I claim bragging rights for swimming outdoors every month of 2024. 🏊🏼

January 1st and today December 11th I swam in the Mediterranean and many days of most months in between as well. When I didn't, I swam in the Atlantic or Baltic or took a dip into a river or lake or natural hot spring.

#VanLife 🇪🇺

Most mornings of this journey I started with a brief walk along whatever beautiful beach we were staying at. This morning walk offered some very different sights...

#VanLife #RanTanVan #Rome 🇮🇹

Waking up in Pompei, 🌋
having lunch in Napoli, 🐟
going to bed in Roma. 🇮🇹

#roadtripping #VanLife #RanTanVan

Taking the 6th ferry ⛴️ on this journey. This time from Palermo on Sicily to Napoli 🌋 on the Italian mainland. 🇮🇹

#VanLife #RanTanVan

On the ferry ⛴️ to Sicily 🇮🇹

#RanTanVan #VanLife

First #sunrise in Italy 🇮🇹 at 6:45.

Less than 10h till sunset, let's use 'em!

It's Sunday, the weekend is nearing it's end and I just enjoyed my last 48h hours in Greece 🇬🇷.

Without touching one line of code.

Now boarding a ferry ⛴️ and leaving it tomorrow morning in Italy 🇮🇹.

#VanLife 🚐

Post your workstation setup

#VanLife

Brief timeline:

had a VW T5 California for > 8y

ordered a new #campervan in Nov 2022

delivered Sep 2023 (6 months late)

did some changes & additions

started into full-time #VanLife in Dec 2023

spent the next 5 months mostly at the coasts of Spain & Portugal to enjoy sun and mild temperatures

While it is still *very* early days for the #VanLife and #DigitalNomad community here on Bluesky, I've created a #StarterPack to help us getting connected:

go.bsky.app/ERfHUXq

Countries visited with the #RanTanVan

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15 in 11 months of #VanLife
not bad at all :)

Planned for this year are:

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Follow @rantanvan.bsky.social - I might post some van related stuff there eventually...