WE GOT LOST AT THE THREE COUNTRY POINT (drielandenpunt in the netherlands)

[@marliesbuskens9247]

a tip for the next time on 3 landen punt. From there drive you car south to B. You entre a path left to D. Go 200 m East and you find a gate. Use the bell and you get in a german Nude Camp. only exxesable via NL😂😂

[@buncharted]

WHAT i can’t believe we missed this!

[@johnalexander8682]

We have slept there as well (Western City)! A suggestion for your next van- trip: take some (let's say 4) moving blankets with you: cheap, warm, heavy, multi- purpose ... you will sleep well!😃

[@rludemann]

I would like to suggest visiting the Alps with a van, maybe try a via ferrata there

[@tabletsamsung8841]

For what i know, America is named after the German Am Erica ('In the heath'). German contract workers lived there to develop the surrounding bog. Greetings.

[@marcwilbrink4357]

Fun fact: It used to be the highest point in the Netherlands. Since 2010 the highest point of the country is actually Mount Scenery at Saba, an island in the Caribean, which is a special municipality. It's now "only" the highest point in the European Netherlands. Also, it used to be the four countries point; as shown by the road that leads to it being called the Viergrenzenweg. It still blows my mind that there used to be a fourth country there for over 100 years and I was never tought about it at school.

[@hildelouisevrijs774]

We live offgrid! Make our own electricity with a generator, a “waterboer” levert eens per jaar water uit een bron. That is enough for a year with also the rainwater. It goes in a deposito and we made a water purification with various filters including UV. We miss nothing, have all the luxury that we want! Ofcourse the generator wants dieseloil, but that is the price of living in nature…..(village with a lot of big supermarkets, bars and restaurants is two kilomters away) Sometimes we see ibexes nexr to our fenced “garden”, for us this is the best place to live! More animals than people! ❤️Hil on the hill……

[@buncharted]

that’s amazing!!!

[@renevaanhold]

My advice for a camper holiday is Scandinavia and especially the fjords of Norway! This year we drove our car through Scandinavia for three weeks and stayed overnight in B&Bs and hotels (in the capitals). A wonderful combination of beautiful cities and beautiful nature. Definitely recommended to make this trip with a camper. Our route was: Billund (Legoland) - Copenhagen - Gothenburg - Stockholm - Oslo - Lillehammer - Alesund - Geiranger - Bergen - Stavanger - Kristiansand

[@charlescorbee9498]

A journey to the german Volcanic Eifel region and the route throw the wine region from Koblenz to Cochem and his castle’s

[@okawami]

Nice music in the Western City intro - Dust Bowl. (shazamed it) Tarantino vibe!

[@gijswelten]

More of a short train trip than an adVANture (eh? :P ) , but would love to see you guys visit my birthtown of Oudenbosch. Just hop on the stoptrein to Roosendaal and you're there in like 20 minutes. Just a cute little town, but we have a church that isn't quite like your regular dutch church.

[@annehoog]

At the labyrinth you can pause the water features blocking the pathways via a censor which is in the bushes about half a meter away. My son found that out and it made it much easier to navigate. 😉

[@buncharted]

😂😂😂 i’ll have to remember this for next time…

[@-_YouMayFind_-]

I went from Maastricht to Rome with just my bike lol. Yes just taking mountains is perfectly fine

[@jeffafa3096]

I actually walked from Maastricht to the drielandenpunt during a holiday. Was a great walk, and also visited nearby Margraten cemetery. That was immensely impressive...

[@andyhorvath6630]

I can highly recommend Denmark, Norway and Sweden, three of my favorite countries, legal camping in the wild (I don’t know for sure about Denmark, but Norway and Sweden it is legal and if you’re not sure just ask the locals, if you don’t speak the Nordic languages, almost anyone speaks English), jumping in a lake or a fjord in the morning, naked because there’s nobody there and if there are they won’t mind and will probably follow your action, having bbq’s and sitting by a fire at the evening. Such sweet memories of our trips there … But closer by the Eifel region, the Black Forrest and the Harz in Germany are also very recommendable. And also so many regions in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Hungary; I don’t know where to stop … And now I’ve only cited places that I’ve been to and so many more places I’d like to go to …

[@buncharted]

ahhh this sounds so nice!!

[@KeesBoons]

Actually, I've been to the "Drielandenpunt" many times on my bicycle. Used to be a nice point to turn around. Wasn't so crowded in those days. On the way there I always had some steeper climbs to conquer. It's actually a pretty easy climb. Thank you for taking us along on your camper tour. I liked seeing and hearing some of your experiences.

[@BleepingTom]

Relative close to home and a nice trip: from Maastricht through the "Ardennen" (Belgium) to Luxembourg and back via Trier (Germany) to Eupen then to Mutzenich/Monschau (the Baarle Nassau of Belgium and Germany) Total around 450 KM

[@erikmulder2574]

Wild camping, or camping on none designated places is actually not allowed in the Netherlands as in most other European countries. That includes the beach. Reason being to protect the little nature we have. So be careful when you choose a place to stay outside of a camping side. Sweden does allow off grid camping, and so might some other countries, check it out.

[@buncharted]

yeah, we’d probably go outside of the netherlands for it. but off grid camping doesn’t necessarily mean wild camping. a campsite without facilities would also be “off grid” (no power, water, etc).

[@erikmulder2574]

@@buncharted these do exist in the Netherlands. How about camping at a farm?

[@tweha72]

About the 'drielandenpunt': between 1816 and 1920 it was a 4-borders point. The Netherlands/Germany/Belgium and Neutral Moresnet. Neutral Moresnet was the result of 19th century geopolitics. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_Moresnet That is why the road up the hill is called Viergrenzenweg (‘Four Borders Way’)

[@Dutch1961]

About driving your campervan...did you take a course in European roadsigns? American roadsigns are SOOO different from European roadsigns.

[@Roel_Scoot]

Have you ever tried filter coffee like from a Mellita filter holder with paper filters? In my opinion the best coffee you can get, it is simple and you can get it strong or weak as you please. The most primitive however, but not bad at all is Koffie Toebroek: just give a spoon full of coffee in a cup (and the sugar if you want) and pour the boiling water on it. Stir once and let it sit until the coffee is on the bottom. (You can help that bij giving a little cold water on the top). Drink the coffee with care to avoid the drab on the bottom. For a very special experience I recommend you to go to the Karl-May-Spielen in Bad Segelberg. The many books of Karl May are widely known in Germany but also in the rest of Europe with the star figures of Old Shatterhand and Winnetou. A bit old fashioned because of portraying the Apache as nobel savages.

[@buncharted]

we’ve done chemex before which i think is pretty similar - buying an electric kettle and using the chemex would probably be the easiest cup of coffee in the van!

[@Roel_Scoot]

@@buncharted That is right.

[@Raevan1957]

Nice first comment .. good job u 2 .. well if i am not mistaken u can also rent a boat and have Ijselmeer tour?

[@racingweirdo]

The highest point of the netherlands is in saba. Vaals is indeed the highest point of continental Netherlands😊😊

[@georgeatatlasair8560]

When you are in Limburg you should go to the American Cemetery Margraten and see the graves of 8.288 American heroes who lost there life for our freedom. All graves are adopted by locals like me and go to generation to generation (family) and there is even a waiting list ! The graves not only have a cross bud also a face. We never forget. George, loading at Ministro Pistarini Int. Airport Buenos Aires.

[@henkhemming6674]

i would recommend Hungary

[@MichelBaek]

Howdy partner. Looks like y’all had a good time. No shooting guns? The only shooting you did was with a camera. The only wild west experience i had was in Red Dead Redemption (popular game). Do you play games? Have a nice day folks. 🤠❤❤❤

[@buncharted]

we do play games sometimes! alex just got done playing through tears of the kingdom 😄

[@baschz]

OMG, you went to El Paso, which I guess is called Western City (now). I just know it as El Paso (insert Dutch accent here). Went there as a kid and saw the show and loved it so much that I build a contraption (that I copied from what I saw there) to fake "hang" my younger brother in the backyard when we got home and luckily was stopped by our parents 😅

[@buncharted]

😅😅😅😅

[@peterf1]

Been camping a zillion times, but hiking / tent, never camper. It looks like a LOT of fun. IMHO this is definitely a rent/don't own situation. In any case these are great videos and (possibly) are scratching the surface of a new 'thing' for this channel to explore Europe with this process. Certainly, that's not to say it's the 'best' way, as trains are great fun as well. Lots of helpful comments already about locations!

[@spoenk7448]

Germany? Sweden? France for the authentic Dutch camping experience?

[@Leentvaar1964]

Great video again!!

[@the_shiny_wartortle_8913]

Nice to see that you enjoy camping life so much. And by the way, did you notice how the road quality in the Netherlands differs greatly from that of Belgian roads? In terms of holiday places, I would advise you to choose places that you would otherwise not be able to reach easily by public transport, for example kamperen bij de Boer (that means camping at the farm)At these campsites you are in most of the beautiful rural areas of the Netherlands and Belgium + you also learn about farming life and they often sell tasty snacks (for example cheese, jam and sausages)And I enjoyed your camping adventure.

[@buncharted]

oh yes, and i cut our reaction in the video to the bike lanes immediately disappearing once we crossed into belgium 😂 we still love belgium though. we want to see more of liege! loved the vibes there.

[@helenek2736]

I don't know the rules in Germany or Belgium but I regret to inform you that off grid (wild) camping is not allowed in the Netherlands and you can get fined.

[@buncharted]

yeah, even finding campsites with little/no services in the netherlands is rare. we'd definitely have to take it to germany or france to truly go "off grid", i think...

[@annehoog]

​@@bunchartedwhen camping In the Netherlands we usually go to a "natuurkampterrein" it's as closest to nature as you can get here and they offer many if not all pitches off without services. We have invested in solar and they have already saved us a lot of money just this first year of camping with them.

[@arjanpaans654]

next trip go to the country luxenburg Its butifol ther Greets arjan

[@Kelsea-2002]

I thought it was funny when you said that you would need jets legs to get to the 3 country point by bike. At least for German and Belgian cyclists, this is just a gentle bump 😂. Mountains look completely different here and even there we still ride our bikes normally. I like your open attitude to everything and it was wise to test the Van Life for a week first.

[@buncharted]

we're sweating just thinking about it 😅

[@Kelsea-2002]

@@buncharted Sweating is healthy - just don't forget to drink.😉

[@racingweirdo]

Did you visit the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in margraten(18 kms from vaals) ?

[@buncharted]

nee, not this time - we had a packed day this day to get from otterlo to chaudfontaine

[@Yochemm]

Aachen have also a Dutch name----> Aken Also Köln, dat in het Nederlands Keulen is, and Liege is Luik (België). So, when you use "Aken", peolpe know that you must come from The Netherlands... 😉😇

[@buncharted]

is luik leuk?

[@daseteam]

Liege/Luik is called Lüttich in German :)

[@ronaldderooij1774]

@@buncharted Nee. Het is een oude, vervallen industriestad. Maar ze proberen er wel wat leuks van te maken.

[@Yochemm]

@@buncharted Nee, Luik is een vuile stad waaraan je beter voorbij kunt rijden. Luxemburg is wel weer leuk om te bezoeken. Ook de Ardennen en de watervallen van Coo is voor veel Nederlanders een geliefde bestemming.

[@buncharted]

aw, we liked liege, though we really only had a chance to drive through it on our way to and from the western city in chaudfontaine...

[@gerrygrouwe70]

Next summer 2/3weeks vancamp on a nudist camping in croatia

[@basr-i9c]

You are going to need rain gear from next week to april anyways . Its that time again.

[@buncharted]

thank god, i need the rain to wash off all of my sweat 😂

[@johanhoeijenbos2340]

A tour with a van through Norway. Then you can go off grid if you want.

[@daphnelovesL]

Yeah 400 thumps up!

[@daseteam]

Please tour France, but stop off in Germany. All saunas are co-ed..

[@peterjaro6804]

You HAVE to go to Zwolle! Surpricingly, there are no(!) tourists in Zwolle...but there should be. Its a very interresting place. You know how people from Cleveland call themselves Clevelanders and people from New York Newyorkers, but people from Zwolle call themselves 'bluefingers'. ...and Zwolle was liberated from Nazi occupation by ONE MAN from Quebec called Leo... no, not a platoon or a Regiment... but ONE French speaking Canadian!?!? And the most beautiful men in all of Benelux are from Zwolle... don't ask me why?

[@royklein9206]

I believe the name comes from the german 'am erica' which basically means 'next to the meadow'...

[@KeesBoons]

Having been raised not too far away from "America", that's the story I've always heard as well. Nowadays it's probably more commercially interesting to associate it with the (US of) America.

[@knuppel8875]

go to southern germany. breathtakingly beautiful. Not for us. for you ^_-

[@roberts6035]

Next camper van trip: England

[@annehoog]

second that, we went to england this summer (we have a video on my channel, nothing professional thoug ;-) ) and are already planning on going back next year because it's so beautifull, so much to see and do and lovely people. (not a climate for nudism though)

[@JulesStoop]

Did you know the drielandenpunt used to be at the intersection of four countries? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_Moresnet

[@marcelrombouts8607]

8:37 Chick Bill. Zoek maar op. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_Bill by the same French artist who drew the Rick Ringers graphic novels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Hochet. See, while American kids were hooked on Marvel, DC, etc in the seventies and eighties, we had our own scene going on and most of it was from France and Belgium. Ever heard of Tin Tin? The Smurfs? Asterix? Tip of the iceberg.

[@alexb2404]

The funniest part of the Drielandenpunt is that between 1839 and 1919 there was a fourth country: a very strange neutral country with a weird history. Even a lot of Dutch people don't know the history and existence of it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_Moresnet

[@buncharted]

we only learned about it because of its mention inside the labyrinth!

[@ikke5212]

😉😊😊