In my country of origin, the Netherlands, when we go for a short holiday, we mostly go to Belgium (the Ardennes) or to Germany (Sauerland ….
Author: marionspots
Colonialism is not over yet. We cannot deny that (let’s call them) resource-limited countries still depend on ‘the Western World’. Threats of not sending money ….
No one likes funerals and that includes me. I have been living in Tanzania for seven years now and never attended a funeral, until last ….
In the past month when my blog was down due to technical reasons, I experienced quite closely how privileged we are in the Western world ….
Last weekend, I had to visit a lodge with regards to my work for Caracal Tours & Safaris. Too bad, as having to stay in ….
A hug, a bye, a ‘Karibuni sana’, a lump in my throat and that’s it. I’ll never get used to saying goodbye. As I live ….
I may have become a medical researcher, but from a young age I have had a fascination with volcanoes and aircraft. I could, and still ….
Research often goes hand in hand with traveling. We researchers we need to meet with other researchers, to visit conferences to get updated on your ….
This weekend I drove alone to Arusha with loud Bongo Flava music enjoying the green after-the-rain landscape with here and there a Maasai in his ….
Years ago, before I set foot on this continent, I read “The Golden Light of Africa” by Erna Gianotten. She describes the life of the ….