In these articles, traveling rebels tell us their transformative tales of how they ditched the status quo or the beaten path, to forge their own trail.
Life is a mosaic, or at least it t should be. Amidst all the shapes, colors and patterns there’s this interference that compels many of us. Call it a competence hierarchy, capitalism or whatever you want, but basically, it’s a competition for resources. Some people have to immigrate…
It’s March 2016 and we're driving back from checking out the perfect rental home in the Belgian Ardennes. The perfect rental, yes, well, on paper that is. Jan and I have been living together for 2 years and the rental we are currently living in is sold, so…
Moving to Spain was, and still is, the best thing I’ve ever done. When I first arrived, it all felt magical. I loved making new friends, trying new activities and staying out late. It was great, I felt like I was back in university. Except, I didn't like…
I'm writing this post from a high-speed train in northern Italy, on my way to Carnivale in Venice. It's where I do my best writing – planes and trains. My office is on the move; my home is wherever I'm staying for the night. I've held many titles…
I’m not the type of person who wakes up in the morning eager to make drastic changes. But when night after night I was unenthusiastically home watching TV, I started wondering whether this was how I wanted to live the rest of my life. This is my story…
After almost 1 year of writing articles for this blog, I’ve been thinking that it’s probably time to introduce myself in a bit more depth. My articles are all sprinkled with aspects of my personality and the way I see the world, but I’ve realized lately, that if…