Silent airco helped me get through the hot Summer

We had a hot Summer this year in Belgium. And I was lucky that my landlord wanted to install an … More

Nature is a fabulous painter

This is the view from my room this morning, just after I woke up. Thank you nature, for this beautiful … More

Noise in Ironbridge (UK) backstreet alleys is drastically lower than main road noise

A Sunday afternoon in post-industrial Ironbridge is pretty busy. People – mainly tourists –  walk around to look at the … More

Noise of waterborne central heating lowers when air is taken out

Back in Belgium for a while now. Temperature is much lower than some weeks ago, when we still felt a … More

Nice and silent place to stay in Saaremaa (Estonia)

Last Summer, I discovered this little place on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia (Europe). Villa Männituka (here is their … More

Morning in the mist

Not a gorilla to spot 🙂 But looking to my backyard fields in the mist was relaxing, this morning. As … More

A beautiful morning in Antwerp

Yesterday, I was lucky. Last time I stayed in this hotel, the new receptionist had messed up, and even more, … More

Why do gardening machines make more noise than (modern) tractors?

While I was working on my terrace this afternoon, I noticed a (modern) tractor passing by. That huge machine was … More

Why are flies, bees, wasps, and mosquito’s annoying?

I noticed a fly on the window this morning, just before I went outside to work from the terrace. I … More

It’s good that engines are switched off when waiting for the train to pass by

What you see on the main picture is a typical Flemish house, constructed on an old road. This road crosses … More