Lately or in the last few years we can often come across vlogs and blogs titled »things I’ve stopped buying« or something in that style. Having a minimalistic lifestyle has become somewhat trendy, which is, in its core, good for the environment. But how about never starting with all the consumerism in the first place? …
Tasty tropical raw vegan smoothie that makes any day a sweet summer day
Ingredients (about 1/2 l): 1 mango 2 bananas water or coconut water Peel and cut the mango into smaller pieces, throw in the blender along with bananas. Add about 2 dl of water or coconut water. The latter will make the taste more tropical and full. It’s best to use an actual coconut. The amount …
The brilliant world of the intestine or how to be happy
This post was inspired by the book Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Under-Rated Organ by Giulia Enders. The gut is a diverse world of many species and strains of bacteria. Many haven’t been identified yet due to our limitations with their cultivation. That’s one of the best things about science – it’s …
A little something I learned from Tom Hardy – or tip of the day
It’s obviously not a secret that I admire this amazing person. So many thoughts have collected over the time since I started following his film carrer, that I just had to share the most important ones with you. What I’ve learned from him is – just don’t care. Do what you like, what you want …
DIY cotton pads
Take a piece of fabric, best if it’s 100 % cotton, no elasthane or other materials. Just recycle a shirt or maybe bedsheets that you’ve worn out and don’t intend to use for what it’s originally meant for anymore. Cut out the shape you want, mine are circle, but you can go out of the …
Dolphin behaviour
To research dolphin behaviour we first have to ask the question: what is the problem the behavior has evolved to solve? The following is a list of some of the main problems: foraging: how to find, select, and process prey; predator avoidance or defense: the flip side of foraging from the prey’s point of view; …
(Raw) vegan no cereal »breakfast cereal«
Do you ever feel like having a nice bowl of breakfast cereal, even though it’s been years since you’ve last eaten it and don’t even like it anymore because it’s way too sweet and full of grains you don’t even like (anymore)? I sometimes feel I could go for a nice bowl like that. But …
An “average” day of a part-time blogger
On a work day. I have to start by explaining that my days aren’t filled with all-things-blogging related and why. We’re (my husband and I) currently renovating a house we bought a good year ago and are hurrying to move in as soon as possible. So most of my free time is dedicated to the …
9 days in Iceland
Iceland is mesmerizing, for the eye and for the mind. I will let the photos do most of the talking and just add some captions as we go through the days. Things we did (2 months) before the trip: planned the whole route according to all the sites we wanted to see, made accommodation reservations …
Photo identification in marine biology
Definition in marine biology: the method of study of marine mammals using photographs to identify individuals. We will particularly concentrate on dolphins and how we rely on the presence of unique natural features, specifically on the dorsal fin (the size and location of notches and cuts), to identify individual animals. Natural markings data can be …