Travel Journal
Practical information, personal experiences and photographic impressions paint a picture of our travels through the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal and Great Britain, and beyond. In our Travel Archive, we look back on our adventures. Soon, we will leave the European mainland for a campervan journey through Morocco.
Cascades d’Ouzoud, thunder and rainbows
It starts as a distant rumble, a low vibration you feel in your chest before your ears fully register it. But with every step toward the village, that sound swells into something overwhelming, a roaring…
Rough ride through the Atlas to Ouzoud
It’s early in the morning. Outside, the air is still cool, the sky above the campsite at Ben Smim a pale, washed-out blue. Today we have a 275-kilometre drive ahead of us. Over breakfast, we…
Moulay Idriss, holy city
Ankie and Cees
We have explored so many fantastic places. Suriname, the Caribbean, Tunisia, South Africa, Israel, Denmark, Zambia and Botswana — we have been there.
Twice, we sailed from the Netherlands to Portugal on our sailboat, the NOMAS. We explored the coasts of England, Denmark, France, Portugal, Morocco and Spain, and sailed around Gibraltar, Italy, Croatia, Greece and Turkey.
Travel Flashes
Impressions and snapshots of our travel experiences in concise posts with accompanying photographs. From remarkable discoveries to everyday observations, featuring images from our journeys through Western Europe and beyond.
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Travel Blogs
Unexpected or striking moments during our travels through the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal and Great Britain. Spontaneous encounters, cultural misunderstandings, practical challenges and personal experiences.
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NOMAS gallery
During our travels, we have taken countless photographs. A selection of our images is shown below. We are currently working on an extensive image library. More coming soon.
Ships’s Log
In our Ship Archive, you’ll find the blogs recounting our experiences aboard the NOMAS, based on the ship’s logbook. For over sixteen years, until we sold our boat in 2022, we explored the coasts of Western Europe with this sailing yacht.
Read more posts in our Ships’s Log.
Travel Archive
Our Travel Archive is extensive and continually growing. Often, we take a moment to browse through the posts, and memories of special destinations and remarkable discoveries come flooding back.
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