This Is Not The End !! (2 minutes video teaser)
Here I am… back in good old Belgium daydreaming about that unforgettable journey I just lived… I feel so blessed and lucky that I was able to fulfill my dream and it would never had been so memorable without all the great people who crossed my path. So thank you to all the people I … Continue reading
Vitor e Sonia
Back in September I met Vincente & Gustavo, 2 brothers from Brazil on the Galapagos islands in Ecuador and 2 weeks later I met Gabby in Colca Canyon, Peru. She was from Brazil as well. Gabby & Vincente both lived in Curitiba so my plan was to visit them after a few days in Iguazu. … Continue reading
Iguazu Falls
A 18h busride (600 Ps) brought Wancy & myself from city life in Buenos Aires to the sub-tropical jungle of Puerto Iguazu, a nice & authentic resting spot in the province of Misiones & perfect spot to start our visit to the world famous & impressive Iguazu Falls, recently chosen as one of the New … Continue reading
The End Of The World… Ushuaia !
El Calafate is a small, authentic city nestled on the shores of Lago Argentina and is known for being the starting point to the Glaciers National Park, a World Heritage Park home to 13 glaciers. The most famous being of course ‘Glaciar Perito Moreno’. There were different options to visit the glaciers… by boat, by … Continue reading
Patagonia rocks !
An 11h bus ride brought Wancy & me to one of Argentina’s second largest city, Cordoba aka the heartland of Argentina. Cordoba is as Salta a very European town and is known for its architecture, its iconic music & dancing, the ‘cuarteto’ and its famous signature drink ‘Fernet con cola’. Once we booked our bus … Continue reading
Salar De Uyuni
The plan was to go to Bolivia’s capital Sucre but due to political tensions & the unavoidable road blocks, I could only go as far as Potosi, a city 3h west of Sucre. Potosi is a small mining town at 4090m above sea level & although I thought I wouldn’t suffer from the altitude, the … Continue reading
The Amazon
La Paz aka ‘the city that touches the sky’ is a city home to 835,000 souls & counting with a unique, spectacular setting! Located high above sea level, La Paz sits in a bowl surrounded by the high altiplano and as it grows, the city climbs the hills resulting in varying elevations from 3000 to 4100m. … Continue reading
Lake Titicaca: Isla del Sol
Right after lunch in Puno, I went to book my ‘Titicaca Bolivia’ bus to Copacabana, Bolivia who would be approx. a 3h ride. Again a travel agent proposed me a ticket for 25s. Luckily I learned from my mistakes a walked a few meters further to the official ‘Titiacaca Bolivia’ desk and booked the ticket … Continue reading
Lake Titicaca: The Floating Islands
I guess I can say I’m an experienced traveller but sometimes I still catch myself doing stupid mistakes! Booking a half day trip in Cusco to the floating islands of Urros in Puno was such a mistake! The thing was that the nightbus left at 22pm from Cusco and I would arrive at 4.15am in … Continue reading
Surfing The Desert
After the 2h morning boat trip in Islas Ballestas, Golnaz & I took the bus to Ica (1h15-35s), a small city in the desert of the Pisco province, 3-4 hours south of Lima. The concrete houses, dirt roads, graffiti painted walls, street vendors,… reminded me a lot to cities in India. The delicious & … Continue reading
Astonishing Beauty
Sparkling, clear, blue water laps against towering, sheer, red-rock canyon walls and sandy beaches. Power boats and wave runners zip about while houseboats slowly wend their way deep into side canyons. Chris & I just made it to Lake Powell, a 186 miles long reservoir on the Colorado river, straddling between Utah & Arizona. Lake Powell … Continue reading
Double Rainbow Guy
On our way to Yosemite National Park, we followed the advice of my host ‘Bear’ to stop in Bodie Mountains & Mono Lake, often described as an oasis in the desert. Mono Lake has no outlet and contains the unique sandstone formations known as tufa. Those petrified springs are formed when the calcium-rich springs flow … Continue reading
Lake Tahoe
This morning I met Chris & Quan in Java beach cafe in San Francisco, who would join me for the road trip. Chris, 28 yrs old is from Sydney, Australia. Quan, 19yrs old is from Hanoi, Vietnam. 3 guys, different ages, different background. This would give a very intresting mix and fascinating conversations on the … Continue reading
Jungle John
On my my last day in Maui, I met up with Molly through couchsurfing in her beautiful seaview apartment in Kihei. She lived for several years in Maui now and her friend Ted, a information technologist from Ohio who moved recently to Maui for work, joined us. Molly had organised for us to go on … Continue reading
Crazy hikes
The only option to explore the different Hawaiian islands is in general by flight. You can choose from several airlines and I chose for Go Airlines. Keep in mind that you will always have to pay an additional fee for your luggage once you check in at the desk. But I wouldn’t recommend Go Airlines. … Continue reading
The pick-up
When people told me about the city of Suzhou, they sang the praises of a quaint thousand year old city with canals, old streets, gardens, courtyard parks, … In a way, Suzhou’s ancient heritage has been preserved but the city has grown into a major city with numerous skycrapers & large boulevards. I arrived by … Continue reading
Venice in China
Shanghai is surrounded by many ancient watertowns and so after talking to some locals, I decided this morning to visit Wuzhen & Hangzhou. I took the train in Shanghai HongQiao Railway station to TongXiang (50Y – 40 minutes) than the bus K282 to Wuzhen (5Y – 20 minutes) Finally a free shuttle from the new … Continue reading
Island of the Gods
You only have to hear the word Bali and the mind itself wanders into a dreamlike place where worries are cast adrift and the sun and sand are life’s only concerns. Its an iconic island, an alien yet relaxing part of Indonesia that’s home to fascinating cultures and perfect desert-island days. While I was tempted … Continue reading
A new capital
Back in October, I was travelling in Jordan with my best mate Adrien. While we were couchsurfing in the Wadi Rum desert, we met Wancy & Valerie, 2 Australian girls from Canberra. Read more about it on my Jordan travelblog. Wancy was so nice to invite me to Canberra in her home and so I changed … Continue reading
K’Gari
Fraser Island… A living, breathing natural treasure and world’s largest sand island named ‘K’Gari (meaning ‘paradise’) by the Butchulla people, island’s original inhabitants. K’Gari was renamed ‘Fraser Island’ after sea captain James Fraser & his wife shipwrecked on the island. The island is an example of contrast & contradictions… rainforests that grow in the sand, … Continue reading
Gippsland & Sapphire Coast
My journey up the East coast of Australia was a fact. After some beautiful days around Melbourne, I started to drive up north. The Gippsland Lakes, Australia’s largest & most beautiful inland waterways are a network of lakes, marshes & lagoons covering 400m2 and are separated from the ocean with coastal dunes known as Ninety … Continue reading
Didier Van Bellinghen
Backpacking Around The Globe - 2013 