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Are you an expat or an immigrant? It's "problematic"!
Here's my take on two (unrelated) issues regarding the meanings of certain words that I've been thinking about lately.
Jun 22, 20234 min read


Costa Rica - 13 March to 2 May 2023
You're shipwrecked in a tropical storm near the coast of Costa Rica and get washed up on the shore.
Apr 28, 20232 min read


Nicaragua: 15 December 2022 to 13 March 2023
When friends suggested that we meet up for a few months of remote working in Nicaragua, I initially balked at the idea.
Mar 8, 20233 min read


Uruguay: 8 September to 14 December 2022
After six months in the Caribbean (Grenada and Barbados), we thought it was time to take a break from the tropics, so we came to Uruguay...
Sep 22, 20222 min read


Barbados: 10 June to 7 September 2022
A diary-style page about our time on the Caribbean island Barbados. We arrived here on 10 June and plan to stay until 7 September, which...
Jul 21, 20224 min read


Grenada: 11 March to 10 June 2022
Granada is a city in southern Spain. Grenada is a Caribbean island nation. Glad we got that sorted! There's a German saying "Einmal ist...
Jul 19, 20224 min read


Greece (Crete): 29 July 2020 to 31 December 2021
A semi-ranty retrospective about my time on the Greek island of Crete.
Jul 3, 20224 min read


Thailand: 4 January to 28 July 2020
A cursory overview of our stay in Thailand. I may or may not add more stuff from time to time as things occur to me. We flew from South...
Jun 30, 20223 min read


Ten books that influenced me
These ten books influenced how I see the world and think about it. A few also contributed to me becoming a digital nomad.
Jun 4, 20226 min read


Duisend-en-een lekker Afrikaanse woorde
Ek het hierdie lys van 1,001 lekker Afrikaanse woorde oor die afgelope paar jare saamgestel soos wat hulle by my opgeduik het.
Apr 20, 20225 min read
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