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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: My Own Movie and the Banff Mountain Film Festival

November 30, 2017 at 12:45 pm

After three ‘turbulent’ flights I arrived in Calgary in (two) pieces. Stan, who follows my blog, picked me up from the airport. This Polish man opened his home to me and before I put down my head we had a (typical Polish) lovely light meal…

Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: To Become a Real Cyclist

October 30, 2017 at 2:00 pm

Outdoor/Mountain

It feels like I’m cycling in Central Asia. The landscape is wide and wavy with brown and green tones and a lake here and there. I’m in Connemara, Ireland. From Killarney I headed north. The first days it was raining continuously. It’s still damp but…

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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: Céad Míle Fáilte

October 16, 2017 at 9:59 am

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I arrive in Ireland by ferry in the late afternoon. My only plan for the day is to get away from Rosslare city and harbor and find a place to pitch my tent. In England people told me the wild camping would get easier getting…

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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: As If I Never Left

September 29, 2017 at 9:24 am

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It’s only been two weeks since I got on my new bicycle in Tilburg to head south. First into Belgium, then France, England and Wales. By now I’ve arrived to Fishguard, my last stop before getting on the ferry to Ireland. Only two weeks and…

BLOG: Hera van Willick – I Came, I Saw… And I Took Off Again

September 19, 2017 at 11:00 am

Outdoor/Mountain

Two months 2 months in the Netherlands after 13 months living as a nomad. What’s that like? First of all, it’s great to talk my native language again. No matter how fluent my English is, it’s still different to express myself in the language I…

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BLOG: A Year of Globetrotting – Hera van Willick Talks Budget, Planning, and Risks

August 1, 2017 at 12:25 pm

Road cycling

The first part of my 13-month trip summary got me pondering all the countries I passed through. Now I’d like to shortly shine some light on the practical stuff that you might be curious about or even would want to learn about while preparing for…

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BLOG: Hera van Willick – How I Managed to Stay on the Road for 13 Months

July 31, 2017 at 1:39 pm

Road cycling

It’s been four weeks now since I landed back in the Netherlands. Yesterday, I did my first presentation about the ride from Alaska to Costa Rica. Now it’s time to also write about how, looking back at it, I’ve experienced this trip. But I also…

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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: Filming In Costa Rica And Why I Flew Home

July 12, 2017 at 8:46 am

Road cycling

On the sofa, in the living room of my mum’s house in Tilburg, with the Tour the France on TV in the background, it’s hard to imagine that two weeks ago I was riding my bike in Honduras. But I was.

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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: The Infamous Northern Triangle

June 19, 2017 at 9:04 am

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Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras. Countries that would let many father- and mother heart shake with anxiety at the thought of their child traveling through ’em. Countries that are famous for their high murder rate, their drugs trafficking and gangs. The hearts of my parents shook…

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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: Southern Warmth

May 22, 2017 at 1:31 pm

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In my last blog I wrote about my ‘speed-course: tourist’. In the recent weeks I’ve been able to enjoy the normal daily life in Mexico and with the Mexicans. After a day in Mexico city in which I visited ‘Saptel‘, a helpline for people in…