Henk van Dillen

The most important year in my life

January 10, 2017

Two years ago, I quit my job, bought a second hand bicycle, a tent and a sleeping bag and started to cycle from Rotterdam to Singapore. January 20, 2016 I arrived in Singapore. It took me a year. In this…

Trailrunning in Sweden

December 28, 2016

It is Wednesday morning. I’m in Sweden this year during the Christmas holidays and spending some days in a cozy cottage in Köping. I put on my brand new running shoes for a trailrun. Trailrunning is running but slightly more…

Testosterone

October 12, 2016

“Muuuuuuuh!!”, a sound is saying in the distance. We just pitched our tent with a stunning view on Loch Muick here in Scotland. No people to be seen, secluded in nature. We walk around in a forest looking for wood…

Across Scotland on a skateboard

September 29, 2016

And finally it has come. Another adventure. A tough challenge. Across Scotland from Edinburgh to Aberdeen on a skateboard. I walk up to the counter at the airport in Amsterdam where I can drop my luggage. The bamboo board is…

Kit list for skateboarding Scotland

September 23, 2016

Nature is calling me from the office. Tomorrow is the day that I fly from Amsterdam to Edinburgh in Scotland. I’ll go for a skateboard adventure through the Scottish mountains. This is what I’m going to take with me. 1. Backpack 70 liters 2. Gas…

Annie

August 10, 2016

‘She is finished,’ says Roy. He looks at me with a twinkling of pride. I feel a bit sadness too. ‘I don’t know if I can let her go,’ Roy continues. I try to tell Roy that it’s not necessary…

Summer’s here – and a new adventure for 2016

July 14, 2016

Getting used to daily life back home, that was the theme of the past few months. Settling in a trusted environment with friends and family around me was more difficult than I thought it would be. Immediately after returning home…

Getting back to normal life after a big bicycle journey

May 8, 2016

This article is originally written for the magazine of De Wereldfietser. A Dutch association for bicycle travelers to exchange information on traveling by bicycle. With a fast cycling pace I approach the Brienenoord bridge in Rotterdam. On my trusty old…

Exhibition bicycle journey in KijKESAAN [PHOTOS]

April 30, 2016

The next few weeks I am doing an exhibition with my bicycle journey in art galery KijKESAAN in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands. Alblasserdam is the village where I was born 28 years ago and since then it’s my home. When I…

Living a dream can be difficult

April 11, 2016

This piece is orginally written for Raw Sleep-Out. A blog on travel and adventurous journeys from creative adventurer Erwin Zantinga. Thoughts from my bicycle journey from Rotterdam to Singapore. A dream that became reality. But how is it to live a…

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