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 18 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!
201,105 km
of roadtrip adventures and counting!
695 days of travelling
since I got the keys of my first car
457 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: travels 2008-2026
Below you will find an overview of my travels over the years. 
The number of stars (1-5) indicates the intensity and 'grandeur' of each trip.   
2026
✪✪✪✪✪ The Balkan Paradise — February-April 2026 // 9293 km
Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Serbia
2025
✪✪✪ The Sunny South — September 2025 // 5699 km
Italy, France, San Marino, Vatican City, Monaco
✪✪✪✪ Winter in the Southwest — January-February 2025 // 8366 km
Portugal, Spain, France
+ City trip Osnabrück, Germany — June 2025 // 436 km
+ City trip Mechelen, Belgium — June 2025 // 370 km
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 // 1602 km
 France
+ City trip Münster, Germany — August 2024 // 338 km
2023
✪✪✪ The Baltics Tour — August 2023 // 6528 km
 Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Germany
✪✪ Driving & Hiking in Luxembourg — July 2023 // 919 km
 Luxembourg
+ City trip Brussels, Belgium — November 2023 // 430 km
2022
✪✪✪ UK Wild Camping Trip — September 2022 // 3914 km
 England & Scotland, UK
✪✪✪ Croatian Summer — May-June 2022 // 4719 km
 Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Germany
✪ Mini Roadtrip Ardennes — April 2022 // ~580 km
 Belgium
+ City trip Cologne, Germany — August 2013 // 550 km
2021
✪✪✪ Sunny Scandinavia — August-September 2021 // 5845 km
 Norway, Sweden, Denmark
✪✪ Cities & Mountains — July 2021 // 3001 km
 Germany & Austria
✪ Mini Roadtrip Limburg — April 2021 // ~500 km
 Netherlands
✪ Exploring Vlieland — April 2021 // ~400 km
 Netherlands
+ City trip Sittard, Netherlands — November 2021 // 390 km
2020
✪✪ Return to Lapland — September 2020 // 7067 km
 Sweden, Denmark
✪ Sauerland — August 2020 // ~700 km
 Germany
✪ Mini Roadtrip Friesland — August 2019 // ~410 km
 Netherlands
✪✪ Bohemian Switzerland — January 2020 // ~1800 km
 Czech Republic
+ City trip Gent, Belgium — January 2020 // 420 km
2019
✪ Luxembourg & North France — September 2019 // ~1050 km
Luxembourg, France
✪ Mini Roadtrip Limburg — August 2019 // ~550 km
 Netherlands
✪✪ Milano & Alta Valle Antrona — May 2019 // ~300 km
 Italy
✪✪ Climbing Tour de France — April 2019 // ~2600 km
 France
2018
✪✪✪✪ Revisiting the Balkans — Winter 2018-2019 // 8781 km 
 Greece, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia
✪ Forest of Fontainebleau — April 2018 // ~1120 km
France
✪✪ Exploring the UAE — January 2018 // ~1300 km
A drive through all seven emirates of the UAE
+ City trip Bernkastel-Kues, Germany — October 2018 // 740 km
2017
✪✪✪✪✪ Sahara Adventure — Winter 2017-2018 // 11,691 km
 France, Spain, Morocco, Westen Sahara, Portugal
✪✪✪✪ Finding Aurora — February-March 2017 // 4051 km
Iceland
+ City trip London, UK — January 2017
2016
✪✪✪ British Isles — August 2016 // 5554 km
 UK, Ireland
✪✪✪✪ South & Sideways — May 2016 // ~7900 km
 Switzerland, Italy, Malta, Cyprus
+ City trip Leuven, Belgium — January 2016 // 350 km
+ City trip Hamburg, Germany — October 2016 // 1000 km
+ City trip Kiev, Ukraine — October 2016
2015
✪✪✪✪✪ Caspian Sea Trip — September-October 2015 // 14,425 km
 Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Romania
✪ Revisiting Texel — May 2015 // ~340 km
 Netherlands
✪ South England — May 2015 // ~300 km
 UK
✪✪✪ 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
✪ Mini Roadtrip Friesland — July 2014 // ~380 km
 Netherlands
✪✪ Winter Mountains — February 2014 // ~4000 km
 Czech Republic, Poland, Austria
+ City trip Oslo, Norway — May 2013
+ City trip Paris, France — June 2013 // 1000 km
+ City trip Berlin, Germany — October 2013
2013
✪ Exploring Texel — October 2013 // ~330 km
 Netherlands
✪✪✪✪ The Black Sea Trip — June 2013 // 7819 km
 Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic
✪✪ Winter Wonderland — February 2013 // ~3500 km
 Switzerland, Italy
+ City trip Antwerp, Belgium — September 2013 // 230 km
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
+ City trip Barcelona, Spain — December 2010
2009
✪✪ Exploring the Alps — July 2009 // ~4000 km
 Italy, Austria, Germany
2008
✪ Siebengebirge — December 2008 // ~700 km
Germany

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

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