Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Pleased to meet you Hamlet, how art thou doing?
Good den, my lord! Let’s start with a shocking confession first… I, erm, well, had kinda (trying to go over my shame) heard of Hamlet (This is a start) BUT I had never opened this book. Sorry Willy! I therefore had no clue what the story was about ‘EYES ROLLING’ You are judging me at that exact…
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Remedy against this sudden wave of cold…
… A most needed TBT post! Memories from the exceptionally hot and sunny summer we had this year! Klosters, Switzerland Campo Blenio, Switzerland Gelmersee, Switzerland Luzern, Switzerland Zug, Switzerland Happy trails and remember: Carpe Diem!
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La Bella vita
You gotta love a getaway weekend to Milano! #LoveMilano Even tho Milano is a big city, you don’t feel you have to rush around. You can decide to take it easy and stroll around the very busy streets around the Duomo or sit at a terrazza and enjoy people watching! On Saturday, we went to…
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Carabao island
On Saturday after almost 2 days in the air with stops over Doha, Bangkok and Manila we finally made it to Carabao island. The airport in Caticlan was tiny and you felt like you were entering a secret place. We knew this was not the case since Boracay has been having his moment of fame…
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Day has arrived!
It is time for me to leave winter behind to enjoy some well deserved warmth… The Philippines as a first stop: Carabao & Boracay islands. Both are located south of Manila and were barely affected by the the typhoon Haiyan and I’m looking forward to relaxing on a white sand beach, sipping cocktails. Haven’t decided…
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Christmas is upon us!
I simply love Christmas – this year I only have a few days to properly feel it since I am flying in 44 hours to South East Asia but I’ll def make sure to take the Christmas spirit with me on the road… Got my iPod loaded with Christmas carols, my Santa hat will be…
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10 days to go… Not counting…
Today my last visa arrived at work, I’m officially allowed to enter Cambodia and Vietnam and I am completely fidgety!! Looking forward to my first stop: Carabao Island, Philippines. I’m glad we can still make it to the Philippines even though the typhoon Haiyan caused some major destruction and affected millions of people. Happy trails…
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Embarrassed or flattered?
I was invited on Sunday to go with some friends to a ‘made in Switzerland’ Oktoberfest in Winterthur. Since I still hadn’t made it to the proper one, I decided to join them. It was made clear to me that I couldn’t be part of it without wearing a traditional dirndl… (traditional in Germany –…
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Haha good one, life! I owe you one!
You know life is a funny b*** when your firefighter alarm goes off in the middle of the night… … You look like Cruella de Vil with the breath of a camel and on site you have to deal with a very sexy policeman… Oops… Happy trails and remember: Carpe Diem!
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Men vs women, a recurrent society topic that keeps us busy!
A few days ago, I almost chocked, reading an article that was published in the Swiss ’20 minutes’: it basically said that female politicians in Saudi Arabia have submitted for the first time a request to be allowed to drive (see below). Three questions came to my mind: 1) WHAT?? (Reflex question – I might…
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