Only after two hours of sleep Bam Bam woke me up at 5.22am in the morning. I had to be ready to go in ten minutes. I took a shower and got…
Month: May 2001
Enfield -> KissFM, London
Today I my host was invited along to the the UK Premier of Pearl Harbor, where I ended up sharing popcorn with Geri Halliwell and walking between nobodies and celebrities at the…
Battersea -> Enfield, London
This day I drove from Battersea to Enfield while being interviewed by a reporter of the Daily Mirror, photo shoots and another barbecue! Let’s blame the weather. For today I was asked…
East End -> Battersea, London
Today I said goodbye to Paul and walked from London East End to London Battersea at the South West in almost 6 hours… Dutch radio 3FM called me awake at 7.30am for…
East End, London (Day 2)
On my 27th day, you would expect that everything works out fine on the technical end of this project. It did not. This website was designed and launched and I had a…
Saint Ouen -> London (UK)
I visited the flea market in Paris, drank beers in Brussels and then got all the way to London, in one day. Oh boy! There I was, firmly sleeping in Samuel and…
Paris -> Saint Ouen
About sleeping in until after noon (oops) and having to rush to the Eiffel Tower for a TV report (and get wet in the fountain), missing the appointment with my next host,…
Paris (day 2)
Today I moved on, but stayed in the same city, meeting the Austrian Walter and his remarkable friends to remember, and visiting the grand opening of an contemporary art gallery. Again I…
Versailles -> Paris
Today I got from Versailles to Paris for a photo shoot down at at the Sacré-Cœur, met my host Jeanne for tonight and experienced Paris by night. Thanks to this sponsor deal…
Lille -> Versailles
Today I got 205 kilometres into France, hanging out with a crazy Australian lady and her little kid while the sun is burning me ’till the bones. Oh, but the Castle! As…
Menen -> Lille (France)
Today I crossed the French border by train and arrived in the picturesque city of Textiles: Lille! I still had one train ticket left with the Go Pass I got from Karen…
Bruges -> Menen
Menen is just a few steps from the French-Belgium border. Jurgen, my new host in this little city, was coincidentally in Bruges himself and invited me over at his nieces’ First Commune…
Ghent -> Bruges
Karen gave me a free train ticket to get from Ghent to Bruges, where I got stuck in the mass tourism here… Stayed with Annick and Jurgen the night. In the little…
Brussels -> Ghent
Today I was a city guide for a Dutch school class, watched videos with Sophie who brought me to my new lodging spot in Ghent and met my new hostess, the 20-year-old…
Brussels (Day 2)
Steven let me sleep out, a group of American backpackers paid a movie ticket for me and at 6.30pm my next hostess Sophie picked me up. That is the summary for today!…
Tervuren -> Brussels
After breakfast with Johan and Hennie, they dropped me of at a little old tram car station in Tervuren. Johan gave me 100 Belgian Francs, so I would make it to the…
Leuven -> Tervuren
From Leuven I moved on to Tervuren, where it was a 30 degrees Celsius in the sun and my hosting family took me out in the local park and we had some…
Leuven (Day 2)
Wouter and Elisabeth took me to the University of Leuven today and we ended up having dinner in the cantine there, before going out to explore the historic city of Leuven with…
Tessenderlo -> Leuven
The next place I’ll be visiting will be the city of Leuven, the absolute oldest University City of complete Europe. And of course I had to enjoy the student life there. Dirk,…
Geel -> Tessenderlo
After that big night in Antwerp, the hosting family took me to Tessenderlo in the afternoon where I had comfortable family conversations in the backyard. I had plenty of time to work…
Antwerp -> Geel
After the hangover from last night (and morning), I got to the small town called Geel with this fun young family! So, I got home last night, together with my host Ludo,…
Tilburg -> Antwerp (Belgium)
So this day I hitch-hiked from Tilburg and crossed the Belgium border and got myself to Antwerp, where I had a BBQ with my host Ludo and his family and friends and…
‘s Hertogenbosch -> Tilburg
I stay with my hostess Guusje, who’s an artist a the Tilburg Fabric Museum, meet more pierced people and the actress and beautiful model Natasha followed by a symphonic rock concert of…
‘s Hertogenbosch (day 2)
I have admitted that I could need a very good night sleep to my hostess Tamara, so when she had to leave to her work at an internet provider, she left me…
Breda -> ‘s Hertogenbosch
About how I got from Breda to ‘s Hertogenbosch by walking through high green grass farmlands, handing over the guitar to my hostess Tamara, eating out at a Greek restaurant and deciding…