Surfing and trying to surf in the Algarve, Portugal, and what to do when not surfing

Surfing has been one of those things where I always think: ´I could have been sooooo good by now, had so many opportunities, if I just would have made some other decisions´. Because yes, I have spent time at the most amazing surf locations in the world, mostly in Central and South America, and yes, I would always take up …

White villages, olive trees, wineries and forgotten towns: Cycling the mountains of the Costa Tropical

One of the reasons we chose the Costa Tropical as our new living place after almost 9 years in Latin America was the proximity of both the Mediterranean sea and the Sierra Nevada mountains. I mean, where else in the world can you find blue seas, little rocky beaches and white villages in mountains with snow-capped tops?! And of course …

Moving continents, what was on our to-do list for this?

So, it´s been a while I´ve written something here. Sorry about that! Let´s say that in between moving continents, attending a Participatory Video Festival in Belgium, working in Burkina Faso for three weeks, visiting friends and family in the Netherlands and trying to settle here in Spain, writing for the NonMad somehow slipped in between. Bad excuses of course, so …