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Posted on 26 January 2011 by Simone

I’m back living in Fremantle. I was planning to blog a lot more while I was in Meekatharra. About stuff and things. But life, it got in the way. As it does. Meekatharra ended up being a very interesting time, … Continue reading →

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Why I’m choosing the WA outback over Europe

Posted on 2 September 2010 by Simone

I realise I haven’t been clear yet about what I’m going to be doing in the next few months. I was all set to get a pretty good job in The Netherlands and work and travel there for the time … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Piet

Posted on 28 August 2010 by Simone

And I’m back in Western Australia. A week in Perth, then I head up to Meekatharra (read about that here). This post should now be coming to you from the domain fromthewest.net, I didn’t like my old domain name. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Austria, Switzerland, Pukkelpop

Posted on 28 August 2010 by Simone

I had a great but very busy last few weeks in Europe. I hitchhiked and couchsurfed through (some of) Austria and Switzerland. Couchsurfed mostly with people I already knew who I met through couchsurfing in WA. And hitchhiked for the … Continue reading →

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Day 1

Posted on 8 August 2010 by Simone

This is the first day of the rest of my life (yeah, d’uhh!). At my aunt’s flat in Zaandam, The Netherlands. I have just started a new flickr 365 project, taking a photo of something every day. I start with … Continue reading →

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Video: TED talk, Weekday vegetarian

Posted on 8 August 2010 by Simone

Graham Hill, founder of TreeHugger.com, explains why he is now a weekday vegetarian: I saw this video at TEDxPerth a few months ago. This was after I had already became a ‘semi-vegetarian’ about 6 months ago. There’s so many reasons … Continue reading →

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Music

Posted on 8 August 2010 by Simone

I’m listening to music from the 50’s till now and there’s so much I like and I’ve never heard before (or haven’t paid attention to), I really don’t need any new music in my life any time soon! I only … Continue reading →

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Singapore – February 2010

Posted on 8 August 2010 by Simone

Singapore was the last stop on my south east Asia trip of six months. Quite apt that it felt as though it’s a middle ground between east and west (though that ‘divide’ is probably worth a whole other discussion, not … Continue reading →

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Cyber Oma

Posted on 5 July 2010 by Simone

I’m in Holland (officially The Netherlands) at the moment. I was planning to be here later in the year. Unfortunately I’m here early because last week my grandma, Oma Han Kloos, passed away very suddenly from a stroke, at age … Continue reading →

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Final weeks in Thailand – January 2010

Posted on 15 June 2010 by Simone

This post is huge, written between February and now. Woops. Many adventures were had in my final weeks in south east asia (I only visited Singapore for 3 days before heading back to Perth after this). Ubon Ratchitani From Pakse … Continue reading →