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
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
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
Drifting at the RDW Track Lelystad NL
A wet track, smoking tyres, screeching BMW's ... could only mean drift-driving. Drivers pit their skills against this hair-raising adventure. Continue reading
From Rugby to Rodin in Paris
Celebrating their 9th wedding anniversary, Marcel and Victoria traipse through Paris and share both of their passions, rugby and art. Continue reading
So I married a truck driver…
Marcel helped Victoria take a step towards fulfilling a childhood dream ... getting a truck driver's licence ... with a 2-hr lesson. Continue reading
Bacardi Island & Humpback Whales
Whale watching and exotic locations in the Dominican Republic. If you can see past the crowds, a breathtaking experience. Continue reading
Bus ride through the Dominican Republic
What a great country. Palm trees, sugar cane, dirt roads, little shacks built from board and tin, people walking in the middle of nowhere ... Continue reading
Schiermonnikoog, a Frisian island cycling day trip
Schiermonnikoog is ideal for cycling! Depending on how fit you are, it's relatively small - 4 km wide x 16 km long. Continue reading
Snorkelling Ras Mohammed (Egypt) aboard Almira III
What a fabulous day aboard Almira III, with bright blue water set against a dusty tan backdrop, where abundance of life meets no life at all. Continue reading
From Sharm to Cairo for a camel ride…
Cairo was the highlight of our Egyptian trip. What did you do on your 40th birthday? I rode a camel in the shade of the pyramids in Cairo! As you do.... Continue reading
Camping, Cycling & Osnabruck May Fair
This weekend we drove 2,5 hours to Germany to join Ina and Andries, who'd already been there for two days. They'd found a great camping site and were enthuisiatic about the May Fair being celebrated in Osnabruck. Continue reading
Romantic Dinner on the Beach in Punta Cana
Marcel arranged a very special dinner to celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary. Dinner for two … on the beach. No hoardes of other people.
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Valkenburg Cave Christmas Market
In 2002 I first heard about the mysterious Christmas market in the caves somewhere in Limburg. Continue reading
Birthday Shopping Spree at Bataviastad
Batavia Stad is a designer clothing outlet shopping centre a few km's from where we live. Some friends jealously wonder why we don't live there permanently. Well the truth is, I don't like shopping! Continue reading














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