Tag: intentionalliving
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Morocco: hospitality or tourist scams?
Our experience with tourist industry in Morocco Morocco so far: They welcome you with open arms… And ask money in return. So far hospitality hasn’t been free for us. Men on the streets try to help you find the market/restaurant/city centre and when you don’t pay attention, you have to pay money. A few days…
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Downside of vanlife: saying goodbye
Cons of fulltime travel: saying goodbye to people and places A sad reality of vanlife: once you’ve met people, chances are big you have to say goodbye very soon again. You become friends quicker than normal because of so many shared experiences, but having to say goodbye and to continue on also becomes a bit…
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Hidden gem: Toll Blau
Easy walking trail in Spain – dogs allowed Toll Blau: maybe it’s my photography skills, but I couldn’t fully capture the beauty of this place. With mountains high on both sides of the path, it feels like a canyon. There is a small river winding it’s way through the rocks, parallel to the path. If…
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Finding our rhythm in vanlife
Things are finally falling into place. Those who have followed our journey since the beginning in December ‘22 (when we started building), know this statement really means something. A little more than a month into vanlife, and I finally felt peaceful, something that rarely happens to me (Eline). All those little things that made vanlife…
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Our rough start in vanlife
How to start vanlife? A rough start in vanlife is almost guaranteed, but -with some help- we got the hang of it. The first three weeks of our journey didn’t feel vanlife-y; we couldn’t find spots to stay for more than one day; we went to McDonalds three times a week (we didn’t dare use…
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10 days before vanlife
Starting a new chapter isn’t easy. It’s letting go, hoping for the best and just going for it. This is what I wrote 10 days before starting vanlife in 2022: Our journey is almost about to begin, and we can’t wait until we are living the vanlife life.✨ But for now we are just scared.…
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Why we live in a van
We decided to quit our jobs, buy a van and to travel the world. We are just normal folks, no big budgets or crazy goals, just two people who decided they wanted to live life differently. Here’s how it started.