Although I have been back home for over 2 weeks, until now I still haven’t had the time to sort out my Easter Island photos. But better late than never!
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) had been on my ToDo List for quite some time, so finally being able to go there was (one of many) a [...]
There’s not much to say about Santiago. It’s a big, relatively unattractive, city. So John and I did what we usually do in big cities; go to the biggest and newest shopping mall we can find and chill…
Of course I’m exaggerating a bit. There are some nice old buildings in Santiago, some interesting musea, [...]
I guess there is a reason why they call it the Lake District of Patagonia. Beaucoup de lakes
We went by bus, boat, bus, boat, bus. boat, bus from Argentina to Chile in 2-days. An interesting way to make a border crossing.
More LOL photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_dude_in/sets/72157613170342553/
John´s LOL: http://www.oldenhuizing.com/2009/02/03/lake-district-argentinachile/
2 full days in a bus on a neverending road in solitary surroundings. That pretty much sums it up for Ruta 40.
The first day was hellish. No airco and seats in the middle/back of the bus with only (lousy) side views. The second day we were lucky and we got the seats right behind the [...]
And on and on we went… from southern Chile to southern Argentina.
Destination: Los Glaciares National Park.
Home of the famous Perito Moreno glacier (around the city of El Calafate) and the extremely hard to ascend El Fitz Roy mountain (around the city/village of El Chalten).
To cut a long story short:
1. The people in Argentine Patagonia are as [...]
After 31 hours of travel John and I finally arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile. My first impression of Chilean Patagonia: It´s windy as hell!!!
Nevertheless, on our second day in Punta Arenas we ignored the heavy winds and went by boat to see a huge colony (over 150.000) of Magellan penguins on Isla Magdalena.
My second impression of Chilean Patagonia: [...]
1st of July 2008: Started my job at VKA
31st of December 2008: Quit my job at VKA
1st of January 2009: Started my job at the Ministry of Justice
14th of January 2009: Started my trip to Patagonia & Easter Island
And no, VKA is not a bad company to work for. On the contrary, I was really [...]
Tuesday the 1st of July, after over two months of vacation, I started my new job as project manager at Verdonck, Klooster & Associates. My first impression of the VKA organisation and my new colleagues is very very positive. Of course this is no big surprise since I chose VKA for a reason. I wanted [...]
After our 51-day (road)trip through the good ’ol US of A, John and I thought we deserved something to look forward to and therefore decided to instantly book tickets for our next vacation together
So on the 14th of January 2009 we will pack our bags again and head off to visit a part of Patagonia (southern part [...]
Just one more hour and my time at ICTU is officially over…
Strange, but true.
Last Thursday I had my goodbye reception and both Elly (CEO of ICTU) and Rein (my colleague) made some very nice speeches. Not only sweet talk, but also some honest and vivid observations about the person that I am and everything that goes with it
For [...]
