Ourwalkabout.nl is a blog about the world trip Michiel de Wit and Judica Wondergem are making in 2010.


51 ° 47 'N, 4 ° 37' E
February 3, 2010, 22:46

Own place

More often than I care to make things for me that I prefer to have their own place. A bad, but no less notable example is my bike. I love my bike as his own place and keep. Today, for example, came after my work from the bus, then 5 good minutes to spend looking for my bike.

The bus station of 's-Gravendeel, so few people know little more than a bypass in the already not very busy main street of the village. Besides two stop boxes you will find three more bike racks. In the left rack, I put my bike this morning. Not so solid, but half the rack (for haste), but enough for a day, dunkte me. This afternoon he was so gone.

After much squinting and crack I finally found my bike, casually leaning against the bus shelter for the lines Dordrecht. What was he doing? The lock was still there and always conclude, even without my bike - it's not really an adventurer - probably not so far from his own place have strayed. Someone moved my bike!

Only 22 days away from our world, now is the concern earlier that I own instead of things so important to me than that I essentially feel embarrassed by the amused gaze of the teenage girl in the bus shelter across the street. How you get your own place on a world tour? 80 liter, or as much as there really is in my backpack. Too small for a bike, anyway ...


51 ° 49 'N, 4 ° 39' E
February 2, 2010, 20:58

Malle ria

Yesterday morning I was unpleasantly surprised by a toy from Google, my agenda, to be exact. For a time I swore with paper diaries, disappointed by the electronic alternatives, but last year with my Google Calendar were home supplier.

Anyway, I found an appointment with the GGD to have Google told me about fifteen minutes before the appointment. With some good will and an Arriva bus on time, I was still before nine in the MHS office. I found an appointment for a rabies vaccination and malaria advice. An expensive appointment!

Malaria pills turned me € 3.60 per piece cost and no less than 50 would be in my bag should not be affected by Ria silly. Horribly expensive. I felt very guilty when I afrekende. We rich Westerners, these pills can still pay, but that is certainly not the people who live in malarial areas.

Judica me today pointed to a news release: " Patents Malaria lifted. "Quite a coincidence, and the message in any case relieved me of my guilt. Similarly bale Good I still feel I have so very much money to count down to, essentially, nothing. Now the wait until Rabies Vaccination also less expensive: for 180 euro for 3 vaccinations, is not that theft?