roadtrip with the new camper
After coming back from our amazing road trip through the United States we didn't take much time to relax. Our new camper was ready to be picked up. And ofcourse we were very excited to try it out and start a new road trip. This time we had some great adventures in France, Spain and Portugal. Enjoy...
Published: September 6, 2020
Carrapateira & Zoo de Lagos
October 2, 2019
We drove further to explore the magnificent cliffs along the Atlantic coast of Portugal. The weather in Portugal was very hot and the water pleasantly cool. Being parked in one of the best places in Portugal we got to enjoy a lot of stunning sunsets. On the endless beaches we had some relaxing time for ourselves.
We organised a learning day for the children by visiting the 'Zoo de Lagos' which we found to be a very beautiful and fun zoo. While on the road we discovered some ancient megaliths.
Portugal and especially Carrapateira will always have a special place in our hearts.
Published: August 30, 2020
Sierra Nevada & Algarve Portugal
September 27, 2019
We left the wine region of Murcia and headed our way more south, driving through Granada into the Sierra Nevada.
It was mid summer and there was almost no snow, the weather was nice, the views were stunning, and the sunsets were gorgeous.
After a quick stop in Sevilla, to buy a new bike tyre, we drove to Portugal.
The beaches in the Aljezur area are long and the waves always attract a lot of surfers. It was a whole lot of fun in this surfer's paradise.
Published: August 19, 2020
Côte d'azur & Juan Gil Vineyards
We drove back to Spain along the Côte d'Azur and stumbled upon some amazing places, like a rocky beach in Martigues where the kids had the best time looking for fossils and snorkelling.
Back in Spain, we stayed on a camping ground by the beach where the kids got to sleep in their new Quechua 2 second tent. And more inland we found an amazing little camper place in Bocairent, in the garden of some fellow Belgians.
Finally, we ended up in the Spanish wine region Jumilla where we visited the Juan Gil family estates. We got to see where our favourite Spanish wine is made, and of course got to taste it too. Our day ended with a beautiful walk through the vineyards and an amazing sunset from the hillside where we parked for the night. A super quiet place with an amazing view over the vineyards.
Published: July 14, 2020
Our new camper - Sunlight A72
YESss!! After almost a year of waiting, we can finally pick up our new camper van. We take it to the South of France to visit a boat show and have some fun at the beach. We had a great first time travelling with our new camper van.
Our USA roadtrip
Last summer (2019) we travelled through the USA for 2 months. We started in New York City, where we stayed for two weeks so we got a chance to really feel the New York vibe. And I have to say it was amazing! We would actually want to live there if only we were allowed. Although... maybe only in the summer months. (sorry, but I'm a summer person)
After two wonderful weeks in NYC, we rented a car, and what a car... a GMC Yukon XL... that's something you don't see in Europe. We were instantly in love. And it took us all the way from New Jersey to the Niagara Falls and then West from there... through Pennsylvania, Chicago, Yellowstone National Park, Salt Lake City, and a lot of places in between all of this, all the way to San Francisco. From there we went South until we reached Los Angeles and then back East to Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley,... until we reached New Orleans, what a wonderful city. And last but not least we toured through Florida where we visited the Everglades and Disney World and had some rest at the beautiful beaches of the Keys...
This was our road trip in a nutshell.
🇺🇸 63 days in the USA
🚘 14453 km (8980 miles)
🗺 21 states
🏨 30 different hotels
📷 2663 photo’s
🎉 2 birthday celebrations
🎡 2 visits to Disney World
🚑 1 ambulance ride to the hospital
🛫 1 delayed flight of 22 hours
👨👩👦👦 and thousands of unforgettable, fun, lovely family moments.
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Published: May 19, 2020
Disney World Orlando 2nd trip
August 23, 2019
Enjoy our finale episode in this series. You'll see our second trip to Disney World Orlando. This time it was a long and magical day that we all enjoyed very much!
Before going to Miami for our flight back to Europe, we stopped at the biggest Mc Donalds in the World. It is big. It was fun!
We didn't have much luck leaving the USA though. After a lot of hours of waiting our flight first got delayed, and later that night it got cancelled. So we got a hotel for the night and got rescheduled on another flight the next day. It was a long and exhausting way home. But we made it.
Published: May 13, 2020
Key West & Isla Bella Resort
For the last stretch of our road trip we drove to the most southern point of the USA, Key West. We visited the beautiful Butterfly garden and ate some delicious lobsters. We planned to have enough time to stay in the Florida Keys because we absolutely love it there. So we had a few days of rest in the magnificent Isla Bella Resort.
And we got some good news from Disney: they offered us free tickets after they heard what happened to Liam. So we took off to Orlando again!
Published: May 3, 2020
Everglades & Florida Keys
After enjoying our last day by the pool in Orlando Florida, we drove to the west coast of Florida. We had a relaxing day on Siesta Beach with its soft, white sand. The next day we drove further south to visit the Everglades National Park. We did an airboat tour and spotted some alligators. The more south we drove, the more we felt like we were in Paradise. We stayed one night in the wonderful, private Largo Resort. A paradise on earth. Quiet and chill.
Published: April 26, 2020
Disney World Orlando
We said goodbye to the beautiful New Orleans, and drove to Orlando, Florida. You can't make a road trip through the USA with your kids and not visit Disney, right? Unfortunately, the Disney Magic didn't last long for us. While we were waiting in line to get in our second ride of the day, Liam fainted because of some sort of heatstroke and he had to be taken to the hospital. The emergency medical staff took great care of him and after a few hours in the hospital, he was fully recovered. We had some scary moments that day, but everything ended well. And to make the best of the few hours left in this day we decided to take the kids to the movies to see ToyStory 4.
Published: April 15, 2020
New Orleans
After 42 days of travelling the USA, we made it to the Delta of the Mississippi which we really look forward to. When we took the tram into the city of New Orleans we ended up in a heavy summer rain which resulted in some hilarious and unforgettable moments. We got soaked but after buying some ponchos and towels we were ready to explore the city. We treated ourself on the famous New Orleans oysters and we tasted alligator for the first time. In the evening we did a beautiful sunset dinner cruise along the Mississippi River on one of the well-known river steamboats. We danced into the night on the never-ending jazzy tunes. What an incredible city, full of positive vibes.
Published: April 11, 2020
Grand Canyon & Monument Valley
We were a little sad to leave Las Vegas behind us because we had a lot of fun there. But on the other hand, we were happy to get back into nature. So the next stop was The Grand Canyon, a must-see. We decided to go to the North Rim where it's calmer and quieter. It was truly breathtaking, enormous and the views were spectacular.
And next up was Monument Valley, definitely another beautiful wonder on our bucket list. In Monument Valley, we felt as if we were wandering in an old western movie. It was an amazing day. We also visited a dam and saw fossils of dinosaur paws, it was quite a surprise. It’s not something you see every day.
Published: March 29, 2020
Los Angeles & Las Vegas
We drove to Los Angeles, the City Of Angels, after a quick visit to the gates of Neverland, where Michael Jackson used to live. Before driving into the crowded city we stopped at Malibu Beach for a nice swim in the pacific ocean. Our day in L.A. ended with a lovely dinner in Hollywood and a walk along The Walk Of Fame, where we spotted the famous stars. Los Angeles was super crowded when we were there, so we decided to drive on through the desert to Las Vegas. We had a few amazing days in this fabulous city, full of shopping, swimming, sightseeing, getting amazed by all the Vegas wonders and a little bit of gambling.
Published: March 21, 2020
Redwood Trees & Oceano Dunes
In this episode, we continued our travel south, to the Big Basin Redwood Tree State Park. It is astonishing how large the trees are, absolutely incredible. We had a wonderful time in the forest, in summer it is a great place to cool down.
And the kids had a lot of fun playing around these giants.
We are thankful for nature to show us these wonders.
After the walk in the forest, we drove to Oceano Dunes where we had a great afternoon driving the car on the beach and through the sand dunes. Sometimes it was a little exiting, we were lucky and did not get stuck in this huge place.
It was a fantastic day. One that we will always remember.
Sailing in San Francisco Bay
In this episode, we walked to the Pier and took the famous cable car to downtown San Francisco.
We explored the beach and went up high on the rocks overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. The kids had fun in just about every playground we came by.
On our last day in SF, our friend Ben invited us on his trimaran to sail the Gulf of San Francisco. It was an amazing experience, we even spotted a dolphin.
We want to thank Liz and Ben for their hospitality.
Published: March 8, 2020
Published: March 1, 2020
San Francisco
We drive further west to San Francisco. Our first evening there we had a lovely dinner with our friends Ben and Liz who live in SF.
We have a few days to explore the city so we take the BART train to the centre and stroll around the city.
The kids were amazed by the science at the Exploratorium.
Published: January 6, 2020
Salt Lake City
We set our way further to the west. We took a quick stop in Ogden and then went to Salt Lake City where we first visited the beautiful State Capitol and then continued to the lake which is big and beautiful.
Although it was a very hot day, we took a walk on the endless Salt Flats which was spectacular. It is another miracle of nature. Finally, we stopped by the Bonneville Speedway which is so long that you can not even see the end. It was a fantastic experience, the weather was hot but that didn’t bother us. We enjoyed the heat and the sun.
Published: December 28, 2019
Yellowstone National Park
We visited Yellowstone National Park where we saw the most beautiful geysers, landscapes and hot springs. This is an amazing world full of colourful springs. The animals and nature were delightful to see. The park has so many different views. Sunsets are amazing. This is definitely the most beautiful thing we have ever seen so far.
Published: December 15, 2019
On our way to Yellowstone
After a good night sleep in Gilette, we started our journey to Yellowstone National Park. The road there is over the mountain pass with a lot of amazing, panoramic views and wildlife. There was still some snow on the tops in the middle of summer. We stopped to see a wild river and gave some nuts to the local chipmunks, they were so cute. While we were driving we spotted a bear, he was just trying to cross the road when we came around the corner. We were super excited, what an experience, too bad we couldn't catch this moment on camera.
Published: December 8, 2019
Mount Rushmore
We drove through the planes of Wyoming and visited the famous Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
In the evening we ended up in a hotel in Gilette where we enjoyed a surprising second view of the 4th of July fireworks because it was delayed there due to the bad weather earlier. In the morning the kids had some fun in the pool where they had a little game of making the biggest splash. And before continuing our journey we visited the Cam-Plex Heritage Center just in front of our hotel which shows some very big machinery and equipment, very exciting for our boys.
Published: December 1, 2019
Badlands National Park
In this episode, we stopped in Minnesota to see The Green Giant Statue. We drive through Badlands National Park and in the evening we observed the magical wonder of nature when firebugs are all around us on the shores of the Mississippi River in La Crosse.
Chicago
We arrived in Chicago. There is so much to see there, the city is amazing. We walked the Navy Pier and had some thrills.
On our second day, we visited the Chicago Board of Trade building and discovered a secret vault in the basement.
Dinner was quite the experience too, we ate pizza at Gino's East where we could draw on the tables, seats, walls,... According to the kids, that was the most fun restaurant they've ever been to. Chicago was a lot of fun in the summer.
Published: November 25, 2019
Pennsylvania
In this episode, we drove from Buffalo to Chicago.
We stopped in Pennsylvania for a wine tasting experience, some cherry-picking and a lovely picnic by Lake Erie. It was nice to taste how sweet the cherries are. It reminded us of good times.
We have crossed the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois in the last few days.
Published: November 8, 2019
Niagara Falls
We left Manhattan behind us to pick up our rental car in Jersey and start our road trip throughout the United States.
First stop was Niagara Falls. We had a lot of fun in Niagara National Park. It truly is a world wonder. We spent the night in Buffalo, where the kids played some games while the sun was setting.
Published: October 28, 2019
Times Square, Top of the Rock,...
In this episode, you can see how we celebrated Tina’s birthday in New York City. Amongst others, we went to the roof of Rockefeller Center, which is called Top of the rock, to watch the sunset.
We also explored the Disney Store and the Lego shop.
And spent our last night on Times Square, Manhattan, New York City. We had a lot of fun and an amazing time in this wonderful city.
Published: October 14, 2019
M&M's - Battery Park - Midtown
After a week in NYC, we moved to a hotel on Times Square opposite the magical m&m’s store. So the first thing we have to absolutely do (according to the kids) is visiting the M&M's world.
Furthermore, we enjoyed the refreshing fountains in battery park and had a lot of good food in different places.
We've also been to the percussion show of STOMP which was awesome!
We are enjoying our hotel view overlooking Times Square, the streets that never sleep.
Published: October 8, 2019
Published: September 29, 2019
Museum of Natural History
In this episode, we show you the magical toy store that we discovered.
And we went to the Museum of Natural History, a must-do when you're in NYC.
At Pier 17 we enjoyed the magnificent views during a warm summer evening and we had some delicious meals. Also, the walk through the Highline park was fantastic, you get to see the city from a different perspective.
New York is truly amazing and all time hip and trendy.
Published: September 24, 2019
NYC - One World Trade Center
We started our big trip to the USA. We took a plane from Alicante airport in Spain where our big journey began. We landed safely in JFK New York city but unfortunately, our luggage got lost. We took a taxi to make our way into downtown Manhattan.
On our first day in NYC, we visited the World Trade Center observatory. Wow, that was an amazing experience being more than 100 stories high, with incredible views.
During our walk at Washington Square Park, we walked right into a film set. While the actors were taking a break, the kids had a little chess competition on the film set. We had an awesome day.
Spain - Belgium
This is our first video series and we hope you enjoy getting to know us.
It shows one of the journeys we take often ever since we moved to Spain in 2017. This is the route we take when we are going to Belgium for a family visit or business.
So in this series, you will see how we travel with our camper, what our favourite places are on the way to Belgium (and back) and we show you the place where we used to live in Belgium.
Enjoy our video's and feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Published: September 9, 2019
Almost home
Only a short video about our last part of this trip.
We had a lot of fun during our drive home. We always enjoy going back home, we really love living there.
Published: August 8, 2019
Sailing a catamaran in Barcelona
On our way home, we stopped in France, where we discovered a field of pink poppies.
At the port of Barcelona, we stumbled upon a sports cars tour called ‘6to6europetour’
We parked in a trendy spot for the night. And the next day we went sailing with a friend on a Lagoon 45 catamaran in the Mediterranean sea. We all had a great time hanging out there. We enjoyed Barcelona.
Published: July 21, 2019
A magnificent French castle
In this episode, we woke up in Belgium, in the beautiful fields near Borgloon.
And we started our journey home again, having some fun on the way as we stop in Bouillon. We promised Sky we would go kayaking when we passed here on our way home. And even though it was raining, a promise is a promise, so Sven and Sky kayaked along the Semois river.
The next day we visited the magnificent Castle of Chambord.
Published: July 16, 2019
Belgian mussels in Bouillon
We left Chateaugay and drove further north on the small roads in northern France. These roads are straight and fun to drive. We stopped in Bouillon, the first city after entering Belgium to eat some delicious mussels and stay for the night.
Published: July 8, 2019
Viaduct of Milau
After a lovely morning by the water, we left Leucate and headed our way further north. We passed the viaduct of Milau and explored a little French town with an old castle. We stayed on a hill overlooking the city to rest for the night.
Published: July 2, 2019
The best oysters in the world
We're so happy to show you our very first official 'explorewith4' video, the start of a lot of adventures we plan on making with our family of 4.
In this first episode, we made a road trip from Spain to Belgium.
We stopped in Leucate, as we always do, to eat the best oysters in the world. Leucate is located in the south of France.
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