06 January 2019 JJapan How I ended up bar crawling with strangers in Tokyo byPolleOne comment2 minute read I was in my last few days of my trip to Japan. I had been to Osaka, Kyoto,…
05 January 2019 IItaly The night I knew I wanted to marry her. byPolleNo comments4 minute read It was a special night in Siena a few years ago. Proof that saying yes is the gateway…
05 January 2019 IItaly How I ended up as a karaoke DJ at an Italian graduation party byPolle4 comments3 minute read It was our first real holiday together. My then girlfriend, current wife Marieke and I. We had spent…
21 December 2018 SStories The story of my strange friendship with a Bedouin byPolle4 comments3 minute read She looked at me with a strange look: “so, you befriended a Bedouin?!”. She was an employee at…
16 December 2018 OOmakase Stories byPolleNo comments2 minute read The value of travel isn’t so much in scratching off a list of destinations, of making money or…
18 November 2018 SStories Cairns – a tribute byPolleNo comments2 minute read I have a love-hate relationship with cairns. Cairns -mostly: not knowing what cairns were- were one of the key reasons…
13 November 2018 HHiking Jordan Trail Dana to Petra solo hike byPolle25 comments20 minute read It is 3h00 when my alarm goes off in my hotel in Amman. I must have gone over…
04 November 2018 NNew Zealand How I ended up doing the haka in New Zealand byPolle6 comments3 minute read Having an open mind will bring you places. When you leave your expectations at home, you’ll explore more.…