While Pench National Park is the park mentioned in the Jungle Book story, my visit to Tadoba National Park in India finally gave me the […]
Getting robbed by monkeys in Tanzania
Apparently monkeys like chocolate powder. During a typical African morning, with delicious breakfast and stunning views, we noticed that the monkey who was normally sitting […]
Losing my diving buddy in Cabo de Palos
Nothing but blue all around me. Left, right, front, rear and above me. Below me the bottom of the Adriatic Sea scattered with artefacts of […]
Skull island, and catching sharks with a fishing line
Just as I thought that islands with rocks resembling skulls only appear in Disney pirate movies, I came across one myself in French Polynesia. With […]
Crossing the edge of the world, and finding wild boars, a desert, a nazi airport, and an enchanted forest.
As I looked out from the window of my hotel room in the Dutch village Otterlo, I could see a heath of a few kilometres […]
Antarctica: how can I possibly go back to civilisation after this?
A whale came to play with me once. Also, a leopard seal tried to eat my GoPro. And a family of whales swam underneath our […]
Testing gear, flying tents, and missing bunnies in Greenland
It is a strange sensation to take off in a dark evening, and land during a sunny night. But this is exactly what can happen […]
What’s your place of calm?
Chaos. The plane was absolute chaos. Passengers walking around everywhere, not sitting down where they were supposed to sit. Stewards, known for their patience, were […]
Dodging a storm on Mount Elbrus
During my preparations to climb Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest summit, I came across a youtube video from Annelie Pompe who described that her first impression […]
Kilimanjaro: getting a root canal treatment in Africa
Before I even thought about taking mountaineering seriously, I already had the desire to climb Kilimanjaro. To see the melting glaciers on top, to use […]