We travel the World in a classic Land Rover Defender 130, 300TDI camper
South of the town of Beni-Melal and the lake of Bin-El-Ouidane, near to the town of Tilouguite, the Michelin map of Morocco indicates “la Cathedrale (rochers)“.We were made curious by this indication on the map and went looking for the Cathedral.It turned out to be a very interesting and rough ride through the Atlas Mountains … Read more la Cathedrale of Tilougite (video)
Goodbye to the desert dunes of Erg Chebbi On Thursday 11 June we leave Hassi Labied, the small village at the bottom of the dunes of Erg Chebbi where we stayed for almost 3 months. Hassi Labied, together with the more famous Merzouga, houses and entertains thousands of tourists in and around the desert dunes … Read more We can travel again
This video gives details of how I connected the fuel line of the Wallas XC Duo cooker&heater to the main fuel tank of the Land Rover Defender.This method can also be used for other cookers and heaters such as Eberspacher, Webasto or Chinese alternatives.
Pipeliner on Tour Until October 2019, I was an active member of the BIG, a Flemish-Dutch association of companies, institutions and persons who are professionally or commercially interested in the field of above and underground pipelines. I am still a member, but not so active anymore … However, the BIG has asked me to write … Read more Column in BIG-magazine
A video impression of our life in Milady Landy in Morocco, among others:
Today a sand storm rages on the area around Hassi Labied and so we are also quite bothered at the campsite where we stay. This video gives an impression of the intensity of the storm:
If someone had told me last year that I would ever teach Dutch in the desert, I would have called them crazy. Yet, now it has happened. During our lockdown in Morocco I met Melissa and Annie. Melissa comes from Auckland (NZ) and has Dutch roots, Annie is from Nashville and has had a Flemish … Read more Dutch Class in the Desert
When you don’t have the necessary ingredients and have plenty of time, you get creative making your own ingredients. This is how I made pizza in our camper-kitchen. Making the yeast I bought apples from the “vegetable man” that comes to our campsite twice a week, they were red skinned apples, that’s all I can … Read more Making Pizza with Homemade Dough and Apple Yeast
Our Milady Landy is parked close to the dunes, at the very end of the Haven la Chance campsite. So it was very tempting to take a short tour and use the car for which it is also intended, off-road driving …
Last Friday, May 1, 2020, we were called by journalist Stella Marijnissen from BNDeStem and AD. We had a nice conversation with her via WhatsApp video calling and this is what she wrote: This is a link to the article: BN DeStem: Gestrand op een camping in de woestijn. Maar: hoe erg is dat eigenlijk? … Read more In the Newspaper: Stranded in the Desert