Lecture, 6 special months in Morocco
In September we gave a presentation about our journey in and through Morocco, on September 1 and 3 in Etten-Leur and on September 16 in Bergen op Zoom. In total we were able to receive about 130 interested people. They were animated lectures, we, Sonja and Gert Jan, told enthusiastically about our adventures in Morocco, […]
Leaving Morocco after 28 weeks (video)
On Thursday 25th June 2020 we saw a Facebook message of the German embassy in Rabat that a ferry would be organised from Tanger-Med to Algeciras for German citizens. After contact with the Dutch embassy we managed to get on the list for the ferry of 3rd July 2020. We started travelling towards the north. […]
la Cathedrale of Tilougite (video)
South of the town of Beni-Melal and the lake of Bin-El-Ouidane, near to the town of Tilouguite, the Michelin map of Morocco indicates “la Cathedrale (rochers)“.We were made curious by this indication on the map and went looking for the Cathedral.It turned out to be a very interesting and rough ride through the Atlas Mountains […]
We can travel again
Goodbye to the desert dunes of Erg Chebbi On Thursday 11 June we leave Hassi Labied, the small village at the bottom of the dunes of Erg Chebbi where we stayed for almost 3 months. Hassi Labied, together with the more famous Merzouga, houses and entertains thousands of tourists in and around the desert dunes […]
Cooker connected to diesel tank (video)
This video gives details of how I connected the fuel line of the Wallas XC Duo cooker&heater to the main fuel tank of the Land Rover Defender.This method can also be used for other cookers and heaters such as Eberspacher, Webasto or Chinese alternatives.
Column in BIG-magazine
Pipeliner on Tour Until October 2019, I was an active member of the BIG, a Flemish-Dutch association of companies, institutions and persons who are professionally or commercially interested in the field of above and underground pipelines. I am still a member, but not so active anymore … However, the BIG has asked me to write […]
Living in Milady Landy (video)
A video impression of our life in Milady Landy in Morocco, among others:
Sand Storm in the Moroccan Desert
Today a sand storm rages on the area around Hassi Labied and so we are also quite bothered at the campsite where we stay. This video gives an impression of the intensity of the storm:
Dutch Class in the Desert
If someone had told me last year that I would ever teach Dutch in the desert, I would have called them crazy. Yet, now it has happened. During our lockdown in Morocco I met Melissa and Annie. Melissa comes from Auckland (NZ) and has Dutch roots, Annie is from Nashville and has had a Flemish […]
Making Pizza with Homemade Dough and Apple Yeast
When you don’t have the necessary ingredients and have plenty of time, you get creative making your own ingredients. This is how I made pizza in our camper-kitchen. Making the yeast I bought apples from the “vegetable man” that comes to our campsite twice a week, they were red skinned apples, that’s all I can […]