Weekend + all the feels
Friday was one of those days. Crying in front of the mechanic when he lists all the expensive issues my new old car has. Working a job...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jan 6, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrating van life
Oh what a joyous whirlwind life has been these past weeks! Of dinner parties and Christmas parties and a holiday that felt like one...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min
Solo travel magic
Have you ever felt such crisp freshness your face is actually glowing in golden morning light? This has been me, this exact feeling...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Ten years of travelling
I started travelling when I was 19, working in Greece for the summer. Then off to Spain to study, Nepal for an internship and that was...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Raglan dreaming
Oh Raglan! I can’t seem to stay away from you for very long. There is just something about surf towns. A chill vibe, a cool crowd, every...
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Joke De Roeck
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
On the road again
Today I woke up in a beautiful cabin in Raglan overlooking the ocean, hearing the waves crash and birds sing. The sun kissing my skin as...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Post winter holiday bliss
My eyes are softly gazing through heavy lids, it would be so easy to close them and doze off. Not yet, first I want to write. I’ll try...
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Joke De Roeck
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
Festivals, frolics and other frivolities
Holy moly! Again, nearly a month has passed since I flipped open my laptop and wrote a good ol’ blog post. I’ve been all over the place...
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Joke De Roeck
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
Blissland
Dude. I’ve been neglecting my blog, journals and notebooks for a month now. One month of living in absolute blissland named Kiwiburn and...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 24, 2019
- 1 min
Road trip
Ain’t life sweet The sun coming up easy No where to be I call the world my home No key needed The door is always open Easy Pea caught my...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 1, 2019
- 2 min
Van life in New Zealand
Smelling like tanned skin, salty crisp from dried up sweat and ocean swims. Many many kilometers have been spent in my car, Easy Pea...
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Joke De Roeck
- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min
Ten days on a French farm
As soon as I got back to Belgium, new plans started to unfold. The car I bought just before summer was begging me for a road trip. Grape...
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Joke De Roeck
- Apr 15, 2019
- 2 min
Summer dreaming
Life! You funny little thing! As I’m planning my faraway escape, my adventure into the wild unknown shaped as colourful Mexico, you throw...
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Joke De Roeck
- Nov 16, 2018
- 1 min
Cali memories
I am back As if I never left Did I even leave? Or was this all a dream Of waking up in cold dark Count the frost on my car The lake...
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Joke De Roeck
- Nov 1, 2018
- 1 min
California Road Trip
Ain’t life sweet The sun coming up easy No where to be I call the world my home No key needed The door is always open The Beast caught my...
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Joke De Roeck
- Nov 5, 2017
- 3 min
The Beast and me
I could write a book about the adventures the Beast and I have been through. This car has been perfuming me with the scent of freedom....
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Joke De Roeck
- Oct 30, 2017
- 2 min
California dreaming
My American dream is becoming reality. Late afternoons bathing in Indian summer colours, winding mountain roads, starry skies. The road...
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Joke De Roeck
- Sep 14, 2017
- 3 min
Californication
The after-burn decompression in the default world. It isn't as hard as I expected. Probably because life is a road trip from festival to...
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Joke De Roeck
- Aug 27, 2017
- 3 min
Oregon Eclipse: mind blown
The insides of my nose, ears and nails are still black, even after many a shower and scrub. Remains of two weeks in the Oregon dust. A...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jul 4, 2017
- 2 min
Salt Spring summer sweetness
When I moved to Vancouver Island, people would tell me: you will love Cumberland and Salt Spring Island, you would fit right in! I did...
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