One of the things I love most about Amsterdam is the incredible diversity of its inhabitants. The city is home to more than 130 different nationalities and a ten-minute walk will take me to the door of restaurants run by people of Moroccan, Italian, Lebanese, Chinese, Surinamese, Japanese, Turkish, Thai, Greek and Fusion descent. The… read more »
I’ve been to Rome. Just once. About twenty years ago. I saw the Colosseum, the Vatican and the Basilica San Pietro. I witnessed the instatement of a new president (Scalfaro). I shared a pizza with strangers at a long table in Trastevere. I was ‘manhandled’ twice (in an underwear shop and a bar). I washed… read more »
Because I tend to get bored quite easily, I like to mix things up, keep them fresh. I was recently discussing this with Elsbeth, my handler at KLM, who usually contacts me at precisely 08:00 on Monday morning to enquire whether I have enough ignorance left for Friday’s blog. And I never disappoint her, of… read more »
Have you ever had one of those mornings when you wake up thinking: why is it that I know so little about Canada? Today was one of those days. Having gone in search of answers on the web, I can safely say that Canadians have plenty to boast about, but they don’t. Like a confident… read more »
(A short story to usher in ice-cream season in the Northern Hemisphere.) “I couldn’t reach Mauro! His mother picked up the phone! It was lying in his bed! Under the blankets!” squealed Sylvia. “What now?” Dr Benedetti’s heart sank when he heard his secretary’s words. He covered the mouthpiece and gruffly cursed himself for his stupidity,… read more »
I come from colonial stock. Three generations of De Nooys lived and worked in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), always remaining loosely rooted in Dutch soil, with older children often sailing back and forth to Holland to attend university or agricultural college. Only recently has my heritage begun to pique my curiosity, partly thanks… read more »
I do not dislike Switzerland, but we got off to a bad start. It all began with my stamp collection, which I mentioned previously. I wasted quite a few hours trying to find Helvetia on the map, only to discover that this was the Latin name for Switzerland. My second brush with Switzerland came with the… read more »
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