Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch explorer and colonist from Lutjegast in the Netherlands. He was born sometime in 1603, but the earliest mention of him in extant records is much later, mentioning Tasman when he was twenty-eight. He died on October 10, 1659, in modern-day Indonesia, then...
go forth and do your thing (safely, of course). I’ve worn my holiday goggles many times with pride, and have no regrets about any of the flirtations or the make outs (save the dudes with partners back home, that just ain’t cool). I also have to admit that...
after 30 days on the open ocean, they entered what would eventually become known as Mossel Bay…they had rounded the southern tip of Africa and what Dias named
I lost count of number of times someone took time out of their day to walk me to wherever I was trying to go — even if it caused them to be late in the process. When I was feeling lonely in Taipei, my hostel owner offered to take me to his grandma’s house to celebrate the Mi...
Dutch is really his first language as he was raised there his whole life and it was difficult sometimes while traveling — the biggest time I noticed it was when we were in bars…local girls would treat him like scum — even in the expat bars, because they assumed he was local Chinese ...
“… this restaurant is in too much of a hurry. They made the food in a hurry, slamming it on my table 5 minutes after I ordered. After that, my waitress wouldn't leave me alone! Every 5 minutes she'd annoy me with another question, interrupting an intimate conversation or asking me...