Loading...SUNGOs, BRONGOs, and DANGOs
While enjoying the probably nicest afternoon of the coming six months, I enjoyed myself with the studies of SUNGOs, BRONGOs, DANGOs and others. What sounds very exotic is part of a categorization of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). After contributing some thoughts on that topic my focus wandered overseas. I find that is is easier to form close relationships in Western societies than in Asian ones. In …
Febo + Co.
If you have ever wondered where you could get a burger out of a shelf, then you might check out the Netherlands. Here, food habits are quite different then down south. Febo ‘de lekkerste’ is probably the easiest place to buy food: no interactions with anybody is needed. According to a dutch friend, people like this here, they sometimes prefer not to talk to anybody. …
Rotterdam
My new place of residence is Rotterdam. I moved in my new apartment on August 25 and I have settled down in the meantime. With more than 580000 inhabitants, Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands. It is also host to the biggest harbor in Europe, the Europort. My apartment is located in the city center, near the railway station, which is currently …
Koh Hong
Eine der vielversprechensten Destinationen in Krabi ist Koh Hong, die Zimmerinsel. Fährt man der Küste entlang, gelangt man von Ao Nang Beach zur Nopparat Beach, wo ein Longtail-Boot wartet. Dieses fährt dann weiter nördlich und man sieht die Klong Mueang Beach. Dies ist der längste Strand in Krabi. Da er sehr ruhig ist, hat er die Aufmerksamkeit von einigen Fünfsternehotels auf sich gezogen. Der letzte …
Kristall, Smaragd, Blau
Am Fuss eines Hügels in der Nähe von Ao Nang heisst es “1237 Schritte bis zur Spitze”. Erklimmt man die steile Streppe, welche zur Spitze des gut 300 Meter hohen Hügels führt, gelangt man zum Tempel Wat Tham Suea. Wir haben für den ganzen Tag ein Auto gemietet, welches uns am späteren Vormittag hierher brachte. Gleich nach der Ankunft wurden wir von einer Schar Affen …