Wat raar eigenlijk... Ik heb nog nooit wat over mijn daktuin geschreven. Nou ja, "mijn", het is uiteraard een gemeenschappelijke tuin. Maar ik ben er erg op gesteld. In de entry die ik over mijn appartement maakte (zie hier) had ik wel twee foto's (deze en deze)  opgenomen van het dak, maar daar de view is daar niet helemaal goed te zien. Overdag is de view heel aardig, je ziet uit van The Bronx en Connecticut in het noorden,  naar Queens (van Laguardia Airport tot aan Flus…

I had a very cultural weekend. As great as Liberia is, it isn't exactly overflowing with cultural events, most of the time. This weekend, however, was a lovely exception. After a relatively lonely Thanksgiving on Thursday and pretty calm Friday, I got up Saturday morning to go for a walk and run some errands. I found an entire fiesta going on in the Central Park, complete with Sabaneros (dances typical to the Guanacaste region), folkloric dress, homemade breads and tons of people. And of course…

If you like to experience the real Hong Kong living, like in the Chungking Mansions, but don't really feel like being robbed or burned to death in this firetrap maze, this hostel is a good option. It's housed in the New Lucky House on the corner of Nathan Road and Jordan Road and is on the 3rd floor. The rooms are pretty small, but that's to be expected everywhere in HK. In my single room I had a pretty large bed and a nice bathroom, although the shower is hanging over the toilet (common in HK)…

Just 20 minutes outside the busy center of Auckland lies the little suburban village Parnell, a upperclass town with large victorian wooden buildings an almost a coutryside feeling. Just around the corner of the main street is the great hostel, housed in a huge wooden villa with a nice garden, porch, a big living room, great kitchen with lots of storage space and very friendy and helpful owners. The hostel and it's guests breath a cousy, laid back atmosphere. In summer nights it's great to hang…