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Schiermonnikoog & Vlieland

Nov 022011

Exactly a year ago I set out on a trip to two small islands near the Northern coast of Holland; Schiermonnikoog & Vlieland. As most people know, cycling is hugely popular in our country and these two islands are no different. So I went out for a week to produce an article and photos for the cycling special of ANWB REIZEN Magazine, a very popular travel publication. I hadn’t been to the islands sinds I was a high-school kid, aeons ago, and boy was I in for a treat. Some nice autumn weather, windy but not cold and the occasional raindrop just suited things perfectly. Autumn set in late that year so there were still loads of colored leaves on the trees.

Just the small scale of both islands, their loveliness and abundant nature will have me come back again very soon. I guess I have re-fallen in love again with the place. The feeling of being able to cycle around an island in an hour, or two for Vlieland, is just too good to be true. Add, centuries old houses and miles of unspoilt beaches and not too many tourists and you’ll see what I mean.

Below is the article, in Dutch, for those of you planning to go any time soon. Enjoy!
Client: ANWB REIZEN
Text & photography: © Fotograferen.net
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Defqon.1 Wallpapers

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Jun 152009

Defqon.1 widescreen (1600×1000) and XL (1600×1200) wallpapers, ready and done!
Just click on the image for the widescreen or the link below for the normal ratio (4:3).

Normal ratio here.

If you’re still missing a nice one from the full gallery just let me know your request and I might find some time to make a few extra wallpapers.

Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast

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May 212008

For the largest Dutch travel monthly: ANWB REIZEN Magazine, May 2008 issue, I did a full report on the Black Sea coast at the end of the summer of 2007. Focus of the article was the “Betonpolitie” or “Concrete Police”: a series of articles that asks the question if there is too much building going on at certain destinations that were renowned for their untouched beauty. In this case the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. As it turns out, a lot of the coastal line has been heavily overdeveloped but I still managed to find a few relatively untouched places along the way. Not an easy article to make as I was travelling alone and I manage to do about 1600 kilometres in one week to find all the good bits.