Japanese words for hiking in Japan
When preparing for the Shikoku pilgrimage (and earlier, when hiking the Kumano Kodo) I stumbled upon a gap in…
Karu tuleb, karu läheb
Last night, I ended up in a bar in Athens after speaking at a conference with a Swede,…
My all-time favorite gear (for business)
Decent gear is one of the important things on the trail. I’m not a materialistic guy. Over the…
I get more work done in Economy
This week I had a crazy week of traveling. From my home near Gent to Antwerp to Amsterdam.…
How IKEA became one of my favorite travel brands
IKEA one of my favorite travel brands? How does that make any sense? Well … IKEA creates a…
Fimmvörðuháls trail solo hike packing list (Iceland)
End of June 2018, I hiked the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trails in Iceland – three days and 75km through amazing…
Fitz Roy solo hike planning and preparation (Chile)
Since I first saw pictures in a magazine I was sold on Patagonia and more specifically Torres del…
The case of the not-missing passport
“Sir, has your passport been stolen?”. There are some things you do not want to hear from the…