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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Microadventure
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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A bicycle adventure in Campanula
“We play here every day, usually an hour or two in the afternoon. Six days a week, but not on Sundays.” Explains Jan from the Jue de Boules Association called Onderhands in Harmelen. Directly in the center of the village…
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Forget about the shower
A noise of cracking wood is shuttering the night. The noise is close-by. I wake up in my sleeping bag. What was that? A silence follows. Perhaps a deer, a fox or a falling branch? I’m hidden away deep into…
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A night out wildcamping [VIDEO]
Last weekend I slept a night under the stars. I arrange to meet Erwin somewhere in the middle of Holland in order to go to the supermarket and to prepare the food on a campfire. With an aim to brainstorm…
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Hot hikes & cold campfires [VIDEO]
Last weekend I went out. On a little hiking adventure to friends in the north of the Netherlands. They live about 250 kilometer from my hometown Rotterdam. They have a travelers collective called Wanderlust. We were meeting each other in…
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In rehab from a long bicycle journey
It’s not so long ago that I arrived at the airport in the Netherlands from my bicycle journey from Rotterdam to Singapore. I’m ready again. With my bike packed with a tent, a sleeping mat and a sleeping bag. I’m…
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In one way across The Netherlands by bicycle [ONE PHOTO EVERY HOUR]
Yesterday I jumped on my new converted second-hand touring bike and started testing it on quality and speed, so to speak on challenge… My goal was to cycle across The Netherlands in one way in at most 24 hours from…
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Canoeing in National Park De Biesbosch
This is quite a long post about a weekend canoeing in a national park in The Netherlands. It also tells what I believe is important about nature. Sit back, relax and enjoy this weeks expedition storytelling. A Canadian canoe loaded…
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Two weeks on a tandem together
This summer was a nice one. Different from others. First I spend one week of walking the west coast of The Netherlands together with Erwin Zantinga. After that walk I went on a tandem cycle-tour together with Lisa (my girlfriend). We decorated…
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