{"id":3122,"date":"2024-03-28T07:30:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T06:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/?p=3122"},"modified":"2025-02-05T19:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:20:54","slug":"the-start-of-our-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/nl\/the-start-of-our-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Expeditie Overland gaat van start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We zijn onderweg! We hebben inmiddels 1400 kilometer, 4 dagen en 4 landen achter de rug: Nederland, Duitsland, Oostenrijk en Sloveni\u00eb. Hier lees je meer over de highlights \u00e9n de dieptepunten tot nu toe. En vooral ook over de levenslessen die we nu al hebben geleerd.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Inhoudsopgave<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/nl\/the-start-of-our-adventure\/#Ultimate_freedom\" >Ultieme vrijheid<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/nl\/the-start-of-our-adventure\/#Life_lessons_on_the_road\" >Levenslessen onderweg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/nl\/the-start-of-our-adventure\/#The_highs_and_lows\" >Highlights en dieptepunten<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ultimate_freedom\"><\/span>Ultieme vrijheid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:100.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Afbeelding 1 of 1 op volledig scherm openen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240325_170747-1024x577.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240325_170747-1024x577.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240325_170747-1024x577.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240325_170747-1024x577.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240325_170747-1024x577.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240325_170747-1024x577.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"Uitzicht vanuit de tent\" data-height=\"1153\" data-id=\"3131\" data-link=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/?attachment_id=3131\" data-url=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240325_170747-1024x577.jpg\" data-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240325_170747-1024x577.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We hadden het de afgelopen weken zo druk met de voorbereidingen voor de reis dat we niet echt tijd hadden om na te denken over wat we zouden gaan doen. De mensen om ons heen leken zich daar meer van bewust dan wij. Maar het is eindelijk zover: ons avontuur is begonnen. We vertrokken uit onze woonplaats Utrecht in onze Toyota 4Runner met daktent <a href=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/nl\/overland\/\">om naar Singapore te rijden.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toen ik wakker werd op de dag van vertrek \u2013 afgelopen zondag 24 maart \u2013 bedacht ik me dat ik de volgende dag helemaal niet naar kantoor hoef. Ik word helemaal nergens verwacht. En die dag daarna ook niet. Je kunt letterlijk gaan en staan waar je wilt. Elke dag opnieuw beslissen wat je wilt doen. Is dat nou ultieme vrijheid? Je tentje openklappen als het tijd is om te slapen en wakker worden van de haan naast je tent of de zon die in je gezicht schijnt?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Life_lessons_on_the_road\"><\/span>Levenslessen onderweg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Afbeelding 1 of 2 op volledig scherm openen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_155015-2-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_155015-2-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_155015-2-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"Tirol\" data-height=\"1365\" data-id=\"3124\" data-link=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/?attachment_id=3124\" data-url=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_155015-2-768x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_155015-2-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Afbeelding 2 of 2 op volledig scherm openen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326111509_IMG_40542-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326111509_IMG_40542-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326111509_IMG_40542-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"Hoogstraat179\" data-height=\"1365\" data-id=\"3125\" data-link=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/?attachment_id=3125\" data-url=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326111509_IMG_40542-768x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326111509_IMG_40542-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik typ dit op dag 4 vanuit Bled, Sloveni\u00eb. We hebben ruim 1400 kilometer gereden en zijn door 4 landen gekomen. Dit tempo gaan we natuurlijk nooit volhouden, en dat willen we ook helemaal niet. Het is geen race om zo snel mogelijk in Singapore aan te komen. We hebben de tijd. Hoewel ik me dat ook wel echt nog moet gaan beseffen. Ik moet meer leren loslaten en zien waar de dag me brengt. Iets dat verbazingwekkend moeilijk is als je rechtstreeks uit de rat race in Nederland komt. Nu dus al levenslessen geleerd in die paar dagen tijd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En daar draait deze reis uiteindelijk ook om. Ik weet niet of we ooit in Singapore aan gaan komen. Of wanneer. Maar dat maakt eigenlijk ook niet uit. Het gaat om alles wat we onderweg zien en meemaken. De lessen die we ervan leren. En wat we daar vervolgens mee doen de rest van ons leven. Het besluit om dit te gaan doen, het avontuur aan te gaan, neemt in ieder geval niemand ons meer af.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_highs_and_lows\"><\/span>Highlights en dieptepunten<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.95916%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Afbeelding 1 of 2 op volledig scherm openen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dji_fly_20240325_150544_444_1711375774322_photo_optimized-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dji_fly_20240325_150544_444_1711375774322_photo_optimized-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dji_fly_20240325_150544_444_1711375774322_photo_optimized-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dji_fly_20240325_150544_444_1711375774322_photo_optimized-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dji_fly_20240325_150544_444_1711375774322_photo_optimized-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dji_fly_20240325_150544_444_1711375774322_photo_optimized-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"Gleuf Neuschwanstein\" data-height=\"1536\" data-id=\"3132\" data-link=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/?attachment_id=3132\" data-url=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dji_fly_20240325_150544_444_1711375774322_photo_optimized-1024x768.jpg\" data-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dji_fly_20240325_150544_444_1711375774322_photo_optimized-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:36.04084%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Afbeelding 2 of 2 op volledig scherm openen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_175714-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_175714-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_175714-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"Kamperen in Oostenrijk\" data-height=\"1365\" data-id=\"3126\" data-link=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/?attachment_id=3126\" data-url=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_175714-768x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charisfar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240326_175714-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Is het dan allemaal rozengeur en manenschijn? Nee, natuurlijk niet! We vielen bijna in slaap op de autobahn uit verveling (hoewel we dat strakke asfalt over een paar weken waarschijnlijk heel erg gaan missen), hebben amper een oog dichtgedaan in onze daktent, Marcel is ziek geworden en ik heb het binnen een paar minuten voor elkaar gekregen om ons gasstelletje in de fik te zetten. Als in, dat hele ding. Niet het gedeelte dat hoort te branden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maar daar staat tegenover dat we vooral heel veel moois hebben gezien. Het sprookjesachtige Slot Neuschwanstein, waarvan de hoge, witte torens uitkijken over de beboste heuvels van Beieren. De groene, glooiende dalen en ruige, besneeuwde bergtoppen in Tirol. Het mysterieuze Bled meer, waarvan het kerkje op het eiland in het midden gehuld werd in mist, wolken en regen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wat het meeste indruk op me heeft gemaakt tot nu toe zijn alle uitnodigingen die we van mensen over de hele wereld krijgen. Om bij hun langs te komen of te slapen als we erlangs rijden. Simpelweg omdat ze het zo gaaf vinden wat we doen. Hoe lief is dat?! Gastvrijheid waar ik echt nog wel wat van kan leren. De wereld heeft zoveel moois te bieden als je ervoor openstaat. We kunnen niet wachten om dat allemaal te gaan ontdekken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Het avontuur is nog niet voorbij! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/charisfar.com\/nl\/overland-journal-netherlands-germany-austria-slovenia-croatia\/\">Lees ons volgende reisverslag hier.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-small-font-size\"> \u25cf \u25cf \u25cf <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Volg de expeditie op <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/char.is.far\/\">Instagram <\/a>voor realtime updates en nog veel meer foto's en video's!<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We zijn eindelijk onderweg: we zijn 4 dagen, 1400 kilometer en 4 landen verder. We hebben Nederland, Duitsland, Oostenrijk en Sloveni\u00eb doorkruist. In deze blog lees je meer over de hoogte- en dieptepunten en de levenslessen die we tot nu toe hebben geleerd. Ultieme vrijheid We waren de laatste weken zo druk bezig met de voorbereidingen voor de reis dat we niet echt tijd hadden om na te denken over wat we zouden gaan doen. De mensen om ons heen leken zich daar meer van bewust dan wij. Maar het is eindelijk zover: ons avontuur is begonnen. We verlieten onze woonplaats Utrecht in onze Toyota 4Runner met daktent om naar Singapore te rijden. Toen ik wakker werd op de dag van vertrek - afgelopen zondag 24 maart - realiseerde ik me dat ik de volgende dag niet naar kantoor hoef. Ik word nergens verwacht. Hetzelfde geldt voor de volgende dag, en de volgende, en de volgende... Je snapt het punt. We kunnen letterlijk gaan en staan waar we willen. Elke dag beslissen wat we willen doen. Is dat de definitie van ultieme vrijheid? Je tent opzetten als het tijd is om te slapen en wakker worden met de zon? Levenslessen onderweg Ik typ dit op dag 4 vanuit Bled, Sloveni\u00eb. We hebben meer dan 1400 kilometer gereden en zijn in totaal door 4 landen gereisd. We gaan dit tempo natuurlijk nooit volhouden en dat willen we ook niet. Het is geen race om zo snel mogelijk in Singapore te zijn. We hebben de tijd. Hoewel ik me dat echt vaker moet gaan realiseren. Ik moet leren om los te laten en te zien waar de dag me brengt. Wat verrassend moeilijk is als je gewend bent aan de ratrace in Nederland. Het lijkt er dus op dat ik al wat levenslessen heb geleerd in slechts 4 dagen tijd. Uiteindelijk is dat waar deze reis om draait. Ik weet niet of we ooit in Singapore zullen aankomen. Of wanneer. Maar dat doet er eigenlijk ook niet toe. Het gaat om alles wat we onderweg zien en meemaken. De lessen die we ervan leren. En wat we de rest van ons leven met die lessen doen. De hoogte- en dieptepunten Is het dan allemaal leuk en aardig? Was het maar waar! We zijn uit verveling bijna in slaap gevallen op de Duitse autobahn (hoewel we dat gladde asfalt over een paar weken vast zullen missen), we hebben nauwelijks geslapen in onze daktent, Marcel is ziek geworden en ik heb het voor elkaar gekregen om ons gasfornuis in de fik te steken. Het hele fornuis, niet het ding dat bedoeld is om te branden. Maar het was het allemaal waard. Want bovenal hebben we onderweg zoveel mooie plekken gezien. Het sprookjesachtige kasteel Neuschwanstein met zijn hoge, witte torens die uitkijken over de beboste heuvels van Beieren. De groene, glooiende valleien en ruige, besneeuwde bergtoppen van Tirol. Het mysterieuze meer van Bled, met zijn kleine kerk op het eiland in het midden gehuld in mist, wolken en regen. Wat me echter het meest opviel, waren alle uitnodigingen die we kregen van mensen van over de hele wereld, die ons vroegen of we bij hen wilden logeren als we langsreden. Gewoon omdat ze het leuk vinden wat we doen. Gastvrijheid zoals ik nog nooit eerder heb ervaren. De wereld heeft zoveel te bieden, als je ervoor openstaat. We kunnen niet wachten om het allemaal te ontdekken. Het avontuur is nog niet voorbij! Lees ons volgende dagboek hier. 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We crossed The Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. In this blog you read more about the highs and lows and the life lessons we learned so far. Ultimate freedom We were so busy preparing for the trip the last few weeks that we didn&#8217;t really have time to think about what we were going to do. The people around us seemed more aware of this than we were. But the time has finally come: our adventure has started. We left our hometown Utrecht in our Toyota 4Runner with rooftop tent to drive to Singapore. When I woke up on the day of departure &#8211; last Sunday, March 24 &#8211; I realized that I don&#8217;t have to go to the office the next day. I&#8217;m not expected anywhere whatsoever. Same goes for the next day, and the next, and the next\u2026 You get the point. We can literally go wherever we want. Decide every day what we want to do. Is that the definition of ultimate freedom? Pitching your tent when it&#8217;s time to sleep and waking up with the sun? Life lessons on the road I am typing this on day 4 from Bled, Slovenia. We drove over 1400 kilometers and passed through 4 countries in total. We&#8217;re obviously never going to keep up this pace, and we don&#8217;t want to. It&#8217;s not a race to get to Singapore as soon as possible. We have time. Although I really need to start realizing that more often. I need to learn to let go and see where the day takes me. Which is surprisingly difficult if you are used to the rat race in the Netherlands. So it seems I already learned some life lessons in just 4 days time. Ultimately, that\u2019s what this trip is about. I don&#8217;t know if we will ever arrive in Singapore. Or when. But that doesn&#8217;t really matter either. It&#8217;s about everything we see and experience along the way. The lessons we learn from it. And what we do with those lessons the rest of our lives. The highs and lows Is it all fun and games, then? I wish! We almost fell asleep on the German autobahn out of boredom (although we will probably miss that smooth asphalt in a few weeks time), we barely got any sleep in our rooftop tent, Marcel got sick and I managed to set our gas stove on fire. Like, the entire stove, not the thing that is meant to burn. But it was all well worth it. Because above all we saw so many beautiful places along the way. The fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle with its tall, white towers overlooking the wooded hills of Bavaria. The green, rolling valleys and rugged, snow-capped peaks of Tyrol. The mysterious Lake Bled, with its small church on the island in the middle shrouded in fog, clouds and rain. What struck me most, however, were all the invitations we got from people all over the world, asking us if we want to stay at their place when we drive by. Simply because they like what we\u2019re doing. Hospitality unlike anything I\u2019ve ever experienced before. The world has so much to offer, if you are open to it. 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