On Wereldreizigers.nl we have published 4 blogs about our journey through Northern Europe in the winter of 2021/22. Good reading material for the long winter evenings ahead. 1. Overlanding Northern Europe in winter (1) | The preparation 2. overlanding in Northern Europe in winter (2) | Around the Baltic Sea 3. overlanding in Iceland and … Read more
On our way to Asia we visit Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the European Balkans. Our first stop is Una National Park with its rugged roads, historic castles and thundering rivers. Una National Park We decide to spend a few days in the Una National Park with its vast forests, challenging mountain hills and raging rivers. … Read more
This is the article we published in Overland Adventures Magazine, Summer/Fall Issue 2022. In 2006 we made our first serious plan to start traveling overland. Since summer 2016 we have done many journeys, mainly in Europe and Africa. We saw extensive wildlife in Africa, traveled the desert in Morocco and enjoyed cultural highlights of Europe. … Read more
When we leave at the beginning of September 2022, the world seems to be opening again after Covid-19, we will first travel to Italy. This is part 1 of our Italian journey: the Alps, the Ligurian coast and the Apennines to Tuscany. The Alps The adventure started even before we drove into Italy. Milady Landy had a … Read more
During our recent lectures, in the Nobelaer in Etten-Leur (NL) and during the Overlanders Treffen in Ranst (B), we presented our travel plans for 2022-23 as follows. But you know, we Travel to the Horizon , so our plans are always flexible. After Freiburg we did not turn left towards Vienna, but straight ahead to Italy. After we have explored Italy, we … Read more
How we experienced Iceland’s history while traveling. We traveled to Iceland hardly knowing anything about the history of this barren country.During our exploration of Iceland a lot of its history became clearer to us.Iceland is considered to be part of Scandinavia by many sources. The language has similarities with Scandinavian languages, but also has many … Read more
Road conditions can be harsh and may change from one moment to another. One moment you have snow and ice and then, after the tunnel, the sky clears and the sun is out. The most impressive and challenging of course are the snowy roads and the heavy equipment that clears them. But what strikes us … Read more
Sometimes in Iceland you get snowed in at night, even at a campsite. This happened to us at the end of March 2022. And then to make the story even more attractive we got stuck, twice! But we managed to dig ourselves out and continue our journey.
In this video we give a first impression of our travels in a wintery Iceland. We travel from Seyðisfjörður north, counterclockwise along main road 1 and taking the occasional minor road. We see countless birds and semi-wild animals and experience the Icelandic road conditions in winter. The lava fields are impressive and the waterfalls huge. … Read more
In October 2021 and March 2022 we travel along the Danish West Coast. In 2022 we are on our way to Iceland and enjoy some beautiful days along the coast. We visit the island of Mandø and have some fun on the beaches and in the dunes.
