5 years ago I stopped writing for my blog on www.boanerges.waarbenjij.nu, although I reached at that point almost 500.000 hits. I was unhappy with the quality of the website and I changed my lifestyle. From a traveler on the sailing catamaran Boanerges I changed into a married earthling, living in Cartagena de Indias in Colombia. I had the feeling that I should focus on my life here, in Colombia. I kept on taking pictures and moved from Boanerges in the Bay of Cartagena to "La Casita", a little house on the shore. At least very near Boanerges who stayed in the water.
Claudia could not settle in Cartagena, it is to hot , almost never under 28 degrees C. at night. And the people were to much like "La Costa", relaxed and unorganized. At least, that is what she experienced being a "Paisa".
So we moved to Medellin into the neighbourhood "Campo Valdes" in Comuna 4 and once in a while I will reside on Boanerges at the bay of Cartagena. A nice arrangement.
I have decided to start a blog again, this time only in English and with a quite nice tool: Squarespace. This software gives a lot of possibilities which I have to explore more. (If one likes to read in Dutch, engage translate of Google) Somehow I have to integrate this blog with Facebook. When I once a year open my Facebook a load messages, notifications, friends requests, advertisement and more comes to me. An I close it for another year. There are to many little things on the screen. Once I will look into it more seriously.
I start this blog again while I like to share photos with others. Those who want to visit the places I have been and those who like to go places like I do.
I should like to get comments to improve the quality of my photography, text and the design of the website itself.
I will post not just about what I experience with Photography and Travelling at this moment, but also about the near past.
On the upper floor we live, Claudia, Eddy and the cats Tiger and Sasha.
There is a open connection with our neighbours down, a quite common construction detail of the houses in Colombia.
Christmas and all other festivity days happen on the street with an unbearable load of music. Neighbours are cooking Sancocho or Natia in big pots, fired with scrapwood. The neighbours (we) are invited to.
Even people, including the postman with a package for us gets a meal offered.
Invited for a meal by Beatriz our landlady.
Behind the big tree is our house hidden.
A happy new year and you will hear from me.