by Remon Rijper | Apr 3, 2025
SRI LANKA The Life That Water Shapes In Sri Lanka, water isn’t just a resource. It’s something the country has been working with, adapting to, and relying on for centuries. Across the island, rivers, streams, and man-made lakes – called “tanks” – are part...
by Remon Rijper | May 4, 2022
LANZAROTE Unveiling an Island’s Essence Lanzarote wasn’t high on my travel wishlist. Wasn’t it just another Canary Island packed with European tourists escaping winter? Yet, I needed a quick getaway within a few hours’ reach, minimal time...
by Remon Rijper | Nov 25, 2019
IRAN It’s the people that make the country When I boarded the plan to Tehran, I took a deep breath. Although I was very excited, I also had these mixed feelings. So many prejudices, so many expectations. And even though I read tons of blogs that said Iran is such a...
by Remon Rijper | Aug 27, 2018
WORKING CUBA from tobacco fields to fishing villages There are many things that the people in Cuba have in common with each other. They’re incredibly hospitable, they love to laugh and they have an openness like I’ve never seen before. But there’s another thing that...