Portrait photo of Meenhard Fokken
Meenhard Fokken
Born in North Germany
Living in South Spain
About me

Welcome! My two main topics:

Outdoor events

My partner Murielle and I (Meenhard) invite you:

  • hikes (walkabouts)
  • camps (retreats, in Aug)
  • paddle tours (in Oct)

The events are open, free, outdoor, sustainable, with a raw food diet, mostly one week long, mostly in southern Spain, and beautiful - watch out the reports, photos and videos of more than 100 past events!
About our events

Simplicity

Let's start a better world!
Murielle and I like simplicity, sustainability and health. We live in a wooden cottage with no heating, no car, no fridge, no cooking...

We dig a small trench as a toilet and hang a hose outside as a shower. We live like this, not because we have to, but because we want to.

Can you imagine that?
Read more about our minimalist life:
About our lifestyle

Discover our outdoor events:

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Discover our simple lifestyle:

Symbolic image for simplicity Simplicity Symbolic image for health Health Symbolic image for garden Garden Symbolic image for food Food Symbolic image for music My music

Come and walk with me:

Invitation: mountain discovery

31 May - 4 June 2026

The cave up close, 3 people stand in the entrance looking out, image for sharing the post

Río Verde

Do you also enjoy adventure tours through wild, untouched mountains? Then come and hike with us...

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Latest posts:

Mega Walkabout

Versión en español
Deutsche Version

My mega-walkabout has shrunk a bit. I'm still drawn to the idea of ​​living a permanent nomadic life, wandering back and forth between Northern Germany and Southern Europe. But I also want to preserve the fincas where I'm currently living here in Southern Spain. If I leave them and hand them over to other people, there's a risk that bulldozers will soon arrive and tear everything down. That's why I'm just doing a trial run for now and walking from Northwest Germany to Paris....

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Mega Walkabout track

I have carefully selected a route for our long hike from Northern Germany to Paris (mid-July to end of August 2026), with many unpaved paths, little traffic and plenty of swimming opportunities in the summer. Here you can check our route on a hiking map...

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River Discovery

27 - 30 Apr 2025

Between the provinces of Málaga and Granada, there is a mountain range with few connecting roads. Sven and I tried a connection through a river... Read more about River Discovery

Manhood Walkabout

13 - 15 Apr 2025

There are some young people in my neighbourhood with the usual problems: hating the school, smartphone addiction, lack of physical activity etc. So we invited them to take part in a joint challenge. But only the boys and two men... Read more about Manhood Walkabout

Adventure Walkabout

30 Mar - 2 Apr 2025

Sven is the only hiker I know who is prepared to go on adventurous hikes like me. And he's currently visiting me for a few months. So it's the perfect time for an adventure hike... Read more about Adventure Walkabout