Europcar customer service fail 183 - At the Belgian coast 🇧🇪 We have had a great week at the Belgian coast. We have been staying in Nieuwpoort with family. We had a week of fairly good weather and we did all the things that you would normally do at the coast. In Nieuwpoort over the weekend we had the Sint Bernardus
who really runs the world 182 - Contrarian views 🇧🇪 As this newsletter goes out, V and I are already back in Belgium. We have wrapped up our visit to Northern Ireland for this year and we are starting out on our journey back home to SE Asia. We still have a few stops on the way and you are
daemon 181 - Unveiling aplenty 🇬🇧 We are nearing the end of our time here in Belfast. Looks like we will have nice weather for our last weekend here and we are planning a BBQ with friends. The weather here this summer has been rather better than previous years. I have managed to get out and
out of this world 180 - The big long 🇬🇧 Over the weekend Storm Floris visited us in Belfast. It was not very exciting - just a little bit windy from time to time. Apart from that the weather here continues to be the usual cloudy with occasional showers and sunny spells. It has been a bit better than previous
life lessons 179 - Manchester day 🇬🇧 We have had a busy week. Over the weekend, breaking pattern (as my friend Jason recommends), V and I made a trip to Manchester to meet up with some HK friends! All of this was combined with the arrival of the Belgians so there was plenty of logistics to manage
cirque du soleil 178 - Another birthday 🇬🇧 We are here again in Belfast for my birthday. This weekend some of the family is coming over from Belgium and we will be celebrating my birthday. As expected, there is no sign of any "climate change" here - it is cloudy, drizzly and cool as usual. We&
psyops aplenty 177 - Narnia - who knew? 🇬🇧 The weather over the Twelfth Weekend was excellent. With full sunshine and temperatures approaching 30 degrees, the locals would even say hot! It does seem that the weekend passed off peacefully notwithstanding a couple of attempts to provoke outrage and crowd action (eg the proposed dismantling of a supposedly unsafe
911 whistleblowers 176 - Marching season 🇬🇧 Somehow I managed to capture the photo above during a momentary sunny spell! The weather has been the usual Northern Ireland Summer - mostly cloudy with frequent showers and occasional heavier rain and intermittent sunny spells. We have totally missed out on all the apparent heatwaves elsewhere. Tuesday morning was
mossadegh 175 - Settling in for a bit 🇬🇧 V and I are settling into Belfast for a while. We are staying next to the golf course - we have a fabulous view of the golf course and loads of wildlife around. It's nice to sit on our sunny terrace for those moments when the sun comes
celebrating life 174 - Back in Belfast 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 V and I are now back in Belfast for a bit. Funerals are never fun but we did our best to celebrate my Dad's life and to give him the best send-off that we could. Thanks to all who reached out with condolences and also to those who
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archaix 4.0 172 - Showtime, likely soon 🇪🇸 Hot and sunny this week in Palma. For sure we are getting into the summer season here. There are plenty of cruise liners calling here and every morning waves of tourists buzz through town in swarms behind their "leader" with a sign-on-a-stick. It's funny - when
time of unveiling 171 - Conference, Kindle & Venice AI 🇪🇸 It is nice to have some quiet time again here on the island. V and I are back on our own again and we still have a few more weeks to enjoy peace and quiet here before moving on again. During the week I met up with a friend and
nostr reads 170 - Family in town 🇪🇸 This week we have been rather busy. The Belgian side of the family has been here in Palma and we have been making the most of the great weather and our time together to get out and about around the island in addition to all our usual routine. Over the
vibe coding 169 - Quiet week on the island 🇪🇸 This week V and I have been enjoying some quiet time here back in Palma de Mallorca. We have been really busy for the last few weeks so it is nice to just be able to do our own things here and not have too many obligations. In the coming
Frankenskies 168 - Back in Mallorca 🇪🇸 Last weekend V and I flew (with EasyJet, not Ryanair) back to Mallorca. After a full day in Belfast with family we went for the 9pm flight. Of course it was delayed and we ended up being the last flight to leave the airport - it was a loooong day.
Bitcoin Age 167 - Holywood this week 🇪🇸 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 This week V and I have been back in Holywood to check in with family and friends here. While here we have met up with quite a few people and had a good week here. We also got to enjoy all the family time that we had planned. The weather
read between the lines 166 - Ibiza this week 🇪🇸 We had another really busy week here in the Balearic islands. The weather during April has been rather pleasant. It has been sunny nearly every day - I think we had one day when it rained and a couple of cloudy patches. Warm and sunny and not too hot now
ryanair no more 165 - Weekend in Antwerken 🇧🇪 🇪🇸 Over the weekend V and I flew back to Belgium for a surprise birthday party! It was V's Mum's birthday and, together with her brother, she had arranged a party with us as surprise guests! Travel to Belgium was quite smooth. Palma airport is really expanding.
21 lessons 164 - Palma - settled in already 🇪🇸 We have had a busy week here in Palma. We have fully settled back into our routine here and we have a busy weekend ahead (more on that next week). The weather changed to be cooler this week and we had quite some rain on Sunday and Monday. The rest
mistakes were NOT made 163 - Back in Mallorca 🇪🇸 V and I travelled back to Mallorca over last weekend. We did get to enjoy superbly sunny weather in Belfast before we left and I have included a few more photos below. We are somewhat repeating our tried and tested travel schedule, but there are also quite a few extensions
sister of Typhon 162 - A busy week 🇬🇧 We had a really busy week with family commitments every day and quite a few meetups with friends. Over the weekend, the weather was not great but we made the best of it, touring Belfast and then Hillsborough Castle on Sunday. Being Mother's Day we had a couple
hypocrazy 161 - Holywood for a bit 🇬🇧 Overnight on Monday, V and I flew back to Holywood. We are here to celebrate my Dad's birthday and we have the Belgian side of the family over to visit too. Our travel to get here was smooth. As for the Belgians, they got here OK but going
narendra modi 160 - St Patrick's day again 🇹🇠Bangkok is hot all year round but as we get to the end of March it is really starting to warm up further and humidity increases though it is far from HK levels! As you head into April you arrive in the very hot season here and Thai New Year
forbidden knowledge 159 - The Ides of March 🇹🇠Beware, the Ides of March. This week we had Purim and the total Lunar Eclipse. Today is "Ides of March", symbolising betrayal and impending trouble - stemming from Caesar's fate way back in 44BC, when he ignored the soothsayer's warning on his way to
