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A 1700 km road trip with an electric vehicle (Kia EV3)
Ever since I watched the movie Mindwalk, I always wanted to visit Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France. A trip to this beautiful tidal island transits via multiple cities and stops, and can take long if relying only on buses or trains. On the other hand, driving myself to Mont Saint Michel will save a…
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My Roadburn Experience
If you do not know Roadburn music festival, and if you ask the attendees, what does Roadburn mean to you, I have a feeling that the answers will likely perplex you further. That’s because it is a difficult question. It is difficult to define Roadburn in a few words, or a few lines. It is…
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What is so crazy about heavy metal festivals?
Picture: Live performance of the black metal band Marduk I was rushing to add antibodies to my ELISA experiment on a late Thursday evening, trying to detect C-reactive protein and finishing the last experiment before the start of my extended weekend. I cycled back home late night, had a quick dinner, packed my luggage and…
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Moving to Brussels
After living in the small Belgian university town of Leuven for about 8 years, in August of 2023 I was moving to the capital city Brussels. In those 8 years of living in Belgium, I had moved thrice within Leuven, and now, this was my fourth move but out of Leuven – to Brussels. I…
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The journey to obtain a driving license in Flanders, Belgium
Cover picture credit: Anvesh The ease to obtain a driving license varies from country to country. My first driving license in India for a motor bike or for a car was a smooth process, so much that I don’t really remember it anymore. I moved to Belgium in 2015, but until 2021 I never felt…
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