About Koen Blanquart
Koen Blanquart is a strategy consultant, journalist, and author.
Wanderlust is one of his driving factors, and he shares his travels here on Boarding Today. Koen is also the skipper of SV Bagabonda, a sailing vessel making a slow circumvention of the globe..
Koen recently published a book on how to manage a remote team: The Suitcase Office.
Entries by Koen Blanquart
Discover Antwerp underground
/1 Comment/in Europe/by Koen BlanquartThe open sewers that crossed the major axes of Antwerp in the middle ages have been covered by Napoleo. The city of Antwerp now makes it possible to visit these underground sewers, and see the city from a different angle.
Sailing in Croatia
/0 Comments/in Europe/by Koen BlanquartAfter a crazy summer, time for a break in Croatia!
Panama Canal – the locks at Agua Clara
/0 Comments/in Central America/by Koen BlanquartThe Panama Canal is an impressive human construction, worth visiting. The Agua Clara locks show the complexity of the operation
Busan Ferry to Fukuoka, Japan
/0 Comments/in Asia/by Koen BlanquartAnd so, our stay in South Korea came to an end. Ready to cross the Sea of Japan, and continue the journey in Japan. First stop: Fukuoka.
Busan City – the gateway to Japan
/0 Comments/in Asia/by Koen BlanquartIn South Korea, Busan and Haeundae-gu should be part of any itinerary. Here are our first impressions and tips of Haeundae-gu and Busan.
When “for here or to go” has legal consequences…
/0 Comments/in Asia, Travel/by Koen BlanquartWhen you visit South Korea, be prepared to meet coffee place staff being very insisting on getting an answer to the question “for here or to go.” And that has not just a customer service reasoning behind it. South Korean law tries to limit the number of wasted cups.
First impressions and things to visit in Seoul, South Korea
/in Asia/by Koen BlanquartSecond trip to South Korea, but this time with the clear intention to make sure the things to visit in Seoul are on the list!
A City trip to Istanbul, Turkey
/1 Comment/in Asia, Europe/by Koen BlanquartA few days to visit Istanbul, Turkey? Here are my insights.Making sure you visit the highlights, get around and stay in great places. Traveler to traveler!
Tokyo – travel impressions
/0 Comments/in Asia/by Koen BlanquartTokyo is unlike any other city. Unique foods and atmosphere for a start.
Links
- Koen Blanquart
- Koen’s most recent book, Suitcase Office explains how we can take advantage as managers from the experiences of digital nomads. It was also published as “Thuisvoordeel” (In Dutch)
SV Bagabonda
