Quixoticguide
Hi, I’m Maarten Van Den Driessche, a curious human, aviation enthusiast, vexillophile, world traveler, and food lover with over 14,000 days of life experience.
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Xiong’an: The City Built Before the People Came
There is something slightly surreal about seeing Xiong’an from the air. Roads stretch across the landscape in perfect grids. Entire neighbourhoods appear already mapped out. Bridges cross waterways that seem to be waiting for traffic. Apartment blocks rise beside empty plots where future streets have already been drawn into the earth. Most cities grow because…
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If You Had to Lose One: Sight or Hearing?
Would you rather lose your hearing or your sight? At first, it sounds like a question about the senses. But perhaps it is really a question about existence. How much of who we are depends on the way the world reaches us? Sight gives us distance. We can look toward a horizon, recognise a face…
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Ontario, New York: The Little Town Beside Lake America?
When most people hear Ontario, they immediately think of Canada: Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara Falls and a province with millions of inhabitants. But travel to the other side of Lake Ontario and you will find another Ontario. Ontario, New York is a small American town in Wayne County, east of Rochester, sitting quietly along the southern…
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The Greatest Footballer Who Ever Lived May Be Someone You’ve Never Heard Of
Football celebrates the stars it finds. But what about the millions it never sees? We like to believe that greatness eventually reveals itself. That extraordinary talent cannot remain hidden forever. That if someone is truly good enough, a scout will notice, a club will call, and the world will eventually know their name. Football certainly…
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Nakhodka: Russia’s Pacific Port at the Edge of Asia
Far from Moscow and the familiar tourist routes of European Russia lies Nakhodka, a port city on the coast of the Sea of Japan. Surrounded by forest-covered hills, sheltered bays and the waters of the Pacific, Nakhodka feels geographically and culturally much closer to Northeast Asia than to Russia’s western heartland. Located in Primorsky Krai,…
Where Curiosity Leads
Travel is more than ticking countries off a map. It’s about discovering the stories behind places, understanding the people who call them home, and seeing the world through new perspectives.
Quixotic Guide is a collection of destinations, cultures, history, aviation, food, and ideas, created for curious travellers who want to go beyond the guidebook. Whether you’re planning your next adventure or simply exploring from home, every article is designed to help you understand the world a little better.
Explore Beyond the Tourist Trail
- 🌍 Discover fascinating destinations
- 🏛️ Understand history and cultures
- 🍽️ Explore national dishes and traditions
- ✈️ Travel smarter with practical guides
- 💡 Gain context behind the headlines
- 📖 See the world through curiosity
“The more you understand a place, the more meaningful your journey becomes.”
My Travel guides
- Not instructions, but orientation.
- These guides explain how places work — so you don’t just visit, you arrive.
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” –
Ibn Battuta
Maghrebi traveller