Ibiza is known to many as party island. Now the big clubs have never been my thing, but I have to admit that I have really experienced the best parties here. Where I have come to terms with the cliché of dancing barefoot around a campfire sunrise also cannot deny. Been there, done that. And the hip hippie girls in long robes with feather headdresses, beating a drum in a yurt? I've seen them here in all shapes and sizes too.”

”RISE UP CLUB came into being after I and the father of my children unfortunately had to realize in 2021 that a break up between us was insurmountable. We had been living on Ibiza for a few years and I was in the middle of my own transformation process. One thing was very clear to me: I did not want to do this the 'divorce is suffering' way and end up on the couch as a victim, pointing at my ex with a bottle of wine. I wanted to see this process as an opportunity. An opportunity to grow and to become the nicest and most authentic version of myself again. For myself and for my kids.”

"It's not really about that at all break up. Because that is just a catalyst, which ensures that you have to step out of your comfort zone, because you are suddenly on your own… This is about the process of (re)discovering who you are. Detaching yourself from limiting beliefs and old conditioning and thus creating a life for yourself and your children that completely matches who you are in essence. Discovering your true passion and really living it. For yourself, and as the best example for your kids. "

”Honestly? Moving to Ibiza was the biggest travel hack. Throughout the year you can find everything you could possibly want here. traveler but you can wish for. And when we are in the Netherlands at Christmas and in the summer months, we truly enjoy bitterballen in a brown café and splashing through the puddles in our rain boots.”

"That is and remains my own Little Hideaway in LimburgI bought this cozy forest house after the divorce, renovated it and it is now a real safe haven for me and the kids, whenever we are in the Netherlands. In the summer months we find Ibiza too hot and too busy, so we prefer to stay here in the Limburg nature, where my original roots lie. (The rest of the year you can Little Hideaway in Limburg by the way rent, you can also find it in the latest edition of Little Escapes in the Netherlands)”