Tag Archive for 'cairo'

Praying for a little bit of wind

Published March 16th, 2008 in At home. 1 Comment

Well, praying maybe is a little bit too much, but I’m definitely hoping for that 20 - 23 knots to that’s predicted for the later afternoon to hold on. I’ve spent the weekend in Cairo, a trip I planned, but didn’t exactly fit in my schedule and also didn’t exactly turn out as I figured […]

Travel agent working his magic

Published March 15th, 2008 in Abroad. 2 Comments

So I had to go to Cairo. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to be there, it was more that I didn’t want to go there. Yesterday I first presented at the Profict Wintercamp which was a very well organized, event with some great food. Robbie Vanbrabant spoke about Guice and I spoke to about […]

Home sweet home…

Published March 10th, 2008 in At home. 0 Comments

The title really says it all: home sweet home… I never knew it would feel that true once in my life (pffff, this really sounds like I’m getting old ).
Anyway, after three weeks travel in a row, I finally get to spend a little bit of time in Holland. I was in Stockholm first, […]

Joris Luyendijk - Een goede man slaat soms zijn vrouw

Published December 12th, 2007 in Abroad. 0 Comments

(listening to Skalpel - Theme from ‘Behind the Curtain’ while writing this… highly recommended)
I saw Joris Luyendijk for the first time in a talkshow called ‘De Wereld Draait Door’ with Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. Joris has written two books on his visits to Cairo that lasted for one and two years respectively. Both books are best […]

View from Sheraton Cairo / April 2007

Published September 10th, 2007 in Abroad, Leisure, Photography and Views from hotel rooms. 0 Comments

Last April I visited Cairo to conduct a training session at a client of ours. I had a great time there with several people I trained and concluded the week with a two-day stay at the Sheraton hotel along the borders of the Nile. I stayed on the 25th and close to top floor, which […]