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Backpacking, photographing, animating… around the world

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Enjoying the digital nomad life next to the beach in Fiji!

Posted on September 26, 2017

Bula! That’s “hello”in Fidjian… Another funny greeting for my international vocabulary! After a short 2h flight from Auckland, I arrived again in a tropical climate. Now I was 100% sure that I wouldn’t need my Kathmandu thermals here in Fiji! After passing the friendly officers of immigration, I left the airport and made my way to […]

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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

Sydney: Episode 3 – The Red Cross and The Blue Mountains

Posted on March 23, 2017March 25, 2017

Oh Sydney, you’re hard to get out of… My original plan wasn’t to stay longer than a week here. But thanks to amazing flatmates, I had a good reason to stay! Finding a job wasn’t easy. Keeping the job wasn’t easy. Indeed, was. As mentioned before, I didn’t have enough signups and that day my […]

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  • Vietnam

Christmas with a Vietnamese family in Duc Trong

Posted on December 30, 2016May 15, 2017

5.30am… The rooster screams “Good morning!“… His friend, a pheasant-looking bird, answers: “You call this a good morning?!“ Or… That’s what I make of it… Next to me in bed, the 10-year old Huy and Nu turn around to get a couple of minutes more sleep. The mosquito tent I’m sleeping in, gives an interesting real-life instagram filter on […]

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  • Vietnam

Couchsurfing the south of rainy Vietnam

Posted on December 21, 2016January 20, 2017

Rain, rain, rain… First time I’ve seen rain in one month. It feels refreshing though. After a sleepless night on the airport from Beijing, a silent flight to KL, and a plane filled with beautiful Vietnamese girls, I arrive in Saigon. Seeing christmas decorations while it’s 30ºC still messes with my brain. It just doesn’t feel right. Besides this, […]

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  • Highlights

One week with an Indonesian family

Posted on October 27, 2016February 9, 2017

Here I am, the only white guy sitting in Kuala Namu International Airport, waiting to fly to Denpasar (Bali). I’m still overwhelmed by the amazing nine days I just had in Kisaran and Sei Silau. Never have I seen so many smiles in my life or have I been called ‘handsome‘ as this week. These nine […]

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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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