Tuesday February 20, 2024 Yesterday I got up early and by collective taxi to the port, Tanger Med, Morocco. Forty-five minutes later we stop along the road and the guys from the port show me a short cut to the…
From Moorish architecture, gardens and the blue city to the Mediterranean
Sunday, 2024 February 11 Today we do a city walk. Essaouira is an ancient city that was founded or at least visited by the Phoenicians. Then came the Romans, the Portuguese, the Dutch and the Spanish and of course finally…
Back in time with old medinas, mud castles and hospitality
Wednesday January 31, 2024 Last night I arrived in Casablanca, Morocco. At the airport I bought a local SIM card and took the train to Casa Voyageurs. The hotel is across the square and after checking in I visit a…
Monumental mausoleums, forts and tigers
Saturday October 28 We left for the north from the south sometime very early in the morning. I arrive in New Delhi around noon. Here I meet Jeroen, with whom I will travel through the north in the coming weeks.…
Exploring the Indian culture with a big smile
Thursday October 12. I already left on Tuesday morning, but arrived a day later due to a Lufthansa flight change and not exactly the best places in the plane. After breakfast I go into the center with a tuk tuk…
Glowing sky in a snowy landscape
Thursday February 23, 2023 We set off early yesterday morning to arrive in the snowy landscape around Rovaniemi around four o’clock in the afternoon. Another two hours’ drive through the snow-covered forest towards Överkalix in Sweden. Check in and view…
Decrypting history
Thursday August 31. There is a coffee shop around the corner and we decide to have breakfast there. The friendly waitress turns out to be Dutch and we have a quick chat about life in Dublin. Dublinia, a museum about…
Following the Irish coast back in history
Sunday August 27. It’s drizzling this morning and via Listowel we drive to Tarbert, where we take the ferry to the next peninsula. It is now dry and we look from the ferry to the coast on both sides. We…
Windering flowery roads of sunny Ireland
Wednesday, August 23 Yesterday, after a wonderful weekend on Lowlands with friends, lots of music and fun, but also little sleep, it was time to travel. After the usual traffic jams around Antwerp and the chaos at the tunnel, we…
Orcas at Vancouver Island
Tuesday September 6 Yesterday we saw some waterfalls, Brandywine and Shannon Falls, along the route. Then took the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. At Qualicum Beach we have lunch on the gravel beach and continue our…