Surfing has been one of those things where I always think: ´I could have been sooooo good by now, had so many opportunities, if I just would have made some other decisions´. Because yes, I have spent time at the most amazing surf locations in the world, mostly in Central and South America, and yes, I would always take up …
One of the reasons we chose the Costa Tropical as our new living place after almost 9 years in Latin America was the proximity of both the Mediterranean sea and the Sierra Nevada mountains. I mean, where else in the world can you find blue seas, little rocky beaches and white villages in mountains with snow-capped tops?! And of course …
So, it´s been a while I´ve written something here. Sorry about that! Let´s say that in between moving continents, attending a Participatory Video Festival in Belgium, working in Burkina Faso for three weeks, visiting friends and family in the Netherlands and trying to settle here in Spain, writing for the NonMad somehow slipped in between. Bad excuses of course, so …
Dear all, A month after having finished my solo cycling trip that took me from la Paz (Bolivia), through San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) to Salta (Argentina) with some final days in Paraguay, I now made a video summary. Enjoy 🙂
So I left you all in Salta, Argentina, after I had cycled the last couple of kilometers of this trip. As always, I didn´t want this trip to be over just yet. Even though there had been difficult moments, I really enjoyed being out on my bike and I really couldn´t believe it was over now. But, I knew it …
Hey all!! So, this time I left you in San Pedro de Atacama. A little, beautiful, but touristy town in the middle of the driest place on earth: the Atacama desert. Using the app Ioverlander (a crowd sourced app for anyone travelling independently, such as with their own car, van, motorcycle, or bicycle) I found a hostel where they had …
So, as I had mentioned before, my computer pretty much broke down somewhere half way, which makes that only now can I post the updates from some weeks ago, but just imagine it is around the first week of April now 😉 And, I’m back with updates on the second week of cycling and one of the most amazing, beautiful …
Hey all, The first week has passed, the most of the (extreme) nerves are over and the first kilometres are down. This is the first time in writing a blog on my phone so sorry for any typos! So, 8 days ago I flew with Avianca to La Paz, and with a little bit of hassle to check in my …
Another off the beaten trek in Southern Colombia: the Purace Volcano and the Purace National Natural Park in the Department of Cauca. This dormant volcano is 4580 meters high and yes, you can hike up to the summit in a day hike, where you will pass through the typical Colombian highland Paramo landscapes, lakes and finally up volcanic sand before …
So, just two days ago worldwide we celebrated International Women´s Day.A day which on the one hand always makes me happy, it´s nice that at least once a year we are taking the time and think about the fact that men and women indeed are still facing different struggles, having different opportunities and changes and that equality is still far, …
