About Him
Brazilian. Bearded badass. Lives in Amsterdam. Software developer that wants to retire and become a photographer/cyclist/vagabond. Usually rational, mostly cocky. Rides things with two wheels (badly). Speaks Portuguese, English and German (even worse than he rides things with two wheels).
About Her
Italian. Playful hipster. Now also lives in Amsterdam, after moving through Trieste and Antwerp. Professional translator. Childish (the good kind) and very mean to the people she likes (which is very odd). Practices yoga. Speaks Italian, English, French, Dutch and Hungarian (and god knows what she'll be speaking next month).
About Them
We met on a day trip to Bergen op Zoom and Dordrecht in The Netherlands. Back then, we still lived in the same country, both of us had only recently moved. As fate would have it, both had cameras in our hands, what ended up being the perfect ice breaker. It didn't take long for us to become good friends, and then a couple.
We did many other daytrips throughout The Netherlands as friends, and not too long after our first kiss we decided to start seriously traveling. First to neighboring Belgium, then Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, and beyond.
Together, we like eating bloody burgers, drinking strong Belgian beer, and mostly trying to keep it classy. We usually prefer the quiet and cozy of small towns, instead of the busy hustle and bustle of the big cities. We like staying in apartments instead of hotels, so AirBnB is our best friend. Sign up here and get some free credit!
Serendipity: luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for
About This
We decided to start Planning for Serendipity because we wanted to document the things we see on our trips and the moments we share while on the road. There's so much that happens and we just don't want to forget about them. We remember by sharing. The beautiful day outside, reading funny books in a bookshop, the perfect restaurant. It's also a pretty convenient place to share our travel photography.
Also, "Planning for Serendipity" describes the way we travel very accurately. Our planning usually consists of choosing a place we'd like to visit, and just let everything happen. We have found many pleasant things that way, but sometimes it's a bit stressful when we don't know what we're doing. So we want to step up our planning game a bit, and we'll share it here.