reis – blog – travel
So this is kind of a special blog for two reasons; This is the last blog for the foreseeable future and; There’s no map at the bottom showing the route we have driven for the past month, because at the end of March our van went into a container to … Read more
The last new country on our travels in South America. And the most infamous one. Officially its a federal presidential republic but apparently in reality its an authoritarian system of government where president Nicolas Maduro Moras is in charge after “winning” the elections once again. For years it was the … Read more
Here are some facts an figures from our road trip. We left the Netherlands on August 6th 2020 an will return to the Netherlands on April 16th 2025. That means we have been travelling for 4 years, 8 months and ten days. Or 1714 days. We have travelled across 4 … Read more
Living in a van for years is a different way of life than the way most people live. And once you leave Europe, things become even more different. Sometimes things are downright weird. Leading us to say some things we’d never thought we’d say. Can you push the ostrich out … Read more
After we finally managed to get diesel in Ciudad Guyana (still black market fuel by the way) we started driving to the coast. In the middle part of Venezuela, the landscape was far less interesting and reminded us of inland Brazil. Farms, burned fields and more trash. Luckily the drive … Read more
So late January we drove in to Suriname. We were immediately surprised by both the cultural diversity and the poverty as well. Of course we knew it wasn’t a rich country but with many of the roads and buildings in poor state and many people on the streets dressed in … Read more
A previous Dutch colony that was also known as Dutch Guyana for a while. It’s been independent since 1975. But there is still plenty of Dutch influence noticeable. They speak Dutch, so very convenient for us 😉 There’s lots of Dutch food available, so we bought things like hagelslag, kokosbrood, … Read more
After spending New Years eve around Cacao we drove a bit further south. We spend a night at a campsite where we went on several walks. The following day we drove further in the jungle to spend some time at a carbet near a river. It was quite the drive … Read more
A small country in the North of South America that’s not really a country. It is a departement de France and therefore a member of the EU. In 2010 they voted against the opportunity to become independent: the inhabitants choose to stay a part of France. So obviously they speak … Read more