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Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 150

The hostel we stayed at has a rooftop terrace and this was the perfect place to have our breakfast,before heading out. On our way to the car we encountered some lovely mural tile work. Today we took a road trip to Lagos. Due to some technicality with the rental car we couldn’t take the tollContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 150”

Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 149

It is finally here! My first holiday since moving to Europe! Getting up early for my 5 am flight had me doubting the choice of that early flight, but by the time we were having breakfast in Faro, Portugal it turned out to be just fine! After finding free parking for the day (I amContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 149”

Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 147

I have to make a difficult decision tonight: either I close the blackout curtains and sleep a bit later tomorrow morning, or leave it open so the fresh night air can come in, hopefully cool me down, and wake up a bit earlier. I guess I can always close them in the morning and haveContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 147”

Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s Log: day 146

The road trip continues…. We planned ahead with this whole AirBnb shindig and packed our coffee percolator, milk frother and coffee to bring along. What an absolute treat to enjoy the fresh morning air with a coffee, especially after a warm summers night. We also picked up some local baked goods for breakfast and itContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s Log: day 146”

Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 145

Roadtrip!! After getting my Dutch drivers licence I’ve been itching to take a road trip and the opportunity finally arrived! We planned this trip a few weeks back and it worked out perfectly. I booked a spot on Airbnb (the only one available in our area of interest) and a car through a car sharingContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 145”

Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 144

The weather of the last few said have been described as a heatwave. I am not one to argue, but it did remind me that it’s all relative, since the temperatures of 30°C that we experienced is similar to the spring temperatures I experienced in South Africa last October. As with all weather related things,Continue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 144”

Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 143

I went to the office today. And it was great. Yes, of course there were only a fraction of my colleagues and stickers everywhere showing one way walkways and reminding is to keep our distance. But it was good to ask a question if a colleague and it wasn’t on a phone call. It wasContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 143”

Life in the times of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 143

From today on it is mandatory to wear a face mask in certain parts of Amsterdam this is popular with tourists. I wonder if this is the new normal that everyone has been talking about. Only a few months ago I would have considered this impossible to happen in a European country where people withContinue reading “Life in the times of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 143”