What if you could escape to the furthest corner of the world? Away from the geopolitical tensions that are shaking the world order? Where can you go and at what price? In the two-part 'Frontline: Ticket to Antarctica', journalist Bram investigates...
Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university has seven faculties (six in Leiden and one in The Hague), with 33.701 students enrolled in 2025. The Rapenburg has seen many highs and lows...
On Easter Sunday, April 5, 1722, explorer Jacob Roggeveen accidentally discovered an island off the coast of Chile. Roggeveen was searching for the Southern Continent but found an island (later named Easter Island) with mega statues (Moai) on...
It is going to be a long hot summer, or rather a 'Long Hot Summer', with all kinds of sporting highlights and hopefully fewer sporting low points. There are winners and losers where top-level sport is practiced in a competitive context. In summary, the month of June brings the following...
From the curfew to rioters in various cities, it ultimately leads to crowdfunding campaigns by unknown citizens. A well-known example is the current nationwide fame of Ms. Maaike Neufeglise of Primera Den Bosch. GeenStijl organized the crowdfunding campaign. The counter...
Have you ever heard that International Polar Bear Day is celebrated every year on February 27? Have you seen polar bears during your vacation in the Arctic, Greenland, Norway (Svalbard), Russia, the USA (Alaska), or Canada? Otherwise, you can in...
It is holiday time again, and if we are to believe the weather gods, it will be a summer with pleasant temperatures. No long heatwave like in 2018. If you are reading this blog, you may well be on holiday yourself. Relaxing at the...
The Falkland Islands consist of the East Falkland and West Falkland Islands. In addition, there are more than 700 smaller islands. The Falkland Islands are located approximately 480 kilometers off the coast of South America in the South Atlantic Ocean. Since 1833, the islands have been administered by the British.
A series of stamps that always fascinated me came from Greece. It was the first series of airmail stamps issued on October 20, 1926, in very distinctive, faded colors. Just as if the stamps had been colored with watercolors and very different from...
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Last October marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Rancagua, in which the...
Previously, we “cycled through” the cycling events of the continents: Europe and Africa. In this episode, we are taking a “cyclatelistic” tour through America. Will you cycle along with me again? You will be amazed by the many events where cycling takes place. We start with...
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