Articles & Journey

2026

13 entries, newest first.

Trips from that year live on thomas-meets-world.com; their rows open there, in a new tab.

Presenting: coliving-costa-blanca.com
Early October 2026 Projects ideenschmiede.dev

Presenting: coliving-costa-blanca.com

I built an independent guide to coliving and longer stays on the Costa Blanca, from Denia down to Alicante.

colivingcosta-blancaspain
Four Days of Andalusia, Ridden in Two
Late September 2026 Rides thomas-meets-world.com

Four Days of Andalusia, Ridden in Two

I planned a slow ride from the Costa Blanca to the Algarve and did it in two stages, mostly because of a thunderstorm and a craft beer.

SpainPortugalCosta Blanca
Denia: a break from coliving, in a coliving
Late September 2026 Travel thomas-meets-world.com

Denia: a break from coliving, in a coliving

Two weeks at Co-Co Coliving on the Costa Blanca: no programme, sore calves, and more work done than in the months before.

deniaspain2026
Presenting: coliving-balkans.com
Late September 2026 Projects ideenschmiede.dev

Presenting: coliving-balkans.com

I built an independent guide to coliving across the Balkans — who runs each place, what it costs, and who it actually suits.

colivingbalkanseditorial
Presenting: colivingalgarve.com
Late September 2026 Projects ideenschmiede.dev

Presenting: colivingalgarve.com

I built an independent guide to coliving in the Algarve, written from months of living in the spaces rather than visiting them.

colivingalgarveeditorial
Cologne to Denia, the Long Way
Mid September 2026 Rides thomas-meets-world.com

Cologne to Denia, the Long Way

Six stages from Cologne to the Costa Blanca on toll-free roads, largely to avoid getting on a plane.

SpainCosta BlancaLong distance
My First Tour, Through the Middle of Germany
Mid September 2026 Rides thomas-meets-world.com

My First Tour, Through the Middle of Germany

Five stages from Cologne to Dresden and back, through the part of the country you normally only know from the motorway.

germanyuplands
A month in Burgas, with a two-week exit clause
Mid September 2026 Travel thomas-meets-world.com

A month in Burgas, with a two-week exit clause

I gave Burgas Coliving two weeks to disappoint me, left the motorcycle at home, and found a country much better than my prejudices about it.

burgasbulgaria2026
Presenting: coliving-europe.com
Early September 2026 Projects ideenschmiede.dev

Presenting: coliving-europe.com

The hub my regional coliving guides hang off, for people who know they want a season somewhere and not which coast.

colivingeuropetravel
A summer in Olhão that didn't take
Early July 2026 Travel thomas-meets-world.com

A summer in Olhão that didn't take

I went back to Pomar Coliving for a summer month in the eastern Algarve. The month happened. The rest went sideways.

olhaoportugal2026
Presenting: justworkation.com
Early May 2026 Projects ideenschmiede.dev

Presenting: justworkation.com

I built a site with articles and planning tools for remote workers taking a two-to-eight-week workation — the kind with a job to keep.

workationremote workeditorial