Whistler Weekend.
Stephen and I spent a lovely weekend in Whistler; our friend Gina joined us. We left San Francisco on Thursday evening and went straight to Whistler. On Sunday afternoon we drove to Vancouver. Stephen flew back to SF very early…
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Savannah, Georgia.
We spent President’s Day Weekend in Savannah, GA, and managed to make it across the state border into South Carolina for a few hours as well – just to be able to tick an extra state off 😉 We mainly…
Kersttijd bij familie en vrienden in Belgie
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Tree Removal
Well, sad, but it had to be done: the leaning tree in front of our building was taken down this morning. photos
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek in Nepal
On the morning of Sep 23rd I flew from Kathmandu to Pokhara, where I checked into the Chhetri Sisters Guesthouse. I received a very warm and relaxed welcome there. This is the guesthouse of the same company I had booked…
Tibet/China: The Albums
Peking/Beijing Revisited Photos Since I had been in Beijing in 2005 and at that time also visited the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, I did not take many photos this time. For more see the album of 2005. Train…
Both back home!
Stephen arrived back home yesterday; I’m home since this morning. I was in the middle of putting an update here a few days ago, when the power went. Haven’t had access to email since, until getting back home. Will update…
Back from my 12 day trek!
Just a quick one to let you all know that I am back from my trek!! It was probably the hardest thing I have ever done. But now I am starving and will go and have lunch with my trekking…
Arrived in Pokhara.
We enjoyed our last group dinner last night in Kathmandu and most of us were sad that the adventure was over. I was sad on the one hand that the first part of my trip was over (and a good…
Made it to Kathmandu!
We arrived here a few hours ago and after doing some much needed hand-washing I went looking for an internet place straight away! The trip since Shigatse: So, after a morning visit to the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse (home of…
I can’t believe I’m in Lhasa!
Greetings from very sunny and hot Lhasa. (Sep 14th) After spending 2 days in Beijing we took the train to Lhasa at 9.30pm on Sep 11th. Boarding the train was quite an experience: 4 of us got cut off from…
BCNC National Day Picnic 2007
The BCNC had its yearly National Day Picnic at Paradise Beach County Park in Tiburon on July 29th. This is becoming the ‘spot par excellence’ for this event! We had a lovely afternoon at a well organized event. photos.
Fil’s Goodbye.
Our friend Fil left the Bay Area to be with his love, Nathalie, in Montreal, Quebec. He invited Gina & Sven and Stephen & myself for a goodbye dinner. Although we are very happy for Fil and Nathalie that they…
Caroline’s Birthday Party 2007
We invited friends over to help Caroline celebrate her birthday. It was a lovely fun evening, thanks everyone for being a part of it. Here are some photos. Birthday Photos
Lovely afternoon in Sunnyvale
We spent a lovely afternoon bbq’ing with our friends Inge and Marc in Sunnyvale. Stephen was fascinated by the ‘Kapla’ (Kabouter plankjes) building blocks and tried to engineer a wide-span bridge… photos