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Travel by Sail

A way of travel to reach places you can't reach by any other means. Read stories and tips on boathitchhiking, crewing, and sailing the world.

Van Life

Six years of living on wheels: compost toilets, Morocco overland, gear and the slow life on the road.

Hiking & Wildcamping

Trail guides, gear and tales from 13,000+ km of long-distance hiking, most of it with a dog.

Slow Travel

Fifteen years of the long way round: house-sitting, overland routes and 60 countries of slow travel.

Natural Living

Ayurveda, natural care, foraging and clean water: wellbeing from the wild.

Freediving

One breath and down where it is quiet. How to start and where to fall in love with it.

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Stories to read   Been there, stories coming

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@suzannevanderveeken

Hi! My name is Suzanne.

For more than 15 years, I've been travelling oceans by sail, van & fins while cultivating conscious living 🌱. For years, I travelled on a sailboat. Since 6 years, my adventure basecamp is my campervan, my first car, and my first house. And these days I am deep into long-distance hiking: 11 trails and 2,000+ km on foot, most of it with my dog.

I‘m here to help you go on ocean and wilderness adventures, and share encouragement for a memorable and conscious nomadic way of life with nature. Explore the tips and inspiration on travelling by sailboat, van life, hiking, freediving, ayurveda and natural living, and slow travel.

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The Novice Ocean Explorer Course

Travel the World by Sailboat if You Don't Have a Boat or Much Sailing Experience – How to Do it Happy, Safe, and Sustainable, as amateur Crew. For adventure travellers curious about sailboat travel in a hands-on way. The course I wish was out there when I started sailing over a decade ago.

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Book Ocean Nomad

No boat? No big budget? No sailing experience? But an urge for ocean adventure… No problem! Sail the Atlantic Ocean as a Crew Member.

Discover what it feels like to wake up on the ocean, breathe the ocean air, have the wind in your hair, navigate by the stars, live simple and resourceful, and be eye to eye with dolphins. Day in, day out.

Packed with practical advice and stories, Ocean Nomad guides you from the idea of “someday I would like to go on an ocean sailing trip”, to sipping a coconut on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean celebrating the achievement.

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The pursuit of a healthy planet and lifestyle are one and the same