Victoria Koning

Travel writing, web design, nature, outdoors, 4x4, adventure, love, family and friends. Hubby rocks my world!

4×4 expeditions into Portugese mountains

Portugal welcomes offroaders. Our first time at Quinta 'd Alijo, we enjoy remote access to the magnificent Portugese mountains. Continue reading

Sail 2010 in Amsterdam

Celebrating all things sailing, from large VOC vessels to bathtubs. Half a million people descend on Amsterdam for this nautical event. Continue reading

Canyoning in Cabeceiras de Basto

It takes us 4 hours to follow a creek 2 km's downstream, jumping off boulders, abseiling, crawling through caves, actively fabulous!! Continue reading

Adventure park 1500m slide in Northern Portugal

Zip-lining in Portugal - 90 seconds of flying across pine tree-tops and a freeway and the landing with a clang. F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S! Continue reading

Muddy Boots and Curse of the LaRo gods

Since being owned by "Muddy Boots", our 1985 Land Rover 90, we've had no end of trials and tribulations. And fabulous times too! Continue reading

Travel-inspired landscaping

Inspired by travelling to Poland, we build a fire-pit in our garden with green tingling for bbq's. Continue reading

Camping, canoeing & cycling in Vierhuizen

Vierhuizen is a favourite camping spot, ideal for cycling and canoeing on picturesque canals, even though the head wind is torturous. Continue reading

Land Rover Club Holland weekend in Axel

Bitten by the Land Rover bug, we're guests at the annual LRCH weekend in Axel. Victoria gets beaten by power steering and too much whiskey. Continue reading

How the Croatia Trophy changed our lives

The Croatia Trophy mixes gorgeous forests with uber-muddy 4x4 challenges. We also met like-minded adventurers. Continue reading

Zakopane market & Lipnica Wielka

With Pink Panther out of the 4x4 race, we visit the market in Zakopane, a local cheese producer, and enjoy time in Lipnica Wielka. Continue reading

Orawa 4×4 in Lipnica Wielka, Poland

Bitten in Croatia, our 4x4 bug extends to Lipnica Wielka. Pink Panther's triumph in Poland is limited ... Continue reading

“Landmachtdagen 2010″

The annual Dutch Army show-and-tell with demos of tanks, weaponry and their self-sustaining techniques. Continue reading

Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 5

CT2010 Stage 5 "the swamp" complete with water snake and gurgling V8's. A fantastic and suberly long challenge. Continue reading

Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 2 Trophy Day

CT2010 Stage 2 Trophy Day: randomly selected teams overcome language barriers to meet certain challenges. Pink Panther can't take part. Continue reading

Croatia Trophy 2010 Prologue

CT2010 Prologue - a quick lap with a winch point to determine the starting position the next day. Pink Panther takes it's first knock. Continue reading

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Victoria Koning

Travel writing, web design, nature, outdoors, 4x4, adventure, love, family and friends. Hubby rocks my world!

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