Well yesterday I blogged about Baruch Spinoza but today I want to say a few things about the philosopher Rene Descartes, another philosopher I have learned more about recently and am inspired by. Descartes was…
We woke today to the sound of rain on the roof but thankfully by the time we set out this morning it had pretty much cleared and held off for most of the day with…
“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.” Baruch Spinoza Today we visited the statue of Baruch Spinoza, a Dutch philosopher whom I have been…
Do you ever have days where you just feel so grateful to be alive? Well I had one of those today, more about this later in the blog, We took advantage of another early start…
One of our absolute favourite things to do in a city, especially Amsterdam, is get out very early and wander the streets. That way we have the place pretty much to ourselves apart from the…
We landed in Amsterdam at bit after 1pm local time. Whilst tired from the trip we were much better rested this time as we were able to get some good sleep on both flights. Upgrading…
After our 14 hour flight from Adelaide we have now settled into the Al Mourjan Business Lounge Bar at the Doha Airport. Our flight was awesome, the ability to be able to lie down and…
Well, after a day of domestic chores where we cleaned and tidied our home and garden so it is looking it’s best for our house sitter Cody, said our goodbyes to Missy and Oscar, drove…
My name is Tim, I am your typical Australian mongrel breed. My dad is Dutch, he came to Australia in 1952 when my Oma and Opa emigrated with their 4 boys following WWII. Mum’s heritage…
I have recently read an inspiring and extremely thought provoking book by Gunter Pauli called ‘The Blue Economy 3.0’. I would recommend the book to anyone who wants to promote economic development in an environmentally…