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...
A crash course on mechanics
I got in touch with Axel through a German online community where he and others virtually helped me to deal with the issues I had with my transmission. Axel owns a collection of six classic vehicles. One of them is...
Trying to pee
Two-thirds on my way to Hamburg I got tired. I had already driven about 185 km since I left Berlin at 10pm. It didn’t seem realistic to reach Hamburg that night. So I left the highway and drove around in...
Leaving Berlin
On the weekend I went on a first little trip with a friend. We successfully tested the fridge and enjoyed some cold beers at a lake near Berlin. The weather finally got better and we could get a sense of...
Turning my van into a mobile office
After constant rainy days, I could finally install the solar panels and the roof-top antennas for my mobile WiFi router. 
While it was still raining, I mounted the panels on plastic spoilers. The rain stopped in the evening, so...
Preventing my van going up in flames
It has been raining a lot for the last weeks in Berlin. I was eager to install the solar panels. So I drove around to find a bridge that offers a dry place to work on the roof. While driving...