Top 10 things to do on beautiful Isla Holbox
‘I want to go back to the beach’ is what Diana said last year in March after we had been living in San Cristobal de las Casas for seven months. So we decided to go back to the beautiful island that stole our hearts back in december 2011 when we started this lifestyle: Isla Holbox….
Trash Run Isla Holbox
Inspired by the dutch barefoot runner, and great friend, Anne van Dalen who is running through Holland and cleaning trash while doing so we decided to do the same. Sanne, Diana and Steven decided to do the on the island where we were staying during our training program for Working The Wonder Years: Isla Holbox. How…
‘About genes, what is normal and adapting to survive’ a tale by Stevens father Gerard
Last week Stevens father Gerard visited us in Mexico. He spend an entire week with us on beautiful Isla Holbox. Being curious by nature, he just wanted to come and see (and feel) how we have been living our lives since we left Holland in 2011. This is what he found: ‘Evolutionary change is driven…
Steven ran his (and the) first marathon on Isla Holbox!
Ever since Steven was six years old, he has been running. He was always the Forrest Gump of the family. One of his big dreams was to run a marathon one day. Because we have been travelling for the last two years, training for a marathon was difficult. Especially if you want to pick a…
Swimming with Whale Sharks on Isla Holbox
We went swimming with whale sharks for free as part of the deal we have with the hostel where we are staying right now. In exchange we of course made a movie for David (the owner) to use on his new website (made by us;)). A great experience and another item to be marked DONE…
Challenges for the remote worker or Digital Nomad (and how to deal with them)
The Digital Nomad lifestyle sounds pretty appealing to a lot of people. And yes, living on the most beautiful places on earth and working while traveling the world most of the time is like living a dream. But of course there are times when circumstances are challenging. It can be the time difference, the temperature,…
6 simple steps to make money while you are traveling
A lot of people have asked us about how we are making money while we are travelling. And our answer always was: we don’t know yet, it is one big experiment and we are still learning whether it is luck or our talents that bring us our jobs. Of course we had some ideas but…
Triathlon training and city-camping: Merida, Mexico
Merida is a city located in the Yucatan province of Mexico. It is a big city with a small colonial-style center and it gets very hot (37-38 degrees Celcius) year round. Our visit to Merida was one of the most exiting from a ‘city camping‘ point of view. Before arriving in Merida, we looked up…
Shipping (y)our car to Isla Holbox
The last few months we have been trying to decide where we would go after our great time in San Cristobal de las Casas. Because we finally have all the paperwork for the car arranged it was really tempting to go into Guatemala for the first time with the bus. But since we are flying…
Triathlon training: Campeche, Mexico
Triathlon: Important part of our digital nomad lifestyle is to be fit, both mentally and physically. Training and participating in triathlon events during our travels is something we both love to do. Steven coming from an athletics background (400m) and Diana from mountain biking. Central America is a paradise for those who like to run…
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