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Joyce ❁

💚 Sharing tips for conscious travelers
✨ Inspiring responsible adventures

One year ago around this time, I left on a last-minute trip to Colombia as a guide for @munderotravel 🇨🇴 One of the best impulsive decisions I've ever made. ❤️ Hiking, chilling, eating, dancing... all in full force with an amazing group of strangers who soon became friends. Some trips you plan for months. Others you just say yes to. Our time in Colombia taught me that the second kind might just be the best kind. Now, a few days out from doing it all again: this time a last-minute adventure to Morocco. On my bucket list since forever, and I could not be more ready to find out what this destination has in store for us. 👀

One year ago around this time, I left on a last-minute trip to Colombia as a guide for @munderotravel 🇨🇴

One of the best impulsive decisions I've ever made. ❤️ Hiking, chilling, eating, dancing... all in full force with an amazing group of strangers who soon became friends.

Some trips you plan for months. Others you just say yes to. Our time in Colombia taught me that the second kind might just be the best kind.

Now, a few days out from doing it all again: this time a last-minute adventure to Morocco. On my bucket list since forever, and I could not be more ready to find out what this destination has in store for us. 👀

Inspired by @jet_lag_chaser we spent two days on the Eislek Trail. 40 kilometers of endless gossip (🤭), and most importantly: good views. 💚 Yay for micro adventures close to home! ​Day two felt completely different, though. We could actually smell and see the smoke from the fires over in the High Fens. Walking through that haze really landed a heavy reality check, leaving us also with a heavy heart. 💔 It’s a sobering reminder of how fast things can turn. Nature gives us so much space to unplug, the absolute least we can do is protect it. 🌳 Please continue to practice Leave No Trace out there: pack out what you bring in, skip the open fires, and stay responsible. 🫶

Inspired by @jet_lag_chaser we spent two days on the Eislek Trail. 40 kilometers of endless gossip (🤭), and most importantly: good views. 💚

Yay for micro adventures close to home!

​Day two felt completely different, though.

We could actually smell and see the smoke from the fires over in the High Fens. Walking through that haze really landed a heavy reality check, leaving us also with a heavy heart. 💔

It’s a sobering reminder of how fast things can turn. Nature gives us so much space to unplug, the absolute least we can do is protect it. 🌳

Please continue to practice Leave No Trace out there: pack out what you bring in, skip the open fires, and stay responsible. 🫶

Strangers on Friday, biking buddies by Sunday. 🚲 That's the magic of the Velo Tour Festival: three days of biking, open roads and camping with the kind of people that make you want to do it all over again. 💚 @welcometomygarden_org thank you for this wonderful weekend, for the contagious enthusiasm, and for making slow travel accessible for everyone. 🏕 #bikepacking #slowtravel

Strangers on Friday, biking buddies by Sunday. 🚲

That's the magic of the Velo Tour Festival: three days of biking, open roads and camping with the kind of people that make you want to do it all over again. 💚

@welcometomygarden_org thank you for this wonderful weekend, for the contagious enthusiasm, and for making slow travel accessible for everyone. 🏕

#bikepacking #slowtravel

Throwback to my first wild-camping adventure in France last june. 🥾 The Chartreuse really stunned me: every view, every climb, every (quiet) moment. ⛰️ Thanks to the solid guidance of @hikingadvisorbelgium I made it through the 6-day trek feeling proud and grateful. 💪

Throwback to my first wild-camping adventure in France last june. 🥾

The Chartreuse really stunned me: every view, every climb, every (quiet) moment. ⛰️

Thanks to the solid guidance of @hikingadvisorbelgium I made it through the 6-day trek feeling proud and grateful. 💪

El Tigre Waterfalls, Monteverde 🇨🇷 An easy-to-access, adventurous 7.5 km loop through Costa Rica’s cloud forest. 💧 Expect lush greenery, hanging bridges & four stunning waterfalls. We hiked it in 2.5 hours, with plenty of stops along the way. Can only recommend it if you’re headed to Monteverde. 💚 #getoutside #monteverde #costarica #junglehike #slowtravel

El Tigre Waterfalls, Monteverde 🇨🇷 An easy-to-access, adventurous 7.5 km loop through Costa Rica’s cloud forest. 💧

Expect lush greenery, hanging bridges & four stunning waterfalls. We hiked it in 2.5 hours, with plenty of stops along the way.

Can only recommend it if you’re headed to Monteverde. 💚

#getoutside #monteverde #costarica #junglehike #slowtravel

Could every morning be like this one, please? ⛰️☀️

Could every morning be like this one, please? ⛰️☀️

Pov scrolling through my camera roll after guiding an epic @munderotravel trip to Costa Rica. 🤯

Finally! Tomorrow, Reismarkt - the ultimate event for travel enthusiasts - opens its doors! 🫣 Get to know top-quality travel organizations, tourism boards, an outdoor shop, and a travel book store. Such as @de.berghut @kriskrasreizen @visitmalta @beyondbordersbelgie @servasbelgiumluxemburg @the_wildlinger and much more. 🤠 It’s also your chance to connect with 200 experienced travelers, ready to share their insights with you. Planning a trip in 2025? Skip the endless “10 must-visit” blog posts and get real, firsthand advice through personal conversations that make all the difference! 👀 And at 17:00, I'll be sharing my tips and tricks on traveling with (positive) impact! 💚 After months of hard work, it’s amazing to see this event come to life and bring together 3,000 like-minded globetrotters. 🤩 Hope to see you there!

Finally! Tomorrow, Reismarkt - the ultimate event for travel enthusiasts - opens its doors! 🫣

Get to know top-quality travel organizations, tourism boards, an outdoor shop, and a travel book store. Such as @de.berghut @kriskrasreizen @visitmalta @beyondbordersbelgie @servasbelgiumluxemburg @the_wildlinger and much more. 🤠

It’s also your chance to connect with 200 experienced travelers, ready to share their insights with you. Planning a trip in 2025? Skip the endless “10 must-visit” blog posts and get real, firsthand advice through personal conversations that make all the difference! 👀

And at 17:00, I'll be sharing my tips and tricks on traveling with (positive) impact! 💚

After months of hard work, it’s amazing to see this event come to life and bring together 3,000 like-minded globetrotters. 🤩

Hope to see you there!