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Travel hacks

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I have been traveling more than 200 nights per year for at least the last 5 years. Over these years I have developed some habits, tricks, shortcuts -so you will- that help me travel smarter and more efficiently.

So here’s to these travel hacks.

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18 November 2021
SSafety

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Having a Plan D.

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Plan D
There we were. Tired. Hot. Sweaty. Dirty. Satisfied. Slightly hungry. After 2,5 days on the Jordan Trail, Joel…
17 November 2021
HHiking

Jordan Trail solo hike daily routine

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When talking about my experiences on the Jordan Trail first in 2018 and later on in 2021, I…
16 November 2021
LLanguage

Arabic words for hiking in Jordan

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With my new friends Attaf, Yunes, Basil on the Jordan Trail in 2021
Before I went on to hike the Jordan Trail, I had never been to the Middle East, never…
29 May 2020
SSafety

What to do when you encounter a polar bear?

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Literally the first thing people would ask me when I talked about hiking the Arctic Circle Trail in…
24 March 2020
LLanguage

We all know what sound a dog makes – right?!

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In an earlier post, I have written about how the sound of a rooster is different in languages…
28 December 2019
SStories

I almost died. This is what I learned.

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Hospital bed, generated by Midjourney.
“Ok, now it’s enough, we’re going to the hospital”. My wife had been putting up with me complaining…
10 November 2019
OOmakase

Finding your happy place

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Eko-in temple in Koyasan
I’ve written some posts on why I plan for city trips, how we plan with our family and…
27 October 2019
LLanguage

Swahili words for hiking Kilimanjaro

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Hiking with guide Nico
From my hikes in Japan, Greenland and Jordan I learned that some basic knowledge of local languages helps…
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