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Camping on Texel island

Published September 23, 2011 | By Victoria Koning
Camping in the rain. And mud. With a whole bunch of landies and their families ... gotta be the Land Rover Club Holland's family camping weekend in Texel. Continue reading →
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Cognac, BBQs and Chattering Tents

Published February 20, 2011 | By Victoria Koning
Fed up with being cooped up indoors for months on end, we determinedly pack our tent and head for the warmest spot in France. But our tent offers little against 'em cold Spring nights ... Continue reading →
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4×4 expeditions into Portugese mountains

Published August 29, 2010 | By Victoria Koning
Portugal welcomes offroaders. Our first time at Quinta 'd Alijo, we enjoy remote access to the magnificent Portugese mountains. Continue reading →
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Canyoning in Cabeceiras de Basto

Published August 3, 2010 | By Victoria Koning
It takes us 4 hours to follow a creek 2 km's downstream, jumping off boulders, abseiling, crawling through caves, actively fabulous!! Continue reading →
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Adventure park 1500m slide in Northern Portugal

Published July 27, 2010 | By Victoria Koning
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 →
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Camping, canoeing & cycling in Vierhuizen

Published July 8, 2010 | By Victoria Koning
Vierhuizen is a favourite camping spot, ideal for cycling and canoeing on picturesque canals, even though the head wind is torturous. Continue reading →
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Orawa 4×4 in Lipnica Wielka, Poland

Published June 9, 2010 | By Victoria Koning
Bitten in Croatia, our 4x4 bug extends to Lipnica Wielka. Pink Panther's triumph in Poland is limited ... Continue reading →
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FlevOnice 5km Outdoor Ice Skating Course

Published December 26, 2007 | By Victoria Koning

The winters in The Netherlands are becoming milder and milder. Much to the dismay of the Dutch, for whom ice skating on natural ice is highly sought after. Thanks to the myriad of canals and rivers, skaters can enjoy courses of up to 200km.

The outdoors, ice skating in nature, wafting along reed beds, freedom. That’s the intention behind the multi-functional outdoor recreation centre that opened in December 2007, called “FlevOnice” or “Ice World”. We visited the course on a very busy Boxing Day (2007). Continue reading →

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Brief glimpse into ice sailing

Published December 21, 2007 | By Victoria Koning

The Netherlands experienced another record warm year in 2007. But in the week before Christmas, the temperatures plummeted. On the 21st of December, it even dropped to minus 8 deg Celcius. Brrr. Winter water sport enthusiasts were enthralled.

We hope you enjoy this brief glimpse into “hard water sailing” and read more about it further down the page. Continue reading →

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