Pass it Forward - Best of my Life!

How to fall in love with Istanbul – the city of Mosques,Shisha and Tea

2011-03-30T23:21:00.001+02:00

Because of the great (a bit exhausting) flight schedule we arrived on Saturday morning around 08.30 in Istanbul. Despite the lack of sleep we couldn’t wait to get out of our hotel and get an impression of this famous city! Our hotel was located in a side street of Hudavendigar Street, which is a lovely Turkish (tourism) street full of nice souvenir shops, restaurants & Turkish delight

My Hometown - My Maastricht

2010-09-19T19:33:00.001+02:00

1st: The centre side of Maastricht 3th: the other side of Maastricht Those two sides are separated by the river Maas and the Sint Servaas Bridge. This bridge was built in de 13th century. Maastricht is one of the oldest places in the Netherlands. It started with the Romans that spread out more to the south in the Netherlands at the beginning of the era. For years Maastricht has been under

2010-08-01T12:23:00.001+02:00

My last weeks in Borneo I spend travelling around.. see here some nice shots from the sky!!

Wildlife Cruise - Selingan (Turtle) Island, Sukau, Kinabatangan River Pictures & Movies

2010-07-07T12:35:00.009+02:00

Check my wonderful wildlife PHOTO tour, just click on the picture: Check here the movies! This is one of the rivercruises we did on the Kinabatangan river... It is so calm and all you hear are the wonderdul nature sounds and the sounds of the birds, monkeys and elephants! This small baby turtle is making it's way to the ocean. He/She just came out of

Paulo Coelho - The Prayer That I Forgot

2010-06-29T07:13:00.002+02:00

This is a beautiful Poem/prayer I read in the book from Paulo Coelho - Like The Flowing River. I am a free thinker, but still this prayer has touched me deep inside! Because the words and the message of this prayer is so true! Enjoy the prayer and think about it! Lord, protect our doubts, because Doubt is a way of praying. It is Doubt that makes us grow because it forces us to look fearlessly

Meet the warm and kind Sabahan people

2010-06-24T17:04:00.001+02:00

It started all with the plan to go to the local Lok Kowi Zoo in Kota Kinabalu. The zoo is located about half an hour from the city centre. There is no bus going there, so we would have to take a taxi. We = me and my new roommate here in Borneo Backpackers, Verena. We were thinking that it was actually very expensive to go to a zoo, pay 20 RM for the entrance and then 60 RM for the taxi. So on

My first volunteering experience in Northern Borneo

2010-06-16T12:14:00.009+02:00

First of all I want to say that I am a free thinker, non-religious. Though, I am always interested to see churches and other religious characteristics in another country. So I did here in Kota Kinabalu. My colleague invited me to join her to her church, Protestant Church. This was wonderful! So different from Holland! In this church they sing out loud, dance how they want and say what they feel.

Top 5 of Kota Kinabalu

2010-06-12T16:44:00.006+02:00

Top 5 Kota Kinabalu 1. Night Market (incl sunset) 2. Mari Mari Cutural Village 3. Makan Makan (eating!) 4. Visit one of the islands 5. Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre Rasa Ria 6. Go to Mount Kinabalu! (oops!) Night Market I find the waterfront one of the nicest places in KK. I started at the roundabout where the Shark statue stands high and pride. At this area they build a few benches

Exploring The East-Coast of Sabah/Borneo - Finale!!

2010-06-03T07:02:00.004+02:00

On day 3 we had to say goodbye to the friendly staff and the nice location of Sukau Rainforest Lodge. We continued our trip to this nice ‘bounty island’ called Selingan Island. We departed from the jetty point in Sandakan and the first 15 minutes we passed a huge water village and saw the mosque. A really weird looking combination if you see it in 1 photograph. After one hour we arrived at

Exploring The East-Coast of Sabah/Borneo - Part 3

2010-06-01T11:41:00.003+02:00

At day 2 we had to be ready at 6 AM! Yes, 6 AM! So we could see the early animals. While waking up in the boat, we were sailing thru this mystical fog, searching for all kind of animals. Just imagine you are sitting in this small fishing boat (with only one other couple & the guide), it is foggy, you are surrounded by nature, water and wind and the ONLY thing you hear are sounds of all kind of

Exploring The East-Coast of Sabah/Borneo - Part 2

2010-05-31T05:40:00.001+02:00

At 5 o’clock PM our next river tour started. This time it was in a small boat, like a fishing boat. These boats have a special engine that is more environmental friendly and makes less sound, to make sure the animals won’t get scared. This is a good thing for the animals, but also for us, so you actually have more chance to see the animals. Unfortunately you see a lot of other boats passing by

Tussen Neus en Lippen Door (Between the Nose and Lips)

2010-05-27T11:31:00.000+02:00

Christina Aguilera - Soar - This song always makes me so positive!! It's the best song! When they push, when they pull Tell me can you hold on When they say you should change Can you lift your head high and stay strong Will you give up, give in When your heart's crying out "that is wrong" Will you love you for you at the end of it all Now in life there's gonna be times When you're feeling low

Exploring The East-Coast of Sabah/Borneo

2010-05-26T11:34:00.004+02:00

After working in the Kota Kinabalu office for 2,5 months I was ready to explore a bit more of Sabah! My friend from the Netherlands visited me and we did the Sandakan Wildlife Safari tour (4D/3N) organized by Borneo Eco Tours. It was awesome! So let me share that with you. On day 1 we departed from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan using the early morning flight from AirAsia. The guide was already

On My Way To Work

2010-05-21T07:35:00.002+02:00

Hi everybody! Borneo:I go to work every morning by public transport. It is so different here than what I am used to in Holland. Here, in Kota Kinabalu I will leave from home around 8, I walk to the square nearby BB cafe and wait for the first bus I have to take: The Citybus, which only cost me RM0,50. You never know when the bus comes, but there are a lot of busses, so most of time you have

Just to much to think about

2010-05-16T10:06:00.002+02:00

Hahaha, now I sound like a depressed person, which I am NOT! I will explain it.. I tried to take a nap, but the only thing I did was rolling from one side to the other side, thinking and wasting my time. But what should I do? My eyes are tired, I want to sleep, but I just can't sleep. So maybe writing about it helps :). For your information. I am already 14 weeks in Borneo, doing my internship

Follow Your Heart

2010-05-11T05:04:00.000+02:00

People always say: 'Follow Your Heart'. But is it the wisest choice? The chance that it is a stupid, unthoughtful choice is pretty big. The chance we get hurt afterwards is also realistic. But then comes the regret if we don't do it. So what should you do?! I was in the same position yesterday. So the big question was should I follow my heart and go to Singapore, or don't go and I would be sure

25 motivational phrases

2010-04-26T07:47:00.002+02:00

Hi everybody! Some of our days can be a bit sad, or boring or whatever in that sense. So are mine sometimes. So I started reading the book of Steven Chandler - 100 ways to motivate yourself. And it actually helped me thinking about a lot of stuf; work, personal, love etc. No, not every way of the 100 is usefull (for me in this matter), so I wrote down for myself, and to share with you, 25 ways

Peaceful Warrior

2010-04-22T07:37:00.000+02:00

2 days ago I watched the movie: Peaceful WarriorThe story is about the guy Dan who wants to be a top athlete and offers everything! He trains 7 days a week and has a lot of fun with his friends. But instead of enjoying the moment he is always busy training for that gold medal, because he thinks that will make him happy. But shouldn't you be always happy? That is the question..He meets a kind of a

Get More Fulfillment In Your Life

2010-04-21T04:37:00.000+02:00

1) Count your blessings.2) Today and every day, deliver more then you are getting paid to do. Exercise you privilege to go to the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive. 3) Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don’t look back at it too long. 4) Always reward your long ours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family and friends. 5)