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Visit Sweden – camping on the West Coast

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:46:04 +0000

Camping on the West Coast of Sweden. A car drive of at least 7 hours from Kalmar to Lysekil brings us to the West coast of Sweden. The Siviks camping is going to be our home-away-from-home for the next four days. Placing the caravan and putting up the tent is the first item on our […]

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Getting ready for a year of diving in the Maldives

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:49:13 +0000

Diving in the Maldives A new adventure has come across our path and with this comes a new destination. Thom and I will spend 2018 as dive instructors for a brand new resort. A little paradise Some exciting news – we are going to the Maldives! For a year! We just got hired at a […]

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Travel Guide: How to explore Athens in 2 days

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:54:12 +0000

The last few years I’ve been in Greece quite a bit, but I have never been to Athens before! This year’s travel-route to our summer-season destination had to include Athens. We had 2 days to see most of the ancient city of Athens. Thom and I decided to do the PADI advanced freediving course in […]

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From Mexico to Bocas del Toro, Panama with a pit stop in Costa Rica

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:30:15 +0000

Greetings from below sea-level! #Panama #diving A photo posted by ThatWanderlust (@renaterigters) on Apr 27, 2014 at 7:39am PDT Tomorrow our IDC (PADI’s Instructor Development Course) was supposed to start. Here, at Playa del Carmen – Mexico, things didn’t go as planned, so we have to make a decision. A photo posted by ThatWanderlust (@renaterigters) […]

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Eat, Sleep, Beach, Repeat – our daily lives.

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 06:00:08 +0000

Starting the day… It’s 8 o’clock in the morning when the sun rays caress the bedroom window. Time to wake up as I jump out of the bed while trying not to wake up Mr. Viking. In the kitchen I browse for a cooking pot and start heating up enough water for two cups of […]

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Becoming a PADI Divemaster in Mexico

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:00:04 +0000

La isla Bonita It took us a year to finally find the right place for our Divemaster course. We were in search for an instructor who would be willing to teach and show us everything on how to become a pro. We ended up in la isla bonita – really named Isla Mujeres in Mexico. […]

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Wreck diving in Isla Mujeres with Sharks

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 15:57:38 +0000

Isla Mujeres, Mexico Diving in Isla Mujeres The last few weeks have been intense while also super relaxed. About two months ago mr. Viking and I set foot on Mexican soil again after having been working our asses off for 6 months in Greece. Now we haven’t quite been sitting still over here either, but […]

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An unsolved mystery of the colossal Olmec heads

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:08:48 +0000

One of the first people to have lived in Mexico were the Olmec people and you can find their history in the Mexican province of Tabasco. In the city of La Venta colossal Olmec heads made out of rocks were found by archeologists, which nowadays are located at the nearby Villahermosa. There they are exhibited […]

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