Travel talk

In Europe, we really are spoiled, with natural beauty just a couple of flight hours away from wherever you live. The Alps, Dolomites, Scandinavian wilderness, Asturias in northern Spain… and those are just a few of the better-known areas. The first question that naturally arises is how to get there. Of course, driving to your…

I heard many volunteer stories from other travelers on my trips. However, not until quite recently I had looked into doing it myself. I signed up for 2-weeks of volunteering on a truffle farm in Asturias, Spain. Doing volunteer work abroad opened up a whole new dimension of travel. It didn’t feel like work, but…

Travelling comes in many forms and sizes. There are city breaks, weekend getaways, staycations, summer breaks, gap years and even the “screw everything, I’m leaving” kind. Although the 2 or 3-week holiday once or twice a year is the standard in the Western world, it is getting more and more common to take a longer…

What is the best way to spend your time on a 16-hour bus ride or a 4-hour layover? If you’re tired of laptop screen glare and sitting on the floor next to a power socket, give podcasts a chance! A whole new world will open up for you, and there is something for everybody that…

If I would have to choose a superpower, it would be to see the outcome of all my decisions before I take them. Right now I’m on the verge of trying out a new lifestyle: that of a digital nomad. I have done my research and crafted an article on how to become a Digital Nomad; it…

If there’s one word that is a great candidate to becoming word(s) of the year, it’s “Digital Nomad“. You can find the word being used all the time, and many successful bloggers, aspiring bloggers or remote workers seem to want to associate themselves with the coolness of this term. Few people, however, have an idea about…

As I’ve traveled to different places, I have noticed a pattern in a certain type of people I saw in the more well-known places. Think Paris, London, Barcelona and yes, also Amsterdam. These fascinating individuals were mostly spotted in groups, and seem to be completely unaware of their surroundings and mostly crammed together in a small fraction…

If you have ever spent a night in a hostel you have inevitably been invited for a game of asshole. Or president. Or bullshit. What am I talking about? Travel games of course! You can find them in all different names and shapes: some are played with cards, some with dice, and some just by…

Many of us love to travel and explore new placems right? Well, how many of us actually take it up a notch and learn the local language at the same time? Sure, you may have a phrase book to hand for those “thank yous” and “excuse mes” but what about actively participating and learning more…

So you’ve decided to take a gap year after getting your degree, or maybe in between two jobs. You flew to Australia, New Zealand and/or South-East Asia to go backpacking for a couple of months. It was amazing, and you feel a strong need to travel again. Heck, you wouldn’t even mind traveling for a…

I was one of those kids that planted his face on every model train shop he passed and who would only leave when dragged away by his mother. In my teens, my head would turn in an owl-like fashion whenever a train would pass which I hadn’t seen before. During my college years we were…

Remember when I cycled from New York to Miami? Oh wait, I haven’t written any article about that yet. Well, when I was on the road practically everyone told me I was crazy and would certainly get squashed by a truck, be involved in the cross-fire of a gang war or eaten alive by the baby…