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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As I walk down the river along some impressive old buildings, I could only think of the moment that I would arrive in nature. My mind was only wanting that. I would have to walk another 20 kilometers through farmers…
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…
For a long time already I wanted to create time to read more books. The corona reset in recent months provided that time and also focus to really do something with this intention. In this period a lot of stuff…
The quarantine seems to be over in the Netherlands. Terraces of restaurants and bars are open again and carefully everyone goes back to what it was like before the outbreak. With of course wearing the mandatory mask in public transfer…
My alarm goes off at 6:50AM. I mute a few times before I get out of bed at 7:30AM. I gaze a bit sleepy in front of me. Outside there is noise. Machines are rattling with which construction workers are…