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Spending election-time in Kenya

The whole of last week felt like a holiday. All our kids are at home, school closed last Tuesday, almost no traffic on the roads, everything quite. It's a nice opportunity to spent more time with the kids. The national re-elections in Kenya happened last Thursday 26th...

Exhausted from Bangkok

I'm having a weird phase. Feeling very much down and uncomfortable. And obviously I am after 5 days of meetings, networking and socializing on 2 big conferences (Sustainable Brands & DCBKK). I'm writing those lines from a Coffee Shop in Central Plaza, Bangkok. It...

Make a decision damn it

Yangon, Myanmar Again the insecurities arise. I just arrived back in Yangon and went to the B&B backpackers which has this awesome rooftop place. I just wanted to check prices and options to get to Thailand and it worked out well. I'll leave tonight to the Thai...

Spontaneous 10 Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat in Yangon

While walking through the rainy streets of Yangon (Myanmar) a bit earlier today, one of my favorite sayings came into my mind and stuck with me. It's a saying that I first heard while backpacking Thailand in 2011. Almost 5 years later I've come a long way and feel...

Thoughts from the Boarding Area

Almost boarding time for my second flight today. I arrived about one hour ago from Chiang Mai and now just about to board for Yangon, Myanmar. In Chiang Mai I bought a new book at the airport. It just sucked me in. I enjoy investing into myself at the little bookshop...

Off to Myanmar

I was a bit quite during the last days but lots of stuff happened. On Monday I moved out of my friends apartment and into a hostel. Quite a change. I knew I felt way too comfortable in that apartment and being back in a  dormitory brought me back to reality. I'm...

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Decision made. Next stop is Myanmar (Burma)

Finally made a decision. Good feeling! It's always like that. Once you made the freakin decision the world is back in order. I've to learn to make my decisions faster. My mentor Tai Lopez calls it the 40/70 rule. Once you've 40% of the possible information it's time...