I was sitting at a pizzeria with my flatmate and new friend Meryl, talking about life – its wonders and…
travelling, teaching, and the law of attraction
split-second splendour
Eversince I came back from another 5-month trip a while ago, I have been feeling a bit clueless with regard…
Fom Frida to you: viva la vida [or follow the dead]
Most people will know Frida Kahlo – or at least be acquainted with her face – from a coffee mug,…
On Peru without Machu Picchu
“My itinerary included a boat-ride down the Amazonas, stunning waterfalls in the northern selva, drinking home-brewed liquor in a clandestine…
Days of silence and my return to society
I thought that not speaking for 10 days would be the hardest part. Nothing turned out to be more untrue.…
the salt of the earth – project Good Ol’ Ollie (part V)
Click here for more information about project Good Ol’ Ollie. Maras, a tiny and dusty village that lies around a…
one + one = one (the Andean solution to religion)
On the 24-hour bus from Cusco to Lima, my head is spinning. Leaving Cusco behind me after having spent almost…
digging the archives – 22 analogue favourites
As I was digging in my archives, I realised that I had shot quite a collection of analogues in the…
notes to travelling self (she)
I feel like I should say something about the poem below. I’ve been getting very worried messages from people since…
project Good Ol´Ollie (part IV) – ruins and dogs
There’s times in life when planning turns out to be fatal. And so this time. A week or three ago,…
Arequipa in one day
As the name of this blog suggests, I am usually not a big fan of doing things in a rush.…
sprekende ezels
zat ze in een bar at ze ongeduldig de minuten die zich als spaghetti voor haar uitstrekten gaf haar ogen…
project Good Ol’ Ollie – part III
[click on images to enlarge] Huaraz was a really happy episode in my travels. I spent these days together with…
when in Cusco: the textile museum
There is so many things to do in and around Cusco, that you’d need at least two weeks when making…
project Good Ol’ Ollie – lucky accidents
The most exciting thing about analogue photography is that things sometimes work out slightly (and sometimes very) different than you…
tips for packing your backpack
Packing your backpack for the first time can be a hard, very hard. Where to start? I remember packing mine…
project Good Ol’ Ollie – part II
Like I wrote a while ago, I’ve set myself the challenge of shooting mainly analogue photos during this trip. With…
Huaraz on high – Laguna 69 & Churup
I’ve always thought that I wasn’t quite the outdoor type. I came to Huaraz (Peru) five days ago, half intimidated…
project Good Ol’ Ollie – the premiere (or what’s left of it)
Two minutes before stepping into my Dad’s car and racing to the airport, I decided to take my Nikon D40…
from Coca to Iquitos – a week down the Napo River
Taking a cargo ship from Ecuador to Peru, slowly driving down the Amazonas. For months it had been playing in…
a week on the napo river
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lief dagboek,
Woensdag 14 februari Sinds vanochtend 07:00 uur zijn we onderweg met de ‘Heroica’ – een wanstaltig gevaarte dat meer weg…
Colombian kitchen champions
Leaving Colombia behind me already, I feel that it’s time for a tribute to its beautiful… food. Even though I…
on intention
It was only at a dinner party during NYE that I realised I hadn’t picked a theme for the coming…
from bxl to txl
Just a wee life-update. I’ve been back in Europe for just a bit over a month now, and in nothing…
land of extremes
Finally some snaps of the more or less two months that I spent in the incredibly beautiful Ecuador, a land…
learn to travel
“Know that people would rather help you than hurt you. Follow your instinct. Smile. And before you go on any…
on coming home
It’s been a week now since I landed on Schiphol (and waited, without any luck, for my backpack to appear…
bitter in het bos
Soms komt inspiratie op de raarste momenten en op de meest onwaarschijnlijke plaatsen. Bijvoorbeeld wanneer je in een paradijs woont…
dear diary,
May 7th, 2017 After spending a couple of days in Quito (the capital city of Ecuador), then descending into a…
I ♥ biology
I have always known that I´m quite nerdy. I just never thought of myself as being a biology-nerd. Until a…
coffee & Cocora
todo slow in Salento when we got lost in Valle de Cocora
a day in Guatapé, olé
how to know you´ve been in a country long enough
I am writing this as I am crossing the southern border of Colombia into Ecuador, and I must say it…
unas observaciones
It might have something to do with their turbulent past, but Colombians are incredibly optimistic. About everything. Rather than seeing…
Een pleidooi voor stilzitten (en nergens heen gaan)
“In many a piece of music it is the pause or the rest that gives the piece its beauty and…
Palomino paradise? Buzzcut season and chilling with indiginous kids
“Explosions on TV And all the girls with heads inside a dream So now we live beside the pool Where…
so many doggies (and other adorable beings)
As many of you know, I love sogs. And when I say I love dogs, I mean that I ADORE…
travel chart so far
Since the original plan of doing a couple of ‘workaways’ (work in return for a place to stay, food sometimes…
dans, lach, werk en verwonder
Op de één of andere manier voel ik me hier minder een anachronisme, denk ik terwijl ik op een bankje in…
Meanwhile in Mompox
river Magdalena
The incredible journey and Pablo Picasso
When I decided that Mompox was going to be my next destination, I expected it to be quite a journey…
on adventure
At the beginning of each new year, instead of making new year’s resolutions, I pick a word. This word will…
poco a poco 