Author: ivo

Traveling the world with a GS: a GlobalSmile
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Travel vaccinations

This week I visited the GGD for the second time for my travel vaccinations. My destination and route have not yet been determined, so I needed tailor-made advice and they helped me with that. Given the number of syringes (10 units), the vaccination was divided over 2 appointments. Na…

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It's itching already

The departure date (August 8) is getting closer and I notice that in everything. I can tick off more and more preparations that I had planned in recent years. Almost every evening I spend a few hours in my office scouring the internet for information about visas, open and closed borders, experiences of other travelers and…

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Bush Mechanic Workshop

In order to be able to carry out necessary repairs to the motorcycle along the way, I attended a Bush Mechanic workshop. Very educative! Not only because of the explanation of Dakar veteran Werner, but also because of all the stories of the fellow students... ツ

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THE trip (plan B)

In May 2021 I still had high hopes that everything would be fine. That in one year COVID would be out of the world, leaving just a few bad memories here and there, that wouldn't restrict my journey. And then came Omikron. As a result, new measures, lockdowns and land borders…

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The journey

It has been a while since I left on what would be my most beautiful trip ever and wrote my first experiences in the article below. This is the account of a trip that changed my life and can hopefully be an inspiration for you to go out into the wide world or enjoy it there…

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