Europe may be famous for its history, monuments and sightseeing, but summer is for enjoying the outdoors. For hiking, cycling, swimming, splashing around in the water and exploring your limits. For adrenaline, and later maybe a picnic on the beach or in the park, or relaxing on a luxury cruise. So in line with the Continue reading
Imagine being woken up by your alarm at 4am, crawling out of your sleeping bag, putting on layers of warm clothes, waterproof pants and jacket, a life jacket, and a head lamp, then climbing up onto deck and steering a fifty foot sailing yacht through the waves in absolute darkness, dozens or hundreds of miles Continue reading
Last year, I shared a video with you guys of a group of sperm whales we came across while sailing between Menorca and Barcelona. We were lucky, because the whales came incredibly close to our boat. The research association Edmaktub, who I also briefly mentioned back then, does whale watching on a whole other level Continue reading
Today’s guest post is by Jessica Covington from Magnets from Everywhere. She’s sharing her experience on cycling the Virginia Creeper Trail. I’m excited about this one. Did you know I actually lived in Virginia for a year? Whilst fifteen year old me did occasionally get a bit bored in the rural parts of the state, Continue reading
Island Getaways are one of my favourite way to spend a summer (and to be honest with you, a winter as well…). With all the sailing I’ve been doing lately, I’ve been dreaming of sailing away to a deserted island and leaving all the real world drama behind. I came quite close to doing that Continue reading
It’s been a while since I posted a day report of our Vietnam motorbike adventure, I’ve just been too distracted with life in Barcelona, which has been a whirlwind! Today I’m starting a course to get certified to sail private boats around Spain and to the islands. I’ll be telling you all about it! But Continue reading
As part of my TBEX Philippines fam trip to Bicol, I went on a Mayon volcano tour riding an ATV. Made famous by Zac Efron, these ATV tours take you on a two to three hour trip through the Philippine country side and up to one of the Mayon volcano’s eruption sides. What is an Continue reading
I’m starting a new series of short posts about small adventures around the world. My aim: Encourage all of you to go out and try something new. Today’s little adventure is a sunset and firefly watching cruise. I came across this idea in Sorsogon, a province in Southern Luzon in the Philippines, during my recent Continue reading
This post is part 2 of our Mekong Delta adventure, focusing on Ben Tre. We wanted to see if it’s possible to travel the Mekong Delta without a Tour. Spoiler alert: It is. You can skip the highly organised and touristy Mekong Delta Tours, if traveling independently is your thing. If you missed part 1, Continue reading
Day 2 of our motorbike tour with the Easy Riders Vietnam took us from Lak Lake to Dray Sap Waterfall (Cu Jut village) in the central highlands. After a quick breakfast of eggs and fresh baguette at our Lak Lake Hotel, we started our day with a walk through Jun Village, watching the daily lives Continue reading
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