Cruising through Spain
After spending several months in the sun on the Canary Islands, the rain finally washed all the dust off my van when I arrived in Cádiz. The ferry ride was quite long and exhausting, so I decided to stay at...
Enjoying Lanzarote and Fuerteventura
Our Canary-camper-crew slowly started to break up. Some of us met other friends on other islands or had to set out on their journey back to the European mainland. Toward the end of March the core of our group had...
Starting the new year on the Canary Islands
It felt great to come back to Lanzarote which I had to hastily leave during the first lockdown in 2020. After spending Christmas on the mainland with great company, I mostly spent my first week on Lanzarote by myself. I...
Celebrating Christmas on the beach
After spending a couple of days in the snow, I swiftly crossed the French border headed toward Spain. The weather looked much better when I passed Dole in the morning: blue sky, sun shine and lush meadows. Attracted by the...
Welcoming the German winter
After coming back from my trip through east Germany, I enjoyed the last autumn days in southern Germany. Although the weather cooled down, it was still warm enough to go kayaking on the Isen river. I was even able to...
Presenting my Mercedes 508D
I’ve been working on and living in my Mercedes 508D for about two and a half years. I documented the building process and all the maintenance work but I’ve never presented the van as a whole, so here we go:...
Roaming through East Germany
While autumn was already in full swing in Sweden, it was just about to start when I came back to Germany. In contrast to the colorful broadleaf forests in East Sweden, I mostly passed green trees on my way to...
Driving through the colorful woods of East Sweden
After building our little wooden shack in the woods, we stopped in Örnsköldsvik for grocery shopping and grabbing a bite. We hadn’t visited any cities in several weeks, so we parked our vans near the harbor to stroll around the...
Enjoying autumn at the Gulf of Bothnia
It didn’t take a lot of time to escape from the bad weather in Abisko. Most clouds were gone and the sun was shining after driving 170km southeast. Lake Marsijärvi seemed like a nice place for soaking up some sun...
Watching the northern sky
Attracted by the northern lights that we observed in the middle of Sweden, we were excited to reach Torneträsk, Sweden’s most northern lake reachable by car. The lake was so large that it had an impact on the local climate....