To escape Dutch winter and put on a trial my location independence, I decided to relocate for a month in Tarifa, Spain, known as “the European kitesurf Mecca” for a simple reason: it’s windy as hell! I left with 3 goals in mind: Working Kite surfing Meeting people What worked Tarifa Distance from other KS [...]
If I have to summarize in a sentence my experience since I started my entrepreneurial life, it’s gonna be: “I’ve learnt a lot of new stuff…” So I decided to list here the skills that I’ve learnt so far, that are helping and will help making my dreams come true, and to dedicate a series [...]
12 photos from this year, published in its last day. In some cases I like the picture, in others they represent special moments. 01. Volendam 11 Feb 2012 - The frozen Ijsmeer, the part of sea that turned into a lake after the construction of a dam. I think there were -7c that day. [...]
1st November 2012: 6 months after the start of my new life. “How are you doing? How is business?” This is the new frequently answer question. I managed to convince more and more people that I’m an online entrepreneur. For the ones asking details, I have this answer ready: “I’m working on different projects, [...]
To escape Dutch winter and put on a trial my location independence, I decided to relocate for a month in Tarifa, Spain, known as “the European kitesurf Mecca” for a simple reason: it’s windy as hell! I left with 3 goals in mind: Working Kite surfing Meeting people What worked Tarifa Distance from other KS [...]
My first networking event in Amstedam, OpenCoffee, left me disappointed because there were a lot of freelancers hunting for customers. In between plenty of self-declared Social Media Experts, few “I make websites with WordPress” caught my attention. For the web-analphabets, WordPress is a free software that runs ~20% of all the Internet websites around. It [...]
This is the last post of my personal blog personal challenge! 3 months have passed and this it post #12. I feel like I have a lot of things to write but in the future I’ll post when I’ll feel like without any commitment, experimenting writing and sharing when loneliness will comes. Anyway, I decided [...]
Beou is a dude from US living next door. He’s cool and he’ll pay me beers forever because a month ago he lost a bet, saying that Colombia doesn’t border with the Pacific ocean. But he won’t pay me beers for the coming month…. and here lies my next challenge. A new month is a good [...]
In between Christmas, knee surgery and New Year Eve, I didn’t publish the post number 11 of my personal challenge, but on the other side, this time of the year is notoriously a time of self-indulgence and self-overfeeding so I forgive myself urbi et orbi. Anyway, this is post #11. In post-operation recovery I finished reading [...]
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think that for someone approaching long-term travelling this title is a must. Nothing like a travel guide or travel book, this book rather explains all the aspects of the travelling approach and mindset. It’s [...]
My first networking event in Amstedam, OpenCoffee, left me disappointed because there were a lot of freelancers hunting for customers. In between plenty of self-declared Social Media Experts, few “I make websites with WordPress” caught my attention. For the web-analphabets, WordPress is a free software that runs ~20% of all the Internet websites around. It [...]
If I have to summarize in a sentence my experience since I started my entrepreneurial life, it’s gonna be: “I’ve learnt a lot of new stuff…” So I decided to list here the skills that I’ve learnt so far, that are helping and will help making my dreams come true, and to dedicate a series [...]
When looking to buy a home in a foreign country you will have to deal with numerous regulations and rules. To make it a little easier hereby we provide you a summary of the steps you have to take when buying a house in the Netherlands. 1) Professional aid or not As buying in a foreign [...]
After 3 years, and taking advantage of being forced to leave the apartment I was living in, I took the decision to make a step ahead and buy an house in Amsterdam. Now I want to describe how is possible to buy an house in Holland and explain why: – it’s more difficult to be ripped off [...]
Getting started with something you’d like to do is not the problem; staying motivated until it gets done is. There’s usually no problem finding enthusiasm at the outset, but once it starts to feel like work, then all that excitement quickly flies out the window. What drives you? You probably heard of some people who have [...]
Many people find life hard. Some find its meaning difficult to grasp, while others are challenged by illness or financial bounds. Children find their lack of choice and freedom difficult, while parents tend to be physically and mentally drained from their strenuous and busy lifestyle. Despite the different viewpoints about life you’ll find across society, [...]
Date: 10/05/2008
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