Not a review about the good sides of this tent, there is enough on YouTube for that.
Review Durston XMID 1
Not a review about the good sides of this tent, there is enough on YouTube for that.
Two posts about being different and how that is not at all an issue. Until you realize you’re misunderstood by the different standard of living compared to others. Two write-ups to make you aware of the possible outcome of traveling long time solo. And also a little bit about to go your own way, to depend on your own gut feeling.

August 2023. The inheritance of solitude. A write-up about the awareness of the possible outcome of traveling long time solo. And also a little bit about to go your own way, to depend on your own gut feeling

August 2023. ‘The cat woman with a sharp nose’. Fueled when I felt misunderstood by the different standard of how I prefer living. It reminded me of (not so pleasant) woman I met in Yemen, but whom I understand better nowadays.
Five weeks off-grid, buried in the Florida woods

August 2020, USA. A most odd experience in the woods of Florida. I never knew how spectacular a seemingly boring patch of woods could be. In times of Corona we were homeless, hiding and alert. View post…
The uninvited twists of the mind: broken boredom

September 2018, Uruguay. Aloneness, solitude, quietude is one thing. But too much of it is not doing good either. To my rescue comes a beautiful hearted woman who takes me in her home for some time. Just what I needed. View post…
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Days roll into weeks and being absorbed into our own little bulb where silence, peace and no-nonsense makes for a supporting base to create, grow and admire, I find it difficult to leave. Yet I know that out in nature all that I don’t have in my own quiet green cocoon is present. I call it the magic of plant life; a strange realization for the traveler I was.
Have you decided to explore the world on a bicycle, then camping is part of it. As the outside seems so much more spooky than a house, the first thing that comes to mind is: ‘Is it not dangerous?’ On the contrary, in fact, it is not so much about danger. Much more camping is about management of daily changing circumstances and how to deal with them. Rather exciting and never dull indeed!