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Night shifts
The delicacies of living life at night. 6 AM tenderness as my tired body moves swiftly from a hot shower to a cold room, where I crawl...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 27, 20211 min read
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Winter time granny time
You know winter is on its way when: You don’t mind working nightshifts, so you miss the coldest part of the night and you can sleep right...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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Post winter holiday bliss
My eyes are softly gazing through heavy lids, it would be so easy to close them and doze off. Not yet, first I want to write. I’ll try...
Joke De Roeck
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Van life in New Zealand
Smelling like tanned skin, salty crisp from dried up sweat and ocean swims. Many many kilometers have been spent in my car, Easy Pea...
Joke De Roeck
Dec 1, 20192 min read
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My week with the Hare Krishna's
"Looking for volunteers to help out in the garden of our vegan yoga and meditation retreat!" I was already in the car on my way to Otaki,...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 28, 20192 min read
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Mexico City con amor
"Be careful. You probably don't want to take a cab at the airport. Don't leave your hotel at night. Avoid walking the streets in the...
Joke De Roeck
Aug 2, 20191 min read
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Sweet soup
Two Javanese grandmas are drinking soup from ceramic bowls. I join them and order the same. When I ask them what they are drinking, they...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 28, 20161 min read
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Largo Do Carmo
Where the kiosk plays all Bob Marley albums, one after another. Customers get big, juicy cocktails served with a soft smack on their...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 11, 20152 min read
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Tiny adventures of the unexpected
Don't you just love it when your bladder screams out to you in such a way there is no ignoring possible and you are forced to walk (or...
Joke De Roeck
Oct 28, 20152 min read
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Saturdays
Like Saturdays should be. Clouds of rain linger turn the garden into mist there is no view where the ocean used to be is a long queue of...
Joke De Roeck
Oct 21, 20151 min read
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Spring power
Time to drop whatever you're doing, leave the house and go outside because it's SPRING O'CLOCK!!! At the moment storms are coming over...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 1, 20151 min read
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Cacao queen
You ask me what's cooking? I'll tell you. Don't judge. Because there is a lot of cosy evenings dressed up in PJ's happening. One chair is...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 11, 20152 min read
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Seaside grannies
We woke up fresh and full of energy, even though most of the night was spent on a dance floor. Today we had big plans. The sun was...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 19, 20141 min read
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Belgian Slovenian Italian
Four girls, sometimes more. Loud, most of the time. Women of my life from all parts of Belgium and Slovenia. One week together in...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 11, 20141 min read
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Italian summer
Florence, you pretty little thing! With your hidden squares, spectacular views and beautiful people walking your streets. A living love...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 10, 20141 min read
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Dal bhat for the soul
One thing I always look forward to when I'm coming back to Belgium, is the food. I'm not talking about Flemish fries, Brussels sprouts or...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 2, 20141 min read
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Yoghurt overdose in Bhaktapur
Many people rave about Bhaktapur, home of beautiful buildings and cheese cake flavoured yoghurt. We heard millions of great things about...
Joke De Roeck
Jul 3, 20142 min read
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Nepalese street meat
Please sir can I have a piece of that chicken I asked fingerlicking pointing at the meat in the window seat he smiled sly slapped away...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 3, 20141 min read
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O momo, I love you so
Momo making got my legs shaking who would have known kneeding dough would be so therapeutic you may think I'm a lunatic but I promise...
Joke De Roeck
May 4, 20141 min read
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Part-time cow fan, part-time sausage roller
There's a lot to love about cows. Sadly it's part of my job to turn them into sausages. Life at the station is getting more bizarre every...
Joke De Roeck
Oct 12, 20131 min read
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