Today a year ago we visited the Great Wall at Jiankou for the 5km hike along the wild wall. We had gorgeous weather, blue skies and did a picnic at the ruins of one of the watch towers.
Coincidentally today in Valencia also was gorgeous: 20 degrees and blue skies. The perfect day to finally take [...]
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Archive for December, 2008
walk in the park
a post at last
It has been some time since I last wrote a blog post.
I guess it is because Mia has been around and therefore someone to share my thoughts and experiences with and therefore less need to write here.
But of course it is also nice to write some sort of record of the impressions and therefore today [...]
last day in school
For me today was my last day at Babylon Idiomas. My “studies” espa√±ol has therefore come to an end and I am supposed to be ready for life and work in Valencia
I have completed nearly 3 months of study, 11 weeks to be precise, and I must say that looking back at it, [...]
Passing Cape Horn
With my boat “otherway” in the Vendee Globe Virtual Regatta I am currently rounding Cape Horn in the “other” direction.
Whereas my other boat Blanquilla that sails the race in the “correct” direction constantly has the wind in the back, this route is proving to be a constant challenge!
In the Volvo Ocean Race Game we have [...]
Day trip to Jávea and Dénia
Yesterday we visited Jávea and Dénia for a day with two classmates Johan and Nils. It was the perfect day for it: mostly blue skies and a temperature of around 18 degrees! Yup, in December!
Jávea and Dénia are situated halfway between Valencia and Alicante and it is the most eastern point of the peninsula; we [...]