Henk van Dillen

Stories from my diary #4 – The land of Lao

August 14, 2019

Stories from my diary is a series of articles from my cycling journey from Rotterdam to Singapore. In this series I share stories from my diary that I kept daily. I was on the road for a year from 2 February…

The paradox of freedom

July 10, 2019

I visited the Julian Alps in Slovenia recently. I looked out over white peaks that were so enormous that it gave me a sense of awe. A sensation of deep respect for something bigger than myself. That my problems were…

Stories from my diary #3 – guarded borders

June 19, 2019

Life lessons from a year adventure cycling

May 30, 2019

One day I realized that I would make a year long travel journey in my life. What and why I didn’t know exactly. The incredibly good feeling I got from reading travel stories was sufficient for that. Whether it was…

Stories from my diary #2 – Xingjiang

May 19, 2019

Stories from my diary #1 – the starting point

May 10, 2019

Why opening yourself up to cultures is so important

February 12, 2019

In an unappetizing way, I eat a noodle dish with chopsticks. I still wonder how you can eat noodles with chopsticks in a normal way. Next to the bowl of noodles is a knife and a fork. I can also…

Long live adventurous people in their 30s

January 5, 2019

I’m in my thirties. And yes, I also researched the internet in search of the right life spirit of a thirty-something. My advice is to not do that but instead just follow your heart. But you don’t get any wiser…

This was 2018

December 28, 2018

Looking back at a year full of discovery, learning and experience. 2018 was a year with many highs and lows. I was ambitious in order to have a full time job and still doing a journey of a month in…

A bicycle adventure in Campanula

December 17, 2018

“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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Stories from my diary #4 – The land of Lao

The paradox of freedom

Stories from my diary #3 – guarded borders

Life lessons from a year adventure cycling

Stories from my diary #2 – Xingjiang

Stories from my diary #1 – the starting point

Why opening yourself up to cultures is so important

Long live adventurous people in their 30s

This was 2018

A bicycle adventure in Campanula

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