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Cyprus – Southern (Nicosia, Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca, Agia Napa) October 12-24, 2021 Day 1 I flew from Santorini via Athens on Aegean Airlines (online check-in mandatory + need to have filled out the Cyprus Flight Pass to board the plane, … Continue reading →

Cyprus – Northern (Kyrenia, Famagusta) Oct 13-15, 2021 Crossing the Cyprus-Northern Cyprus border was the usual Turkish nightmare. First stop and they scan your passport and check your vaccination status. Then stop at a second kiosk. If you have been … Continue reading →

Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk —what unites these exceptional individuals? It is widely accepted that all were/are geniuses, but there is something else. Neuroscientists believe that all suffered/suffer from Asperger’s syndrome. Applying these … Continue reading →

ANNOYANCES and UNDERSTANDINGS. Asperger thinking at its best! GENERAL Evidence-based thinking. Because I personally believe in evidence-based science, many things annoy me or cause me to question the logic. If it is not evidence-based, then I use a heavy dose … Continue reading →

GREECE – Cyclades (Mykonos, Santorini, Milos)  Oct 8-12, 2021 CYCLADES The Cyclades lie at the heart of the Aegean and are so named because they form a kyklos (circle) around the island of Delos, the most important ancient site in … Continue reading →

ITALY – Lazio (Rome) Oct 1-3, 6-7, 2021 I flew from Amsterdam to Rome on a direct flight with Vueling, arriving at 11 pm. I slept in the airport and took the train into Rome Termini and walked the 400m … Continue reading →

Italy – Pelagie Islands (Lampedusa) and Pantelleria Oct 3-5, 2021 The Pelagie Islands are in the south of the Mediterranean Sea and are part of Sicily. A few hundred kilometers from Africa and geographically are closer to Africa than Italy. The Pelagian Islands took … Continue reading →

TOILETS & the WEALTHY THE LINE OF BEAUTY – The throne behind the power: from Putin’s toilet brush to Trump’s golden bowl – The bathrooms of strongmen show there’s a lot to loos Feb 4th 2021 Economist  We know how Vladimir Putin … Continue reading →

Italy – Lazio – Rome Sept 30-Oct 3, Oct 5-8, 2021 I flew from Amsterdam to Rome, arriving at 23:00, and slept in the Rome airport. There were about 50 sleeping in the area above departures (where the airlines have … Continue reading →

Day 4 Melkwegbridge, Purmerend. Wow, what a bridge! Next to a large bus station with a covered bicycle park, and crossing a canal, it has two parts. A pedestrian bridge that arches straight high diagonally over the canal and a … Continue reading →