Our 21 year old VWT4 is in that sense a special one cause it uses gas. In Rotterdam were we live very soon old diesels are not allowed any more.
So we decided to buy a van using gas.
Before we hit the road I will tell you something about myself and travel partner.
My name is Liset I'am a Dutch artist/ photographer, art teacher who also loves to create community artworks, temporary installations and compose graphic scores.
I co own a VWT4 van with my husband Henk who's job we call cultural handyman.
He programs a Dutch theatre and assist some groups applying for subsidies, pr, marketing, promotion, planning etc.
Classical music, theatre and photography are his big passions.
This year we travelled (with our tent) to Romania for a 10 days workshop project "Art concerts" with musician Jaap Mulder and his wife.
Jaap and Liset teach these workshops for over 4 years now and this experience in Romania, working with such different groups was amazing . Here a video from one of the organisations we worked with.https://vimeo.com/135887246
Together we started exploring how we can combine travel and work.Here we are at a fresh start to try new things.
We use the van for all kind off trips. From picking grapes in the Netherlands (yes our country makes great wines), work and visiting family,
(our kids live in London and Sweden but mostly we go by plane), and making big and small trips to explore our country and the rest of the world.
In the blog we regularly put a spotlight on the Netherlands.
Traveling around in this flat, crowded country is maybe not a logical place to wander around with a van. And how much is there to wander you might think.
We will show you that, there are silent places but also the fun of the crowds.
This weekend we already were lost in the dark on a country road with no light. The campsite also did nog have any lights.
It was quite an adventure finding our way in a complete dark forest. But what a spectacular place, silence, stars and the noise of some animals roaming around and a pair of eyes lighting up in the dark.
Variation is key when we travel.
In september I picked grapes, went to London fashion week and Open House London, lost the road on a dark country road in the netherlands, volunteerd on stage in Rotterdam, visited the Dutch glass museum, made new screenprints, and that was just the top of the iceberg.
Not everything goes as planned. But let's be honest wandering around means you always have to be in for an unexpected surprise.
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