Mixing my own smoothies
While I was in Indonesia, I fell in love with all these rich and fruity smoothies. So good. I couldn’t get enough! When I came back to Spain, I immediately bought a powerful 800W blender to mix my own smoothies...
Why van life sucks
Most of the people living a “normal” life are concerned about the lack of comfort: What do I do when I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night? Where do I take a shower? Am...
Taking a vacation from van life
I definitely miss my loved ones in Berlin. Especially my sister. Instead of seeing her in rainy, cold Berlin, I visited her on her vacation in Indonesia. Together with her boyfriend, who’s also a close friend of mine, and another...
Van life in a big city
Most of the beaches I visited in the north of Spain and Portugal were perfectly suited for van life: Tons of space to park a 2m by 6m vehicle, public toilets and showers. Sometimes lively during the day but always...
Meeting Mauro the pianist
Whenever I see an interesting van, I want to meet the owner. A couple of weeks ago, I saw an old Mitsubishi camper van in a parking lot in Madrid. The camper looked cosy and had a Portuguese license plate....
Working productively in a van
I got a lot of feedback after writing about the first 150 days of van life. Some people wondered about my productivity: How do I get shit done while living in a van across Europe? My setup Every job requires...
The first 150 days of van life
Today marks my 150th day in my van. Since I left Berlin in May I visited 6 countries, drove more than 12,000 km, collected more than 180,000 Wh of solar power and met a lot of interesting people. The van...
Sharing saved places from Google Maps
I usually save the places where I stay over night in the Google Maps app. It helps me to remember my exact route and is also helpful when I recommend great spots to other van people who I meet on...
Extending my solar system
On a sunny day in the summer, I was able to collect up to 2,300Wh with my 350Wp solar system. That was more than I needed to cover my daily energy consumption. Since June, the number of sunshine hours had...
Hanging out with the gang
Today, I left three awesome guys that I met about two weeks ago. Alex, Markus and Severin are surfer buddies from Bavaria, Germany. They’ve been traveling along the northern Spanish coast in their VW T4 vans. For a couple of...