Photography & travel

UNIVERSITY

Education is key to build a society. To understand, to accept, to be different, to be one, to be unique, to believe, to realise you’re not the norm…Located in the North-West of Tel Aviv, on a hill side, you will find the biggest university of Israel. It’s a 30 mins bicycle ride from the city center. Bikes are easy to rent from different providers. Bird, Lime, city bikes or from your hostel. Cycling lanes are wide and well maintained. As a student, i would have loved to take art classes here. The university campus is inspiring. Nice buildings, spacious, art, …

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

In the South part of Tel Aviv, one of the poorest area’s of the city, you will find the second largest bus station world wide. It’s size, 230.000m2 on a total of 8 floors. It connects Tel Aviv with te rest of the country. It’s the easiest way to travel in Israel, and the cheapest. You could also rent a car. But keep in mind that the Israeli are lousy drivers, words of a Telavivian guy, and they constantly use the horn in an aggressive way. Traveller TIP. Buy a Rav-Kav card in the central station and travel the whole …

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BAUHAUS

Walking around in the white part of Tel Aviv is startling. It looks like you’re strolling in lovely Berlin, but with better temperatures. Multiple bauhaus buildings will be your share. Around 1930 a lot of Jewish architects started to immigrate to Tel Aviv. Because they studied at the Bauhaus school there style was strongly influenced. I have to admit it is w o n d e r f u l. In 1933 Belgian King Albert I visited Tel Aviv. When he died in 1934 the city honoured him by naming a square after him.

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TEL AVIV #2Israel, Tel Aviv

Sea side always attracts people. Often to relax and enjoy the sun. Less to enjoy the view and feel the wind. This is no different in Tel Aviv. Best part is old Jaffa, build on a hill which gives you a nice overview of the surroundings. And no beach. If you wander around in Jaffa’s winding alleyways you will see multiple little art shops. Often with a performing artist. Seafood lover? I’m sure you’re able to find a perfect table somewhere.

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TEL AVIV #1

A citytrip or a country trip? Nature? Let’s combine all of the above because you can in the land of the Messiah. Tel Aviv is a sparkling city. But once outside the city borders you enter a different world. This makes Tel Aviv an effervescent tablet in a long drink glass for the whole of the region. Arrived during lunch time, our stomach assigned us a lovely task. Please fill me up. No problem in Tel Aviv. First stop was ‘North Abraxas’ a small restaurant from chef Eyal Shani. I never knew that you could pimp a cauliflower to the …

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Rotterdam

Looking for a short holiday? A citytrip? Not too far away? Try Rotterdam. Vivid and colourful.20 years, that is how long it has been when I was in Rotterdam. And i must admit I was positively surprised. The city had a successful transformation during that period of absence. Like Antwerp, Rotterdam is a harbour city, the largest of Europe. Unlike Antwerp the city has canals and lots of green to offer. Architecture is modern and even eccentric. Big chunks of R-dam city centre have been rebuild after WWII. On May 14, 1940 most of it was destroyed due to bombing …

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Markets

Omnipresent they are. Local entrepeneurs selling their goods along the roads. Or on small and large markets. In any case they bring color and rural life closer to you. Because the chain of production to consumer is very short, everything is as fresh as it can be. We never got sick but watch out with dairy. It is widely consumed and in many cases raw. Such as the national fermented horse milk ‘kymyz’. Not for those with weak intestines. Another local drink is ‘kvass’ made of natural fermented rye bread and hop. With very little alcohol, around 1%, it is …

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Smile

When you meet Kyrgyz people you instantly feel happiness. It’s like they just stepped outside a photo booth. Smiling all the time. It’s contagious and make you sprankle! When they smile you will notice that it glitters quit often. What’s remarkable is that a lot of them have golden teeth.

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Sary-Chelek

In the midst of a nature reserve, recognised by UNESCO as a World Biosphere reserve, sits Sary-Chelek at 2000m altitude. We entered the park from Arkit, where you have a gated entrance. You have to pay a small fee to enter the park, for your car and to camp. It’s a beautiful & peaceful piece of nature. A perfect place to stay the night with the reflection of the stars twinkling in the silver lake. Together with 3 other travellers, a local guide and 2 sweet German travellers Karin & Christian, we enjoyed an improvised meal and a couple shots …

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Are you nuts?

Nestled in a lush valley in the shadow of Gora Babash-Alta mountains lies the village of Arslanbob, home of the world’s largest natural walnut forest. It’s difficult to describe the atmosphere of the walnut forrest, not spooky, nor fairytale-like but the omnipresent green color is at least special. A bit unearths. Arslanbob is a bit on the shabby side. A feeling which is magnified by the high number of antique cars. Robust Soviet material which keeps on rolling. It’s like looking in your rear view mirror and get kicked back 60 years.The whole village is involved in the harvest of …

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