Johan Ramakers
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Feb 02
Waking Up to the Sounds of Home in Matanzas, Cuba
Magic transpired this morning. I woke up to the sounds of home in Matanzas, Cuba. Horns honking, dogs barking, people yelling ‘buenos dias’ and roosters crowing. Some of you may know that I used to live in St. Maarten and in my heart consider it home still. So it was delightful this morning to feel (and …
Feb 01
Longtime Desire to Visit Cuba Becomes Reality
Today at 4:00am begins a new adventure and a longtime desire to visit Cuba becomes reality. Can’t wait to check it off my bucket list. We left the house at 6:00 and drove the five hours to Fort Lauderdale to catch our flight to Cuba. Check-in was quite easy as Southwest Airlines has a special service desk …
Jan 02
Catching Up before the Next Discovery Trip to Cuba
Our next discovery trip is to Cuba, booked for early February 2017. Has been high on my bucket list, so I am very excited that Han bought it for us as a Christmas gift. However, I really need to catch up on the blog before our next adventure. This blog is long, so you might …
Aug 24
Ninety One Days in Europe Come to an End
I wanted the title to read ‘When is the Madness Going to End?‘, but decided that a reference to Ninety One days in Europe would make more sense in the bigger picture. The 5:00am wake up call was not welcome, since we have had very little sleep the past few days, but it was time …
Aug 22
August 22 – Spending Night in Brussels Airport
We have throughly enjoyed spending time with our family Marlies and Eef these past few days. I want to thank them for their wonderful hospitality and sweet natures. Visiting, washing, packing and catching up on websites was what our last few days consisted of. We went out to dinner to have one more meal of …
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