The (im)potence of the Ugandan internet
Uganda – “I have the feeling that you’ve been to the moon and back, while we are still digging holes”, Mathias exclaims at the end of an intensive two day workshop about social media.
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Harley with a fur coat
Norway – The days that huskies played their part in polar expeditions are long gone. However, sled dogs are still driven on long journeys. We went in search of a modern musher.
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Bye mzungu, welcome to Uganda
Entebbe – I’m white. If you ever had any doubts about that, this is my coming out.
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The aquarium and more Norwegian love affairs
Norway – I am going to ski. Maybe it doesn’t sound strange to you. But it is. I can not ski at all nor do I have any desire to do so, but I won a trip. And now I am getting prepared for a week of ‘extreme sports and some strange Norwegian language.
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Last resting place in West Flanders
Ypres – Jan Baptist was 20 years old when he died in late September 1915, not far from the Yser Front in Oostkerke. The cause of his death, other than the consequences of a horrifying war, is unknown.
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This is a test: one, two, three
The Netherlands – The ladies receive a special request: to become an earplug tester. I beg your pardon? You heard it right!
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Indiana Jones & the cow safari in the Vechtdal
Vechtdal – Spot wild animals and make a survival trek through the woods. Where springs to mind? Well?
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The Norwegian moon landing
Norway – ‘The religion of the Norwegians is nature and we are right in the middle of it.’ The first time we drive over the breathtakingly beautiful snow plain on our way to this hotel, we are so impressed by this religion that we promptly drive off the road and sink into the verge.
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