After a last morning swim in the lovely blue sea of Sosúa (Puerto Plata), we left for what was going to be our third flight over water....

We left Martinique (or rather TFFF) around noon on March 14th, after Alex took a quick drink of coconut milk in the house in Trois Îlets:...

I am writing this post in the studio apartment we rented in Detroit, looking at the 2300 meter long Ambassador bridge to Canada through...

I am writing this “only” on March 18th and I apologize to the readers who are really looking forward to the next leg of our trip but we...

Why French Guiana? Well, it has a lot to do with how we have adapted our itinerary to the evolution of the pandemic. As you know, our...

On Monday morning March 8th, on our way to the airport, we heard that Carolina Madero de Allende had passed away after a brave fight...

On Sunday March 7th, we left Teresina (26 degrees Celsius at 8am) to fly to Belem (SBBE), over the so much awaited Lençóis Maranhenses...

After Brasilia, the plan was to fly over the famous Lençoís Maranhenses near São Luis on the North East Coast of Brazil and continue to...

After landing in Foz on day 1, we spent the night in the hotel closest to the airport to leave as early as possible to Brasilia. In our...

My message on Thursday was very quick, so I’d like to take a few steps back in this post -which I am writing in the air between Brasilia...

A few days ago we were still waiting for papers and permits -including the results of an English proficiency exam requested by Brazilian...

After having postponed our trip by about a month, we are in the starting blocks for a somewhat re-engineered round the world flight. We...

We are still at our beach house, and now that the truck is fixed (applause!!), the main decision we need to make every day is “shall we...

January 2021, the height of the summer season and I am in our country house, on the “Costa Atlantica” in the South of Buenos Aires...

I am so happy that it's 2021, I can't stop writing (even though it is still not about REAL travel). Following my new year's dive post, my...

In my post yesterday, I mentioned my Dutch genes did not perform well at high altitude (4000m is my current limit). They work better in...

Today is the last day of 2020, so naturally, I think about my main wish for 2021 which is to TRAVEL and see everyone again. As our...

So after a lot of to and fro, it looks like we finally sold the house! It was quite an adventure because we got an offer in October which...

Finally, Alex and I went on a real trip last week vs a memory trip. You are probably aware that on December 14th there was a solar...

Argentina is in the middle of a 4 day weekend, also know as the XXL (or even XXXL!) weekend. Tuesday December 8th is a public holiday...