Skip to content

FOOTSTEPS OF FREEDOM

  • Home
  • About Marnix
  • In touch
  • Dutch
  • English
  • Spanish

Author: Marnix van der Lijn

Ik ben Marnix (1964), schrijver, langeafstandswandelaar en minimalist in hart en nieren. Na een loopbaan in de commerciële wereld, coaching en training, en jarenlange inzet in de vluchtelingenopvang, koos ik op mijn zestigste voor een radicale wending: ik gaf mezelf een sabbatical en trok de wereld in – te voet. Wat begon als een plan om 10.000 kilometer door Europa te wandelen, groeide uit tot iets veel groters: een nieuwe manier van leven. In negen maanden legde ik meer dan 5.500 kilometer af, met alleen mijn tent, schrijfboek, wandelkar (die ik liefdevol ‘Wheelie’ noem) en mijn barefoot schoenen. Al lopend ontdekte ik dat dit mijn pad is: een nomadisch bestaan, schrijvend onderweg. Ik geloof in het ritme van de voeten, in eenvoud, traagheid en aanwezigheid. Reizen zonder haast, leven met weinig, en onderweg de verhalen vangen die zich aandienen. Mijn missie? De schoonheid van vertraging, vrijheid en verbondenheid tastbaar maken in woorden. Ik bén onderweg. En daar voel ik me thuis.

A forbidden garden, escaped cows, and a heavy hiking trailer

Published on 3 June 2026 by Marnix van der LijnLeave a comment

Hard work at the tip of the fjord My goodness, this place is beautiful and peaceful. I don’t know what I’ve done here, but although I woke up early, I won’t leave until a quarter… Lees meer…

Tags Denemarken, Denmark, Haervejen, Hærvejen, langeafstandswandeling, longdistancetrail, Wildcamping, wildkamperen

The gods are smiling upon me

Published on 2 June 2026 by Marnix van der LijnLeave a comment

The war seems to have broken out Just behind my tent lies a steep hill along which the train tracks run. In the middle of the night, a long freight train thunders by. For a… Lees meer…

Tags Denemarken, Denmark, Haervejen, langeafstandswandeling, long-distance hike, longdistancetrail, Wildcamping, wildkamperen

Off the path

Published on 1 June 2026 by Marnix van der LijnLeave a comment

Watery nightmare and running to the bathroom Probably, there’s still a lot going on in my subconscious, because I dream that I’m sleeping in a business building belonging to my brother-in-law. What on earth am… Lees meer…

Tags Denemarken, Denmark, Haervejen, langeafstandswandeling, longdistancetrail, Wildcamping, wildkamperen

This way, I will never get to Sweden.

Published on 31 May 2026 by Marnix van der LijnLeave a comment

A great gift: a shower! Although I had planned to take my promised shower early, once again, nothing comes of it. I find it hard to get going quickly, resulting in me only feeling the… Lees meer…

Tags Denmark, Haervejen, long-distance hike, Wildcamping

A day to remember

Published on 30 May 202630 May 2026 by Marnix van der LijnLeave a comment

Sticky oatmeal cookies with chocolate for breakfast For the first time, it feels pretty hot in my tent. It’s not even that warm, but with this sun, it gets hot quickly. I walk barefoot through… Lees meer…

Tags Denemarken, Denmark, Haervejen, langeafstandswandeling, longdistancetrail, Wildcamping, wildkamperen

Today, not a hiker, but a writer

Published on 29 May 2026 by Marnix van der LijnLeave a comment

Peace and power I slept moderately well, but without any strange dreams, which is an improvement. It remains quiet in the enormous shelter, or rather the ideal hangout spot. No young people, no noise, even… Lees meer…

Tags Denemarken, Denemarken, Denmark, Haervejen, Haervejen, langeafstandswandeling, langeafstandswandeling, long-distance hike, Wildcamping, wildkamperen, wildkamperen

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

About Marnix

Marnix Footsteps of FreedomFrom May 2024 through January 2025, I hiked for nine months and 5,500 km across Sweden, Norway, Spain and Portugal. I came to the conclusion that this is how I want to live.

And so it happened… As of mid-May 2026, I am living a nomadic writing and hiking life in my tent, with my walking trailer and in barefoot shoes.

Instagram

Click here to follow Footsteps of Freedom on Instagram.

Archive

  • November 2026
  • October 2026
  • September 2026
  • August 2026
  • July 2026
  • June 2026
  • May 2026
  • April 2026
  • March 2026
  • May 2025

Recent comments

  • Marnix van der Lijn on Apple between my teeth
  • Luca on Apple between my teeth
  • Erich Duerr on Broken
  • Marnix van der Lijn on Why this blog – even if you hate hiking?
  • Erich Duerr on Why this blog – even if you hate hiking?

Categories

  • Blogs ENG

Tagcloud

AldeiasHistoricasPortugal AldeiasHistoricasPortugal Asking costs nix Austria Blogs ENG Borgleden Bulgarije Denemarken Denmark fourdayescape Germany GR22 GR22 Haervejen Hallandsleden Hiking Hungary Hærvejen information Information langeafstandswandeling long-distance hike longdistancetrail Netherlands Norway Portugal Portugal Questions don’t cost a thing sabbatical 2025 Serbia Servië Skåneleden SultansTrail Sweden The Netherlands Tunsbergleden Västra Götaland Wheelie Wildcamping Wild camping wildkamperen
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Mail
  • RSS
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Toujours by Automattic.
Scroll Up

  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • English
  • Español (Spanish)