STEBO'S BLOG

Rotterdam Airport Our check in at the airport was not as smooth as I had hoped, they needed to check out visas for Azerbaijan which were dated 11.08.2026 the following day, they figure out eventually that we would actually be arriving the following day so they issued our boarding passes and we proceeded to security. Whiskey and wine in Rotterdam Once in the airport I ordered whiskey and wine just one drink before joining the long queue for passport control. They announced tha

The Departure Board in Rotterdam CS It was already 30°C and I was sore from gardening on Sunday. The weeds had pretty much taken over and it was a good workout. I’d invited my colleague Wilbrand over for some beers afterwards so I was also a bit hungover. My train was scheduled for 21:21 but I felt like I could do nothing all day. Waiting.... I cleaned up the house and had some lovely Austrian cheese with some bread and did some last minute packing. I had bought some food it

Rotterdam Centraal It started with just another workday, coffee at 07:00, and reading my mail. Today was a half day, so just a couple of emails to read and answer, and make plans for my return in the new year and final setup of "out-of-office." Christmas Bear Once back home, I had a luxurious lunch of fried eggs and toast with Kerrygold, along with orange juice. I still had some last-minute packing to do and some cleaning. The hoover tube fell all the way down the stairs and

Day 0 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 01 September 2019 What can I say? Everything is better organised than before. The place is clean and theere is no food left over. I went out for food at La Borsa. I ordered Italian bruschetta and pizza quattro formaggi. I had the feeling that the food was as tired as I was. After a while I went out and had two white wines in bar Strano with Edgar. I am pretending to the world that I am so interested in this big trip when all I want to to i