Great Barrier Island
First stop, GBI. Again! 🙂 Barrier Air seems to have upgraded to bigger planes during the pandemic, but still two wonderful scenic flights … we basically got off the 787-9 and right onto the 10-seater prop. GBI was fantastic, just like three years ago … and there is real-fruit ice cream here now! Unfortunately, there’s…
Traveling again!
Wtf? Wtf! Finally, after three years hiatus, we were supposed to be on the way to NZ again. This time with extra buffer, because greedy airlines are so fucked-up. Turns out, the airlines were not the problem this time. The plan was to take the train to Paris on Friday morning, enjoy a nice Friday…
Vegan dessert? Vegan dessert!
I had to improvise a dessert last Saturday on relatively short notice and browsed through Mildreds Vegan Cookbook when my gaze fell upon a delicious looking Coconut-Passionfruit-Mousse Cake. Yummy. So, I decided to give it a go. I was extremely skeptical, having tried some vegan cakes/mousses in restaurants/cafes and never really like consistency and taste.…
Vegetarian Food in Portugal
The last few times I was in Portugal, it was quite challenging to find delicious vegetarian or vegan food. Granted, you will always get some kind of arroz com legumos or a really crappy pizza, that tastes absolutely bland, but at least fills your stomach. But it’s not tasty and is not really nice a…
Women’s Rugby World Cup Final
Congrats to the Black Ferns and kudos to both teams – what a match! Spectacular. Wish the men’s game was at the same level. One more thing – England have a hooker named Cokayne. That’s funny. 🙂 🙂 🙂
San Francisco, nice to see you again
Business brought me to San Francisco again, after 11 years. Glad to see that nothing has changed. Just kidding. First of all, impressive international terminal, they’ve really done a good job. Hats off to the selection of merchants (good chocolate, good coffee!) and the fantastic Polaris lounge. What a pleasant experience! 🙂 Also, extremely efficient…
Unesco World Heritage Steel Works Völklingen
Fantastic excursion to the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Völklingen Steel Works. Glad that these dirty machines ain’t running no more, though, but also a fascinating piece of very recent history.
Stralsund knows where it’s at
Stralsund, ich mag dich! Nette Stadt, nette Leute, schöne Gegend. 🙂 Entenhausen forever.
Fuck you, DHL
Mal eine kleine Dokumentation, was DHL immer so treibt. Das hier ist kein Einzelfall. Ich war zu Hause und hab gewartet … . Das Auto stand vor der Tür … . Der Fahrer hat um 15.59 Uhr einfach alle vier Sendungen für unser Haus als “nicht angetroffen” gescannt. Dann hat er für zwei Sendungen Klebezettel…
Finally, the bloody Queen is dead
Hooray. Although I sadly miss the days when heads were chopped off. They could at least guillotine Prince Andrew, methinks. Or make sure he doesn’t get near any of those Paddington bears people are leaving outside the palace … . Speaking of that – I thought there was such an economic crisis going on, how…