And then I made my first big mistake (on this trip). We wanted to go see the area north of Auckland, the Bay of Islands to be more precise. So there were two towns to choose from: Paihia and Russell.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Today I bought a Vodafone SIM-card. People had told us it would be a lot cheaper to temporarily sign up with a New Zealand provider than to use international roaming from my normal provider. But this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

We quite liked Auckland by night. One of the most prominent features of this city, especially during the night is of course the Sky Tower. It is 328 meters (1094 feet) high amd that makes it the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

After all the necessary stamps had been put on the forms and in our passports in Los Angeles, we had to wait for our plane to be prepared for the next part of the journey. And then we were allowed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

The alarm clock woke us at 5 AM and we proceded to wash and get dressed. Julia had ordered a taxi to pick us up at 6 and take us to the railway station. Everything was well-prepared, so we even had... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

I am going on a holiday to New Zealand for about a month. Of course I will post an elaborate report here. So be warned: If you see this logo, you are reading a page about that strange country on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

The first Saterday in every year is traditionally the moment for the T&T Eindhoven New Year's reception. But this year Julia and I could not be there. We had other business to attend to: A stage... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

This month Julia and I had to take care of the cash register again at the T&T-evening. And we had a lot to do! Every month we start with 500 coins to sell and this time I even had to go to the bar to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

This is the seventh article in a series about the Elektorlive-event. Mikrokopter by Holger Buss and Ingo Busker a great project. It is a miniature helicopter equipped with four propellors. The heart... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

This is the sixth article in a series about the Elektorlive-event. The Eindhoven company Shapeways specializes in "3D-printing". You can upload a 3D-design to their website and they will "print" it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

This is the fifth article in a series about the Elektorlive-event Elektor has published many articles on audio amplifiers over the years. I started reading the magazine in 1974, but this is an even... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

This is the fourth article in a series about the Elektorlive-event. Of course I went to see Jan Buiting, who did a talk on "retrotronics": That is vintage electronics. He had brought lots and lots... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

This is the third article in a series about the Elektorlive-event. The second lecture was about fiber optics. More and more people know about this, as more and more homes are connected to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

This is the second article in a series about the Elektorlive-event. The first lecture I visited was about the Elektor Internet Radio (EIR) and the speaker was Antoine Authier. Most of the speaking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Today I visited the Elektorlive event in the Evoluon in Eindhoven. Some 1500 people had pre-registered, but the whether conditions were not optimal. It was the first snow day in this winter. But more... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

One of the regular visitors at T&T-Eindhoven is my dear friend Elly. She is with us almost every month, even though she has to come all the way from... Groningen! Apparently that does not bother... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Tonight the language was... Papiamento! We were invited by our friend Roki from the Netherland's Antilles to have dinner with him. It turned out we were not the only guests: The house was full of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

No, this entry is not about breast implants... There was a lot of talk about hormone implants this month at our T&T-meeting. It sounds very convenient: No more patches to apply. Just visit your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

This weekend Julia and I were very busy with the first CD by the Gniffels. They had worked on it for almost a year and finally we were able to hear the result. And.... OK, maybe I am prejudiced, but... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Today was the official celebration of my parent's golden aniversary. They had rented a hall in "De Landvast" in Alblasserdam and all their friends and family gathered together there. There were 70... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...