12 February 2018 Today it's exactly a year ago that I left my hometown to cycle around the world. A lot of things happened, I've seen a lot beautiful places, I've met a lot amazing people and I've also learned a lot. A few hightlights: When I was in Leuven, Belgium I didn't quite understand the couchsurfingsystem yet and I didn't have a place to sleep, but didn't want to sleep on the streets somewhere. So I searched and found all the courage in my body and ask...

19 - 26 October 2017 FoodKIND is an organisation to provide food and compassion to refugees and displaced people in crisis. One location is at Patras, where I will volunteer for a week. When I woke up on Thursday I felt strange. The whole room where people tried to sleep last night was completely abandoned and I was the only one there. Apparently a lot of people had left the ferry in Igoumenitsa a couple hours ago. I took my time and after a couple more hours w...

12 - 18 October 2017 I had never expected to go to the very south of Italy, but it's the truth. There is no direct ferry from Croatia to Greece, you have to go via Italy. So if I'm there anyway, why not cycle around a bit and see it? And while I'm here, there are even more surprises. Sleeping on a couch in a lighted restaurant, where you can't stretch out, is not the best place to sleep apparently. Luckily my stomach is fine with it and I didn't get seasick. Ar...

7 - 11 October 2017 Dubrovnik is the place where I will spend most of my time these days. It's also known as Kingslanding, since a big part of the Game of Thrones series is filmed here for this city. Together with Daan I visit some of the filming locations. But before I arrive in Dubrovnik I have to take a ferry from Split, very early in the morning. Apparently I started sort of on top of the engine, so that didn't feel good. When I moved to the front, I found ...

28 September - 6 October 2017 Up, down, up and down again and again and again. I find a lot of hills in Croatia and that reminds me of a particular part of the Staff Skit we did at the International Campfires in Kandersteg: up, down, up, down, now I touch my toes. I don't know why ;p. Thursday was a strange day. After a relaxed breakfast I said goodbye to Eva and started cycling. I cycled almost completely the same way as two days ago, but this time in the othe...