There are few people who have not heard of Tinder. What exactly the app is for though remains a mystery to me until today. Some people argue it is a hook up app, others have found long-term partners on Tinder, and I have also come across people (of both genders!) who simply use it to…
When I travel, I like to visit ancient sites, art museums and doing other types of cultural activities. Not when I am in Kuwait. As Kuwait is just a small country, I have seen pretty much everything worth visiting already. The focus shifts to relaxation and catching up with friends instead. Pretty much all of…
One of the reasons I love returning to Kuwait is that with each and every visit, the country succeeds in destroying more stereotypes I have about this part of the world. “What did you learn this time?”, my new friend M. (whom we also met in “A Good Guy Does Not Have A Nationality?”) inquires.…
I am walking home from Kuwait’s newest mall. Just having finished buying cookies for family, friends and colleagues, I discarded the idea of taking a taxi for such a short distance. The weather is wonderful, and even though Kuwait is not exactly a walking country (read: the pavement looks like an obstacle run) I think…
Kuwait is a country that people don’t know much about. If they’ve even heard of it or are able to point it on a map at all, their knowledge of the place is often limited and full of misconceptions. Here I have listed the most common. Kuwait is unsafe Despite bordering Iraq, home to one…
The Life And Times Of A Dutchie Abroad 