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Cyprus – Northern (Kyrenia, Famagusta) Oct 13-15, 2021 Crossing the Cyprus-Northern Cyprus border was the usual Turkish nightmare. First stop and they scan your passport and check your vaccination status. Then stop at a second kiosk. If you have been … Continue reading →

FAMOUS ASPERGER’S PEOPLE IN HISTORY OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE THOUGHT TO HAVE ASPERGER’S SPECULATED TO HAVE ASPERGER’S CONTEMPORARY PEOPLE  Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk —what unites these exceptional individuals? It is widely accepted that … Continue reading →

ANNOYANCES and UNDERSTANDINGS. Asperger thinking at its best! GENERAL Evidence-based thinking. Because I personally believe in evidence-based science, many things annoy me or cause me to question the logic. If it is not evidence-based, then I use a heavy dose … Continue reading →

GREECE – Cyclades (Mykonos, Santorini, Milos)  Oct 8-12, 2021 CYCLADES The Cyclades lie at the heart of the Aegean and are so named because they form a kyklos (circle) around the island of Delos, the most important ancient site in … Continue reading →

ITALY – Lazio (Rome) Oct 1-3, 6-7, 2021 I flew from Amsterdam to Rome on a direct flight with Vueling, arriving at 11 pm. I slept in the airport and took the train into Rome Termini and walked the 400m … Continue reading →

Italy – Pelagie Islands (Lampedusa) and Pantelleria Oct 3-5, 2021 The Pelagie Islands are in the south of the Mediterranean Sea and are part of Sicily. A few hundred kilometers from Africa and geographically are closer to Africa than Italy. The Pelagian Islands took … Continue reading →

TOILETS & the WEALTHY THE LINE OF BEAUTY – The throne behind the power: from Putin’s toilet brush to Trump’s golden bowl – The bathrooms of strongmen show there’s a lot to loos Feb 4th 2021 Economist  We know how Vladimir Putin … Continue reading →

Italy – Lazio – Rome Sept 30-Oct 3, Oct 5-8, 2021 I flew from Amsterdam to Rome, arriving at 23:00, and slept in the Rome airport. There were about 50 sleeping in the area above departures (where the airlines have … Continue reading →

Day 4 Melkwegbridge, Purmerend. Wow, what a bridge! Next to a large bus station with a covered bicycle park, and crossing a canal, it has two parts. A pedestrian bridge that arches straight high diagonally over the canal and a … Continue reading →

FLANDERS (Antwerp, Gent, Brugge, Ostend, Leuven, Hasselt) Sept 21-22. 2021 Observations 1. Bicycles. Flemish Belgium may be more bicycle mad than Holland. The majority of the bikes are unlike anything in Canada – clunky with a large down tube, usually … Continue reading →