About my roadtrips

Ever since I got the keys of my first car – a silver Subaru Impreza from 2001 – I have felt a sense of freedom and the urge to explore Europe. On that sunny day in late July 2008, when I was still studying at Delft University of Technology, I immediately started making plans on what to do with those keys to freedom after my graduation, and the idea to make road trips through Europe was born. I had no idea of the spectacular adventures and roads that would literally lie ahead of me. A brief timeline and some facts and figures from 15 years on the road!

Driving through Ireland's beautiful landscape // August 2016

Facts & Figures
Over the years, I have kept records of some useful (and less useful ;-) facts and figures.
My roadtrips in numbers!
162,432 km
of roadtrip adventures and counting!
600+ days of travelling
since I got the keys of my first car
389 accommodations
(hotels, B&Bs and holiday homes)
53 countries
(or 52 or 54, depending on someone's definition of a country...)
28 nights out in the wild
on some gorgeous wild camping spots!
4 cameras
Leica CL (2020-present)
Nikon D500 (2017-present)
Nikon D300s (2011-2017)
Nikon D50 (2006-2011)
...and some phones and compact cameras
2 cars
Subaru Forester (built 2011) from 2018-present
Subaru Impreza (built 2001) from 2008-2020

Wild camping in Stora Sjöfallet, Lapland, Sweden // September 2020

Timeline: roadtrips 2009-2024
Below you will find an overview of the main roadtrips that I have made over the years. Weekend trips and most business trips are not included, but of course they have provided me with some fantastic photographic opportunities as well!  
2024
Revisiting Romania — September 2024 // 5073 km
Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany
Alps — May 2024 // 2095 km
Switzerland, Germany, France
Vosges & Alsace — March 2024 // ~1500 km
 France
2023
The Baltics Tour — August 2023 // 6528 km
 Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Germany
Driving & Hiking in Luxembourg — July 2023 // 920 km
 Luxembourg
2022
UK Wild Camping Trip — September 2022 // 3914 km
 England & Scotland, UK
Croatian Summer — May-June 2022 // 4719 km
 Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Germany
2021
Sunny Scandinavia — August-September 2021 // 5845 km
 Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Cities & Mountains — July 2021 // 3001 km
 Germany & Austria
2020
Return to Lapland — September 2020 // 7067 km
 Sweden, Denmark
Bohemian Switzerland — January 2020 // ~1800 km
 Czech Republic
2019
Climbing Tour de France — April 2019 // ~2600 km
2018
Revisiting the Balkans — Winter 2018-2019 // 8781 km 
 Greece, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia
Exploring the UAE — January 2018
A drive through all seven emirates of the UAE
2017
Sahara Adventure — Winter 2017-2018 // 11,691 km
 France, Spain, Morocco, Westen Sahara, Portugal
Finding Aurora — February-March 2017 // 4051 km
Iceland
2016
British Isles — August 2016 // 5554 km
 UK, Ireland
South & Sideways — May 2016 // ~7900 km
 Switzerland, Italy, Malta, Cyprus
2015
Caspian Sea Trip — September-October 2015 // 14,425 km
 Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Romania
Microstates Tour — February 2015 // 5215 km
 France, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Switzerland
2014
The Eastern Edge Trip — September 2014 // 11,730 km
 Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Hungary
Winter Mountains — February 2014 // ~4000 km
 Czech Republic, Poland, Austria
2013
The Black Sea Trip — June 2013 // 7819 km
 Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic
Winter Wonderland — February 2013 // ~3500 km
 Switzerland, Italy
2012
A Wedding in Spain — August 2012 // ~3200 km
 France, Spain
Iberian Peninsula — April-May 2012 // 8998 km
 Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, France
2011
Exploring the UK — May-June 2011 // 7125 km
 England, Scotland, Wales, UK
2010
The North Cape Trip — May-June 2010 // 9381 km
 Norway, Sweden, Denmark
2009
Exploring the Alps — July 2009 // ~4000 km
 Italy, Austria, Germany

Driving the Transfăgărășan in Romania with my first Subaru // October 2015 

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