The most epic week of the entire filmmaking roadtrip deserves a longer post. Man, I could write a book about this week. When we were planning this trip with the filmmakers, we were very exited about the chance to meet people who live a completely...
Like I wrote in the post about visiting a community called Inan Itah on the island of Ometepe, Nicaragua. This was an extraordinary week. Maybe a week in our lives that made most impact on how we view the world. We...
Watch us cross borders: El Salvador to Honduras and Honduras into Nicaragua. A lot of paperwork, copying and waiting. And just when you think all is good, the van breaks down close to the capital of Nicaragua, Managua. We manage to find a mechanic and...
An exciting part of the journey is about to start as we cross into unknown territory. Never before we traveled this far south. For the first time we drive into El Salvador towards our first destination, a small surfing village called El Tunco. Here we...
We have been cruising through Mexico and Guatemala the last few weeks, two countries we know quite well but we had a lot of fun doing it with two VW busses and our cameras. Tomorrow we are finally ready to head into unexplored territory: El...
We stayed at beautiful Lake Atitlán in Guatemala for almost a week to explore its surroundings and to get in touch with people who live at a remote community in the hills around the lake. Steven, Diana and Isa decided not to join in the...
It is almost time to welcome our second baby (a boy :-)), into the world. We are preparing, getting ready, physically but more than anything mentally to receive him. To create space in our lives, in our minds to start building a life as a family...
WE ARE BACK IN MEXICO Since a week we are back in Mexico:) We have been enjoying good times with friends and family in Holland for almost seven months but it was time to get on the road again:) We are staying in Playa del Carmen...
Steven and I share a lot of dreams and try to incorporate them into our daily lives as often as we can. Every year, before we start our 8 months leg in travel we sit together, share our ideas and dreams and needs for that...
It has been almost three weeks since our little Isa was born and we have enjoyed every second of it! Both our parents have been here, Stevens brother with girlfriend and also Stevens Uncle. We felt so warm to have them here around us (and...