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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

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Great silent hotel in the center of Tallinn … I did not even hear the works outside

Yes, the construction machine on the picture was operational when I took the picture. But I swear that I did … More

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Sensors for smart homes seem to measure everything but sound

On the GreenEST 2018 Summit in the Kultuurikatel event hall in Tallinn (Estonia, Europe), Jurgo Preden from Thinnect presented a … More

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Residential seminar in a cottage in the midst of the fields

Yesterday I arrived in Limburg (The Netherlands) in a cottage in the midst of the open fields. The cottage was … More

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Premature babies protected from each other’s screaming in Belgian hospital

Another picture I took from last week’s vrt news edition on the WHO claiming sound can be dangerous, was about … More

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Playing hide and seek with a chain saw on a Saturday morning (again)

Can you find the chain saw on the picture? No? Neither can I. It was hidden behind that flock of … More

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Inner city centers can be silent too

Yesterday night, I stayed in a B&B in the center of the old town of Schiedam, close to Rotterdam (The … More

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No more noise from this pump which is now part of a B&B furniture

I just arrived an hour ago in my B&B in Schipluiden near Rotterdam. The owner Marja had given me the … More

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Nightly noise pressure from the A20 can be heard several kilometers further

Before going to bed in my B&B in Schipluiden near Rotterdam (The Netherlands), I opened the front door of my … More

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Ear plugs are effective night rest saviors

This morning in Mechelen, I discovered my room was not located at the best side of the hotel. A dog … More

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