 is the perfect time to be wide awake. I have collected more water and see a water bubble forming on the ceiling. I hope the technician comes tomorrow as promised. I didn’t hear it this night, so it is OK. The plan for the day is to…

22.07.2023 Not used to the bed, the time one hour behind my normal time – the night was over at 6:45 am. Yeah… always on holidays. 🙂 Just lying on the bed enjoying not having to go to work. But first I have to check the water from the smoke detector (it sounds wrong). The…

21.07.2023 I had set my alarm to 8 am to get the breakfast at the hotel. I booked late check out because my flight doesn’t leave until 15:40. After a quick shower down to the reception before I forget to pay my hotel room. And the to the feeding station (also called buffet). A little…

20.07.2023 Finally holidays. I took the day off last minute and started my holidays earlier. Otherwise I would have worked half the day. That is not worth it. SAS send an SMS that the flight is full and I can check in my hand luggage. But I don’t want that. What I want is no…

A new year has started and the first month has come half the way. New year means new possibilities to travel and as far as I know, I have done a good job planning ahead for the year. That means that a lot of what is going to happen this year already is planned an…

13.08.2022 – GeoWoodstock in Abbotsford (BC) The morning of the Geowoodstock event. We started of with breakfast in the diner connected to, but not part of the hotel. Pancakes for breakfast and a cinnamon bun. I totally underestimated the portion sizes they do in North America. You could feed an army with the amount of…