Vera & Bert

Travel information

We are currently

Activities we are interested in:

We are currently (Mai 2026) in Northern Italy and France, Italy. We are on our way to spend the summer months in the Netherlands.

Description

Hi, we are Bert (56) en Vera (51), a laidback Dutch couple currently exploring Europe in our camper with our 20- year-old cat Koen. After spending 4 months in Greece, we are slowly heading back via Italy and France to spent June and July in the Netherlands.

Since we met in 2008, we combine our love to explore countries and meet people. We backpacked together through Asia and South America and explored Southern Africa with our 4x4 truck.

We now live and travel in our camper, which means we're flexible and self-sufficient. We love nature, simplicity and tranquility, but we're also social and enjoy good company and conversations. Koen, our cat, is a chilled and easygoing traveller - used to new surroundings and happy with a warm spot to nap and occasionally explore his surroundings on a leash.

Interests

Photography

Languages

Books

Hiking

Politics / Social justice

Technology

Events & social

Vegetarian or vegan

Pets

Van life

Self development

Farming

Cooking & food

Gardening

Music

DIY & crafts

Animals

Winter sports

Yoga / Wellness

Nature

Camping

Dancing

Outdoor activities

Cycling

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Italian: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I always like to expand my language skills

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Life at a Farmstay

Hospitality/Tourism

Eco Projects

House & pet sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Languages

Helping around the house

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Able to teach about:  

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

We both worked in sales, marketing and business development for mainly software companies in the recruitment industry.

We enjoy hands-on work as for to leave a place in better condition than when we arrived.

Vera loves cooking (eager to learn new recipes!), gardening and DIY projects .Bert loves fixing technical stuff. As we are never afraid of learning new skills, together we build an overlander truck to travel Africa, renovated our house boat and landscaped our garden.

We speak Dutch, English, a little German and French and eager to pick up basic phrases in other languages.

Age

52 & 56

What else ...

We are both interested in repurposing things instead of buying new. We travel with set of tools as well as a sewing machine, so we can repurpose or repair many things.

We would also love to get hands-on experience with e.g building a masonry stove, rain water collection systems, etc.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  No