STEBO'S BLOG

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I am Stephen. I was born in Dublin, Ireland, I now live in Rotterdam, the Netherlands since 2003. I love cooking, travel and learning new languages.

Asia Tour 2026 - Day 25/25 - 3rd September - Going Home

Hotel Corridor We had ordered a taxi for 05:30, it was still dark and I was incredibly hungover. Luckily I had pre-packed everything the day before and put the last few items in my hand luggage. The receptionist had two little breakfast packages for us too. Our bird It was dark for most of the drive, we exited the city and drove across the undulating steppes to the airport. When we arrived at the airport the sun was just rising. For some reason our Turkish Airlines flight wit

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 24/25 - 2nd September - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - City 15/15 - Country 9/9

The Market Entrance It was decided that a day at the market was on the cards. After breakfast we walked 3 km to the Narantuul Market with its beautifully decorated gate. Then market was huge, selling clothes, school stationary, household stuff and what not. Carpet-land More interestingly, they had lots of carpets which in itself was spectacular as they were hung on either side of the aisles and above the aisles making for a very colourful and special experience. Traditional

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Limburg/Bosnia 2026 - Day 01 - Thursday 11th June 2026 - Bosnia Trip - Day 01/04 - Weert - The Netherlands

Delft It was a work day, so I set up and out-of-office and then realised I had forgotten to bring any of my many SD cards for my camera! This meant that the first action of this long weekend was to buy a brand new SD card a 64 GB card costing 48 euros. Delft I decided that since it had been a long time since my last visit to Weert, a disrespectful 3 years I decided to buy gifts for Serge and Amandine. I bought a slab of hand made chocolate with a Vermeer painting on it and a

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Nov 1, 20252 min read

Belgrade - Day 14 - Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Balkan-Georgia Trip - Day 14/34 - City 11/21 - country 7/11

Breakfast I had managed to meet Alexander for breakfast at around 09:30. He arrived on time but had an appointment with the hairdresser. I waited with a lovely coffee, taking in the sights and people-watching. Coffee and eggs Benedict For breakfast, I had an omelette with cheese and tomato, both of which were actually served on the side rather than in the omelette itself. Alexander had eggs Benedict but received a phone call and had to rush off for half an hour. Being Irish f

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May 10, 20242 min read

Montréal, Québec - Day 4 - Thursday 25th April 2024

My rental appartment In the morning I made my way to L'Oeufrier and just as I was about to order Goran texted saying that breakfast was...

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