About Onno showing me around the Connemara mountains and I dived into the sea at Dog’s Bay. I love it, I love it, I love it! (No, I will not stay here,…
Daily Reports
Galway (day 2)
According to my host Onno I was not allowed to leave Ireland if I had not seen The Burren mountain range; he kept on telling me that I would love it. So…
Coachford -> Galway
“Hey honey! Do you remember that guy from Letmestayforaday who was on Jerry Ryan last week? – That website! The dude who travels round the world? Well, I have him right here…
Dunmanway –> Coachford
I got around to Cork city again and at the end of the afternoon my host Liam personally brought me to my next hosts, the McCaffrey family, in Coachford! I am being…
Dunmanway (day 2)
After an interview with a national radio station, my hosts Liam and Christine took me out to Sherkin Island for a unique experience and a faboulous day out! Today I woke up…
Douglas, Cork -> Dunmanway
After last night I needed a good rest, which I had. And then later that afternoon Niamh took me up to a place where I’d meet Liam , my host for tonight….
Douglas, Cork (day 2)
About waking up with a terrible hangover, but eventually this night started off with a lot of fun at the Cork Greyhond Dog Races. But it all ended less funny as something…
Dublin -> Douglas, Cork
About how a bad day started good, went slightly downwards and how alcohol got me all the way back up again. Was it because of the hostess I stayed with or was…
Waterford -> Dublin
Huh? Heading back to Dublin again? You are giving up? Or do you have to be in Dublin again for a media appearance to promote this website? Yes, indeed, the latter! Today…
Waterford (recovery day 2)
Today I stuck around in Waterford again, the sniffy nose allergy thingy is slowly going away, but every illness takes a bit of energy away. Today was about sleeping in and visiting…
Waterford (recovery day 1)
To answer your “What if you get sick on your travels?”, where here we go. I am not going to another location today. The nose-thing-allergy did take me out for a bit….
Dublin -> Waterford
It’s Monday and I am in Ireland! Now, this traveling might take a little toll on my health, but you know I seem to sleep it off often. However, after arriving in…
Maughold -> Dublin (Ireland)
One moment I get driven along the curvy roads of a beautiful island, next I got from the Isle of Man to Dublin, Ireland and ended up staying with a journalist, and…
Maughold (extra day)
I am experiencing great sleeps in the last days, certainly as the sun comes up around 4am. Maybe that influences my sleep. Today Suzanne had to go to work and Paul would…
Liverpool -> Maughold (Isle of Man)
I moved on from England onto Isle of Man, another part of the United Kingdom! After a little media circus I ended up with the amazing Suzanne and Paul in Maughold. I…
Dublin (day 2)
About getting from one place in Dublin to another and staying with the Spanish Lluis. I woke up and saw a clock make his round. It was nearly 1pm before I got…
Manchester -> Liverpool
How unforgettable a place can be by its history and worldwide known popularity of a beatband, The Beatles. This is Ramon in love with Liverpool… Elliot knocked on my room door to…
Sheffield -> Manchester
Today the story of the natural beautiful trip to Manchester, the story of the Manchester centre bombing in 1996 and my view of the city today. And what about the free meal…
Sheffield (day 2)
Once in a week I try to take a day off in my travelling. Just to arrange certain things, get some extra rest, update the website, etcetera. Lucky for me, today was…
Birmingham Airport -> Sheffield
I must say airport benches don’t sleep that good, so I needed a better sleep at the house of my next hosts Wendy and Colin in Sheffield… After I finally drowsed off…
Heath Hayes -> Birmingham Airport
Something else for today! How about a report about me being stuck at the Birmingham International Airport with no place to go. How did I survive? Thanks to the heavily armed forces……
Hanbury -> Heath Hayes
Today I got a ride from a modern day witch, was present at a slave auction and stayed with Andy and his parents in Heath Hayes. I woke up at 9.50am at…
Cardiff -> Hanbury
From Cardiff, Wales, to my next place took me two hours in hitch-hiking. But eventually this afternoon had the unexpected sky as the limit: I was taken along microlight flying! I thank…
Bristol -> Cardiff
Well, Wales is not exactly another country, but as a part of the United Kingdom, it is just something else than England – respectfully speaking anyway. Experience my stay with an Italian…
Horrabridge -> Bristol
To my surprise I became the subject of Show & Tell at a primary school and was present at the school assembly, enjoyed the Dartmoor nature and headed all the way to…
Dartmouth -> Horrabridge
From Dartmouth I moved inland again to Horrabridge where I stayed with Tricia and Andy and their two kids who took me to the local swimming pool and for a pint at…
Paignton -> Dartmouth
After a very relaxing and necessary break time at the Cherwood Hotel in Paignton I moved on to the house where General Eisenhower once looked out from the same window. Pauline and…
Paignton (extra day 2)
Actually I don’t want to spent a lot of time about this day. It was a nice day to do absolutely nothing. Relaxing, planning ahead, writing report updates, playing computer games on…
Paignton (extra)
After the circus of the first month and that up-and-down-to-Austria-for-a-day adventure, I was in serious need of a little break. The Devon County guide promised it and I enjoyed a few days…
Vienna -> Paignton (UK)
This day was used to travel all the way back again, from Vienna, via Amsterdam (hi parents!) and on to Bristol Airport to end up at the Cherwood Hotel in Paignton again….
Paignton -> Vienna (Austria)
If the Austrian television station ORF wants me live and in person on their show, in Vienna, then the Austrian television station ORF only had to fly me over from Paignton to…
Exeter -> Paignton
Today I arrived at the Cherwood Hotel in Paignton, a lovely city in one of the most beautiful parts of the United Kingdom. I’ll be staying in a free room at the…
North Baddesley -> Exeter
Steve woke me up around 8 o’clock this morning (he really had to put his face in front of me and almost scream me awake…) and after a quick shower I had…
Shoreham -> North Baddesley
Around 10 o’clock Miguel woke me up. It’s almost becoming embarrassing for me to write down about my waking up everyday so late in the morning. I must say this project is…
Brighton -> Shoreham-by-Sea
Moved from the student house in Brighton to Shoreham-by-Sea and had a very relaxing there as my hostess Helena put me at ease for a day. It was because of this big…
Isleworth -> Brighton
From Heidi’s place in West London, I visited the Channel 5 tv studios to be a guest on their Breakfast Show, hitchhiked down south to Brighton, stayed at a student house and…
KissFM -> Isleworth, London
Only after two hours of sleep Bam Bam woke me up at 5.22am in the morning. I had to be ready to go in ten minutes. I took a shower and got…
Enfield -> KissFM, London
Today I my host was invited along to the the UK Premier of Pearl Harbor, where I ended up sharing popcorn with Geri Halliwell and walking between nobodies and celebrities at the…
Battersea -> Enfield, London
This day I drove from Battersea to Enfield while being interviewed by a reporter of the Daily Mirror, photo shoots and another barbecue! Let’s blame the weather. For today I was asked…
East End -> Battersea, London
Today I said goodbye to Paul and walked from London East End to London Battersea at the South West in almost 6 hours… Dutch radio 3FM called me awake at 7.30am for…
East End, London (Day 2)
On my 27th day, you would expect that everything works out fine on the technical end of this project. It did not. This website was designed and launched and I had a…
Saint Ouen -> London (UK)
I visited the flea market in Paris, drank beers in Brussels and then got all the way to London, in one day. Oh boy! There I was, firmly sleeping in Samuel and…
Paris -> Saint Ouen
About sleeping in until after noon (oops) and having to rush to the Eiffel Tower for a TV report (and get wet in the fountain), missing the appointment with my next host,…
Paris (day 2)
Today I moved on, but stayed in the same city, meeting the Austrian Walter and his remarkable friends to remember, and visiting the grand opening of an contemporary art gallery. Again I…
Versailles -> Paris
Today I got from Versailles to Paris for a photo shoot down at at the Sacré-Cœur, met my host Jeanne for tonight and experienced Paris by night. Thanks to this sponsor deal…
Lille -> Versailles
Today I got 205 kilometres into France, hanging out with a crazy Australian lady and her little kid while the sun is burning me ’till the bones. Oh, but the Castle! As…
Menen -> Lille (France)
Today I crossed the French border by train and arrived in the picturesque city of Textiles: Lille! I still had one train ticket left with the Go Pass I got from Karen…
Bruges -> Menen
Menen is just a few steps from the French-Belgium border. Jurgen, my new host in this little city, was coincidentally in Bruges himself and invited me over at his nieces’ First Commune…
Ghent -> Bruges
Karen gave me a free train ticket to get from Ghent to Bruges, where I got stuck in the mass tourism here… Stayed with Annick and Jurgen the night. In the little…
Brussels -> Ghent
Today I was a city guide for a Dutch school class, watched videos with Sophie who brought me to my new lodging spot in Ghent and met my new hostess, the 20-year-old…
Brussels (Day 2)
Steven let me sleep out, a group of American backpackers paid a movie ticket for me and at 6.30pm my next hostess Sophie picked me up. That is the summary for today!…
Tervuren -> Brussels
After breakfast with Johan and Hennie, they dropped me of at a little old tram car station in Tervuren. Johan gave me 100 Belgian Francs, so I would make it to the…
Leuven -> Tervuren
From Leuven I moved on to Tervuren, where it was a 30 degrees Celsius in the sun and my hosting family took me out in the local park and we had some…
Leuven (Day 2)
Wouter and Elisabeth took me to the University of Leuven today and we ended up having dinner in the cantine there, before going out to explore the historic city of Leuven with…
Tessenderlo -> Leuven
The next place I’ll be visiting will be the city of Leuven, the absolute oldest University City of complete Europe. And of course I had to enjoy the student life there. Dirk,…
Geel -> Tessenderlo
After that big night in Antwerp, the hosting family took me to Tessenderlo in the afternoon where I had comfortable family conversations in the backyard. I had plenty of time to work…
Antwerp -> Geel
After the hangover from last night (and morning), I got to the small town called Geel with this fun young family! So, I got home last night, together with my host Ludo,…
Tilburg -> Antwerp (Belgium)
So this day I hitch-hiked from Tilburg and crossed the Belgium border and got myself to Antwerp, where I had a BBQ with my host Ludo and his family and friends and…
‘s Hertogenbosch -> Tilburg
I stay with my hostess Guusje, who’s an artist a the Tilburg Fabric Museum, meet more pierced people and the actress and beautiful model Natasha followed by a symphonic rock concert of…
‘s Hertogenbosch (day 2)
I have admitted that I could need a very good night sleep to my hostess Tamara, so when she had to leave to her work at an internet provider, she left me…
Breda -> ‘s Hertogenbosch
About how I got from Breda to ‘s Hertogenbosch by walking through high green grass farmlands, handing over the guitar to my hostess Tamara, eating out at a Greek restaurant and deciding…
Rotterdam -> Breda
I woke up around 10 o’clock this morning and had a nice shower. When I got out of the shower – all fresh and shining again – Patricia and Alexandra were already…
The Hague -> Rotterdam
On my 5th day of this world trip (woohoo) I moved from Jasper’s place in The Hague City to the huge port city of the Netherlands: the city of Rotterdam, where I…
Scheveningen -> The Hague
Almost as usual it got pretty late last night, but fortunately I didn’t have to be in a hurry for this day and both Charis and I could sleep in long. I…
Amsterdam -> Scheveningen
Caroline, my host for the night, and I stayed up pretty late last night. Unfortunately, I had to wake up at 8:30 am since she had to leave for work. When I…
Hilversum –> Amsterdam
I checked out of the Hilversum hotel at 11 o’clock and decided to walk to the first highway exit, where I wanted to get off to Amsterdam. On the way to the…
Zwolle –> Hilversum
Welcome to the first report on Letmestayforaday.com. For as long as time can be on my side during this project, I intend to report about my daily adventures in this kind of…