Although the trip to southern Sweden was not a success, I still learned a lot. One of the things I learned was about the gear that I brought. A couple of months ago I decided to get everything new. The last couple of weeks I decided not to that. Most important reason is that because…
Try out in Southern Sweden – Failure
The word failure may be a bit harsch, but the moment I went home from Bastad and other places like Torekov it felt like it. But I’ve also learned a lot about the country and what I like and dislike. In the next couple of paragraphs I will explain what I’m on about. As I…
Try out in Southern Sweden – part 2
In about 8 days I will be traveling to Southern Sweden. I’ve found a trail online I want to walk. Seventy percent of the trail will be on the coastline and because you may camp at any place you want in Sweden, I’m planning to camp on the beach. In the evening you can create…
Try Out in Southern Sweden
I’ve got the first 3 weeks of june of from work, it’s my summer vacation. I decided to have a try out in Southern Sweden. The reason why there is that I can drive to it in a day, the weather is normal but the landscape is completely different. It’s in a couple of weeks…
Work: How to deal with my job – part 1
As I mentioned before, I’m working right now as an IT consultant. I do like my job! As I described, it’s also a busy job. I’m away a lot and you can have long days. So it’s good (I think) to reflect on what you are doing. Now, for a longer time. Some people have…
Reasons to travel – part 1
There are a number of reasons why I want to realise my traveling plans. The idea for traveling came a number of years ago. I’ve always liked the idea to travel for a longer period. About 6 years ago I went backpacking with the train through Europe for 3 weeks. After this trip I was…
What gear do I need? part 2, the watch
First of all, I’m a watch guy. I like a nice looking good quality mechanical watch. I’ve had a number of different watches. A conservative guess is between 30 and 40 watches. When you look at my plans, a watch can help in some situations….. I think. One of my first thoughts was a Suunto…
How much stuff do you need?
Last evening I was talking to a friend who has similar plans for traveling. He’s got more experience then me with traveling for a longer time. I told him my plans and one of the first things he mentioned was to put as little as possible in my backpack. My travel plans can be divided…
Which countries to travel? – part 1
The big question is, which countries to travel to? When I’m telling someone about my ideas to travel for a year, the first question is: Where to? In a year I will start traveling so not everything is clear about where to travel, but there are general ideas. The first part of my trip will…
Budget – part 1
The big problem as always is the budget. Of course I have been googling and what I have found in general that if you want to travel for half a year with normal spending you will need about 10k (euro’s). So if you want to travel for a year you will need 20k. That is…
What gear do I need? part 1, the backpack
First of all, I need a backpack. As I told in the introduction, for my work I’m traveling a lot. Still using an old traveling bag for it. It’s starting to break down so it’s time to get a new one. The smartest thing (I think) is to buy a backpack that I can use…
Introduction: who am I?
Who am I? At this moment I’m a 32 year old man and I live in The Netherlands. Currently working as an IT Consultant in Healthcare and have been doing this for about 4 years. During this time I’ve slept and still sleeping about 200 nights a year in different hotels. Normally I leave my…