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Boat trip, Leifeng Pagoda and Yakitori in Hangzhou, China

Posted under China, travel on Monday, 26 October 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
This weekend we made a small trip of 180km out of Shanghai to see the West lake in Hangzhou China, with 6.5 million people not a small town, but due to the beautiful scenery of the lake and the hillside, it's a favorite destination for many Shanghainese. For me, it was a trip down memory lane,...
Boat trip, Leifeng Pagoda and Yakitori in Hangzhou, China

Eating bacon in Daejeon

Posted under Korea, travel on Tuesday, 1 September 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
Everytime when I return to Korea, the comic graph by Randall Munroe (displayed above) pops into my head. Who knows if bacon is really that bad, but I have a feeling that I should not eat it too often. I never really liked bacon, until I ate it in Korea. While living there, I had to compensate the...
Eating bacon in Daejeon

Holiday in Jeju

Posted under Pictures, travel on Wednesday, 8 April 2009 by admin
Woman done fishing for today   Traditional Korean seafood soup is enhanced by distinctive shellfish harvested by the famous woman divers of Jeju Island. An age-old tradition, the fisher-woman of Jeju spend long hours in the waters surrounding the island relentlessly diving again and...
Holiday in Jeju

In Hong Kong for the week #2

Posted under China, tips, travel on Thursday, 26 March 2009 by admin
I like this city so much that I decided to upload some more pictures to give you first hand about what I think is beautiful around here. Hope you like it!   You can go up any skyscraper in Hong Kong, (which I almost did) but you can see the city best from the Victory Peak. Simply take the...
In Hong Kong for the week #2

In Hong Kong for the week

Posted under travel on Monday, 16 March 2009 by admin
After having lived outside my home country for almost 3 years, I can tell you that working abroad will always bring exciting experiences, reveal cultural challenges and –even though the rent, dishes and laundry– feel like a holiday. However, a foreigner has to comply to some basic...
In Hong Kong for the week

The Korean Demilitarized Zone

Posted under Korea, travel on Thursday, 4 December 2008 by admin
South Korea's military says it is preparing for the possibility that North Korea may try to provoke a naval skirmish along their disputed sea border. (december 2008, voanews.com) While things look calm for an expat, South and North Korea are officially still at war, because of that military...
The Korean Demilitarized Zone

Living abroad? Think about your (future) wife!

Posted under China, Entrepreneurship, Korea, Netherlands on Monday, 6 October 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
Ask yourself this: What things would you consider if you had an opportunity to work abroad? For many top executives and engineers, its not only the job they are thinking about. The main challenge is usually their free time, wife (or husband) and family. Ask yourself the question: if I will work in...
Living abroad? Think about your (future) wife!