Bikepacking in the Ardennes
I talked with a man in Belgium. His hair was gray and he walked along a river with a little dog. He told me that the Dutch minister of public health is actually much too young to be in that…
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Adventures
A wonderful descent
The small shovel I bought in a supermarket in Switzerland goes into the soft snow. I dig and dig and dig into what must be a layer of three meters snow. The sun has set, it’s dark now and with…
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In the Dolomites
It’s a beautiful clear day and I just camped along the river Torrente Biois. Which name is as charming as the place where I putted my tent. In the tent I’ve read some of the book Family Happiness and fell…
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Heavy snowfall
I left St. Moritz Bad to go on with the journey and crossing the Bernina pass, and to enter Italy after that. I couldn’t stay for too long in Switserland because the prices in this country where a bit too…
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The Julierpass and the Nietzsche House
The road on which I cycle makes large curves upwards. It is the tenth cycling day and so far I have managed to cycle the average 100 kilometers per day. But today is different, I climb from 700 to 2200…
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In search for snow
Kilometers pass by along the river the Saar. I follow the border of Germany with Belgium, Luxembourg and France to end up in the Swiss Alps and later in the Dolomites. Two goals are on my list: pay a visit…
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The essential packing list for (wild) camping
A new world is emerging. It is no longer the norm to cross borders and enjoy any place anywhere. Fortunately, nature is always to be found close by. Filling a backpack or a few panniers with the right equipment has…
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From freedom of movement to locked in the living room, how I deal with this quarantine
It is already the fourth week of quarantine. I look out the window, past a cactus to an empty street. Ironically, I’m writing this when I would be on my way to Alaska to do a bicycle journey. It is…
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No bicycle journey yet, I take the coronavirus serious
In recent days I have often been asked the question if my cycling trip would still continue. I would fly to Alaska on April 1 to cycle from Alaska to Argentina. The answer is no, there is absolutely no possibility…
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From Alaska to Argentina
The decision is made. On April 1, I will fly to Fairbanks in Alaska to undertake a new long-distance bicycle journey. This time from Alaska to Argentina. And that’s not a joke. (UPDATE: due to the corona-pandemic, this cycling…
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