Our van Wilma parked at a Danish beach during sunrise

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After the busy streets of Vilnius, we longed for a few calm days in nature. Trakai National Park is only a 30-minute drive away, and we had heard so much about its beauty. Unfortunately, the forecast wasn’t great, with lots of rain on the horizon. However, we decided a long time ago that we can’t only visit places when the sun is shining. Otherwise we wouldn’t get very far, would we? So, embracing the rain, we picked one of the few car parks as our home for the next couple of days and, given the late hour, headed to the only restaurant open in the area.

8 October 2026Stefan

Image of a tower in Vilnius with Lithuanian flag

🇱🇹 Lithuania🌄 On the road🚐 Van life

Episode #110🇱🇹 Vilnius

We headed to Vilnius with great expectations. Many people had told us how great the city is and that its old town is second to none. First, however, we needed to buy new trekking shoes for Kathrin, as her old ones had finally given up the ghost. This proved surprisingly tricky: the store we had picked turned out to have no decent parking. So we drove in circles for 30 minutes through chaotic traffic and countless roadworks.

6 October 2026Stefan

🇵🇱 Poland🌄 On the road🚐 Van life

Episode #109🇵🇱 Wrocław

Kicking off our spring/winter trip, we arrived in Wrocław. We had heard many good things about the city and were very curious about it. Since it was Kathrin’s birthday, we felt we needed a proper night out.

28 September 2026Stefan

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We are Kathrin & Stefan

Ever since we met we discovered that we share the same passion for traveling and discovering nature and foreign cultures. We love to hike and anything that ups the adrenalin levels. After one of our first multi day hikes (West Highland Way) we started toying with the idea to get our own van. We decided to stress test that type of traveling with a 4 week camping trip through Canada.

It blew our minds and we discovered that we love this mode of traveling. The freedom is just incredible and that is exactly what we are looking for.

So, in 2024 we finally got our van Wilma and are now getting ready for the great escape … err… adventure!

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