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Week 14 – Building, plastering, painting, planting, sanding, weeding and going on again

July 20, 2021September 20, 2021 by elsenpim

Until Friday, we stayed at Ferme du Bout du Monde and did all kinds of jobs. We painted a ground-floor appartment, pulled weeds from the

Food, Travel stories

Camping cooking with Pim & Els

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 by elsenpim

In this post we share some recipes that we like to cook on our trip, but the blogs we refer to are all Dutch. So

Travel stories

Week 13 – Arriving at ‘the end of the world’

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by elsenpim

We spent the weekend in Amsterdam on Pim’s father’s boat, and went to the podcast festival we mentioned last week. On Monday morning, we left

Biodiversity, Food

A forest that grows on trust

July 9, 2021August 21, 2021 by elsenpim

On Saturday 29 May, we visited food forest Ketelbroek, close to the Smokkelpad campsite where we are staying. We met Wouter van Eck at the

Travel stories

Week 11 – Crossing Luxembourg

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 by elsenpim

We spent the weekend in Troisvierges. Saturday was hot and we took a dip in the swimming pool at the campsite and ate ice cream

Biodiversity, Democracy, Food, Living environment

Communal living projects – something for us?

June 24, 2021August 21, 2021 by elsenpim

On our journey, we passed a number of different communal living projects with a sustainable focus. The tiny-house village and residential community in Ten Boer

Travel stories

Week 10 – from the Maasroute to the Vennbahn: Luxembourg here we are!

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 by elsenpim

The weekend was different for both of us. Pim stayed at the campsite in southern Limburg to do some computer work and paid a short

Energy, Living environment

Circular South – A sustainable neighbourhood in all dimensions

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 by elsenpim

On Wednesday afternoon, 19 May, we met Joren Hofman, project manager of the Circular South project. We walk with him into the pouring rain, in

Travel stories

Week 9 – Coming to a standstill along the River Maas

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 by elsenpim

Saturday we had a day of the housing project we are participating in (we are going to write a blog about it!) with a zoom

Energy, Initiatives, Living environment

Looking around at the Earth Houses in Olst

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 by elsenpim

In early May, we were guests of Ferdi Hummelink and Tessel Hofstede at the Earth Houses in Olst. We cycled in the drizzle through Olst

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About ocyclo

A cycling tour through Europe in which we visit inspiring initiatives that set examples for a different society. Read further

 

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We are Pim and Els. Click here if you want to know more about us.

Ideas or questions? Contact us at els.pim@ocyclo.eu

 

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