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Living a nomadic lifestyle

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:30:14 +0000

Life as a nomad A nomadic lifestyle gives you a lot, but just as in relationships it’s about giving and taking. Traveling for weeks, months or for a lifetime isn’t only about relaxing on tropical beaches with an ice cold beer in your hand. It might seem like paradise to some of us, but it […]

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Overlooking the jungle from the ancient Mayan pyramid of Coba

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:08:56 +0000

Coba, Mexico Climbing to the top of Coba’s pyramid, which is the highest Mayan pyramid of the Yucatan Peninsula. It gives a majestic view of the Mexican jungle surroundings. It’s Friday morning when we hop on one of the ADO buses in Tulum to head for Coba. The night before we had already bought our […]

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The 360˚ dream of a photographer

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:00:44 +0000

After a flight of only 3 hours, which departed from Amsterdam Schiphol I landed on Malta, a small Mediterranean Island that amazed me with the many things you can see and do. The total area of 316 km2 makes Malta bigger than Liechtenstein, but smaller than Andorra. It is incredible that on such a small […]

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Summer Carnival at Rotterdam with Manu Chao

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:35:24 +0000

Last Saturday I took the train to Rotterdam where I was dying to go to because Manu Chao was going to be there! I never saw my favorite artist live, but this was my chance to go and see him and I did not even had to pay for a ticket – entrance to the […]

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Travel quote 4

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:28:12 +0000

“If you reject the food, ignore the customs,fear the religion and avoid the people,you might better stay at home” ~ James A. Michener

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Google Street View captures Galapagos Islands

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:01:15 +0000

A photographer from Google Street View was able to capture the most inaccessible places of the Galapagos Island in Ecuador with different camera’s. Street View, part of Google Maps, mapped the nature of the islands to protect their unique surroundings. The photographer hit the road with a so called ‘Trigger’. This is a backpack with […]

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Barcelona, the openair museum of Catalunya

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:55:35 +0000

That nice little hotel at the Costa Brava where you are staying has plenty of excursion brochures for you at the reception, but of course you would rather go by yourself to the impressive capital of Catalunya: Barcelona. The trainrail from Malgrat de Mar till Barcelona (Plaça de Catalunya) lays next to the beach and […]

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Travel quote 3

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:29:46 +0000

“A traveler without observation is a bird without wings” – Moslih Eddin Saadi

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