Tussen ambitie en hygge
Honden zijn sociale beestjes. Net als ons hebben ze sociaal contact nodig om zich goed te voelen. Op een hondenweide kunnen onze trouwe viervoeters voor een keertje gewoon zichzelf zijn en spelen.
Daarom lanceren we een nieuwe Facebook-groep: “Honden van het Beekpark”.
Laten we een snuffel-community bouwen voor de honden van Nijlen!
Wie weet leren de baasjes elkaar ook wat beter kennen!
Jullie lezen dat goed: we verruilen Engels voor Nederlands.
Vind je dat leuk? Of ben je nu eerder wat teleurgesteld? Het zij zo. Als er iets is dat ik in het leven heb geleerd, is het dat je nooit iedereen tevreden kan stellen.
Vanwaar de plotse ommezwaai?
Een blog beginnen is één van de beste beslissingen die ik ooit heb gemaakt. Het was de ideale uitlaatklep tijdens een grillige periode in mijn leven. Bovendien heb ik dankzij NoMoreMovies mijn passie voor schrijven en fotograferen (her)ontdekt.
Ik voel nu dat ik klaar ben voor een nieuw hoofdstuk.
That’s right: I decided to switch to Dutch – my native language – from now. I suppose you are a bit disappointed? What can I say? If there’s one thing I learned in life it’s that you cannot please everyone.
Why switch?
Starting this blog was one of the best decisions ever. It was the ideal outlet during an unsteady phase of my life. Besides, thanks to NoMoreMovies I (re)discovered my passion for writing and photography.
Now I feel I am ready for the next chapter.
Our hoarding mentality and messy home was making it impossible for us to enjoy traveling. If we wanted life at home to feel as light, dynamic and nimble as life abroad we had to get our priorities straight. And get to work!
My first reflex was second-guessing our house. Why, oh why did we buy an old, detached house? For the past eight years it felt like we had spent all our money and energy in renovating this ever hungry, money-devouring monster… and still it didn’t resemble the home I had envisioned so many years ago.
We considered downscaling to an apartment, but changed our minds: there were still too many things we loved about our house. So many things we took for granted. Now the fog finally lifted and the road ahead became clear…
It was time to return home.
With a vengeance!
After spending a few days discovering North Bali we decided to try out Lovina’s main attraction: a Dolphin Tour! Sofie is very fond of dolphins and she rated swimming among the friendly mammals high on her bucket list. When push came to shove, she didn’t really like snorkeling. Catching some close glimpses from a boat seemed like an excellent alternative!
Video after the click!
Cruising the Finnish roads near Savonlinna, my mind wandered off to the adventure that lay ahead. I felt excited and intimidated at the same time. From the moment I received Pascal and Martta’s wedding invitation, I pictured myself hiking in one of Finland’s National Parks. Just me and my camera. A few years ago I would have dismissed it as unrealistic or too dangerous to attempt. Now, after starting Nomoremovies, I decided to let go of my uncertainties and just went for it.
In essence I’m a dreamer who finds joy in capturing beautiful moments. Our magnificent world never seizes to amaze… The past few weeks I have been posting my favorite #latergrams on Instagram. I hope you enjoy viewing my snapshots as much as I enjoyed making them.
Want to see more? Head over to Instagram and follow Nomoremovies! 🙂
After saying goodbye to my friends and our newlyweds, my solo travel adventure was about start. First stop was Suomenlinna, Helsinki’s beautiful fortress island. As part of Unesco’s World Heritage list it is a must-see when visiting Helsinki. Join me for a walk on the island and browse through some photogalleries of my third day in Finland. Enjoy!
For day one I joined Rob & Mathias for our first nature walk through the forests of Finland. We rented a white Volkswagen Up and drove up to Nuuksio national park for a 7 kilometer hike. We did not have a built-in satnav so Mathias had to hold Rob’s iPhone and tell him how to drive. Of course this ended up with the two of them bickering over missed turns much like a married couple. How appropriate thinking we were here for a wedding and all.
Sofie’s love for dogs led us to “SOS Stray Dogs” in Turkey, an amazing non-profit organization ran by two passionate Belgian women. This is the story of how we decided to take care of a gorgeous stray dog called Lily, while she was waiting for a foster home. A story with a happy end!
