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Backpacking, photographing, animating… around the world
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    End of my 15-month trip

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    Time travelling, senoritas, tequilas and cervezas in Mexico

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    Team Taiwan, snow, hikes and more road trip fun in the South of New Zealand

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    Hitchhiking keyframes through the north island of New Zealand

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    Bye bye Melbourne, hello Alice Springs!

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    Melbourne – Part 2: Back at the mansion, keyframe bro’s and tourist in town

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    One week of English teaching in the heart of Cambodia

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    Two weeks of Kung Fu training in China

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    One week with an Indonesian family

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Hitchhiking keyframes through the north island of New Zealand

Posted on August 26, 2017

Kia ora! Hello, thank you, goodbye… In the Maori language, the indigenous Polynesian people from New Zealand. After finishing some last freelance projects from the library of Auckland, I prepared myself for my trip through New Zealand. Jens would join me and we would try to hitchhike all the way to Wellington. Before taking of […]

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  • Australia

Banana benders & Wallace friends: last days in Australia

Posted on August 12, 2017August 12, 2017

My last two weeks in Australia have been fantastic! This post will be kind of a small recap of the people I met in these last days. I didn’t do anything extraordinary, but the friends I made will be people I’ll keep close to heart! Banana Benders After our 7 day road trip from Darwin […]

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National parks, volunteering and German friends in Darwin

Posted on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017

Darwin, Ibiza, Bali – Kuta… They all have a few things in common. Alcohol, sun, sunburned tourists with the average IQ of a goldfish and a couple of clubs spread out on one street. No judgements or first impressions. I’m just joking 😉 (still true…) At least I’m getting my tan from Cambodia back.  Darwin Darwin […]

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7 Days of dusty roads and 65y campers on a road trip to Darwin

Posted on June 28, 2017September 5, 2017

17th of June, “D-Day” for me and Arthur. This was the day we left the picturesque and multicultural town Alice Springs (AS) on a road trip towards Darwin (D). As we didn’t know exactly how long it was going to take us, our departure asked a minimum of preparation. We were going to spend the […]

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Bye bye Melbourne, hello Alice Springs!

Posted on June 12, 2017June 12, 2017

I have to become more strict to myself. Almost a month since my last post, and already 9 months since I left from Belgium! Make the 9 month/daddy joke for yourself 😉 After 7 weeks in Melbourne, I finally got out of my comfort zone and went back on the road. It was an emotional goodbye […]

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Melbourne – Part 2: Back at the mansion, keyframe bro’s and tourist in town

Posted on May 15, 2017May 15, 2017

Read about my new experiences in Melbourne. Combining freelancing in Motion graphics and exploring the beautiful city of Melbourne.

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Hi, I’m Mats! I’m a Belgian traveller currently based in Mexico city. For 15 months I was traveling through 4 continents. On this blog I’ve shared my experiences, selfies, videos and creative projects of this trip.

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recent Posts

End of my 15-month trip - 24 May , 2019
3 Months a la mexicana before ending my trip - 11 Jan , 2018
Time travelling, senoritas, tequilas and cervezas in Mexico - 28 Sep , 2017
Enjoying the digital nomad life next to the beach in Fiji! - 26 Sep , 2017
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