“One of the most difficult hikes in the world”, the Drakensberg Grand Traverse. Multiple days in the mountains…
08 August
16 July
2023
“Europe’s last true wilderness”, as BBC called it in an article. The Peaks of the Balkans trail in…
10 November
2019
Five steps. Ok, maybe ten. The number of steps I need to leave everything behind and fully immerse…
04 November
2019
I love the Kumano Kodo in Japan. There, I said it. From all the trails I ever did,…
04 November
2019
It is 05h30 in the morning on a Monday and I am crying, patting a wooden sign. The…
24 October
2019
Earlier this week, I reached the summit of Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. A beautiful moment and certainly…
22 January
2019
Last night, I ended up in a bar in Athens after speaking at a conference with a Swede,…
13 January
2019
My wife Marieke and I were spending New Year’s Eve in Maastricht, a beautiful city in the Southern…