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24/12/2025

Have a Merry Little Christmas 🎄

18/11/2025

After visiting a monastery and cruising back down the mountain, we suddenly heard a bang followed by a very suspicious rattling noise halfway down the road. Luckily, there was a bus stop right there, so we heroically swerved in like mechanics who actually have no idea what they’re doing.

And then Niels’ worst fear became reality: the bearing of the driveshaft had decided it was time for early retirement.

So we called the ANWB, who were super helpful and immediately sent a tow truck our way. Unfortunately, an hour later they called back with the kind of news you only hear in bad sitcoms:
“Yeah… so you’re over 3.5 tons. We can cover the tow truck up to 500 euros, but the driver wants 1000.”

Thanks but no thanks!

So we crawled on at the speed of a highly motivated snail to the next village. There, we found a nice overnight spot where we could safely park and reconsider our life choices.

That evening, in a restaurant, we explained the situation to the waiter. He immediately grabbed another guy, who immediately grabbed his phone, and ten minutes later boom! he had magically found the needed part in Sofia.

On Monday we’ll order it and wait for the local mail delivery gods to bless the village again.

Fingers crossed for whatever plot twist comes next!

17/11/2025

We took a break from IG, but we are back. In this video we’ll explain why…

02/08/2025

After the noise, the stillness.

One day: Kraków, buzzing with trams, people, cafés, chaos.
The next: Ojcowski National Park — a place where everything softens.

We hiked under towering cliffs and through forests that felt like they’d been holding their breath, just waiting for someone to notice.

No plans. No schedule. Just birdsong, damp moss, and the smell of coffee brewing in Columbus.

These quiet in-betweens… they’re the part of vanlife we never knew we’d love so much.

What‘s your favourite place to slow down?

📍Ojcowski National Park, Poland

👉 Save this place for some quiet after the city buzz

01/08/2025

Woke up early to explore Kraków—and within minutes, we were derailed by pastries (zero regrets). 🥐💚 From jaw-dropping churches that looked like kaleidoscopes to the chaotic beauty of Rynek Główny, the city definitely left an impression. Segways, selfie sticks, and tour flags made it feel more amusement park than old town… but the trumpet call from St. Mary’s Basilica? Goosebumps. 🎺✨

Things calmed down in Kazimierz, the artsy Jewish quarter, where we found monster baguettes, sunshine, and possibly the world’s scruffiest pigeon. 🐦🍻 Ended the day with another pastry (obviously) and just beat the rain.

28/07/2025

Luckily, the rain had been pushed back, so we took the chance to explore Lublin’s old town. It’s a charming place that hasn’t been polished to touristready perfection. Instead, you find houses with crumbling facades and patches of fading plaster that give the area a lived-in, authentic feel. There’s a creative buzz in the air too, with murals, galleries and artistic touches poking out at every turn.

During our little tour of the old town, the most spectacular part awaited at the heart of the old town: the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist. From the outside it looks like a dignified, late Renaissance/Baroque church built between 1592 and 1617 by the Jesuits. But step inside, and you’re enveloped by an astonishing illusionistic polychrome. Walls and ceilings covered in sweeping Baroque frescoes by court painter Józef Meyer, added after a fire in the mid 18th century. The effect is dramatic: vivid scenes, ornate decoration and an acoustic sacristy where whispers carry across the space. It’s hard to describe the impact, you really have to see it.

Later, we set off on a culinary mission to find cebularz. A regional specialty from Lublin. It’s a flat, round wheat-dough bread topped with diced onions and poppy seeds, a nod to the city’s Jewish culinary heritage and now even protected by EU Geographical Indication. We tracked down the bakery reputed to make the best, but they were already sold out 😭😭😭. And for us it was the best or none at all 😅

22/07/2025

The Biebrza National park. One of our favourite hikes and national parks so far. We were so stunned by everything we saw, we forgot the cameras… we saw a wolf! Wild horses, snakes, two black woodpeckers and so much beautiful nature. We absolutely loved it.

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