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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 21/06/2026

In Wales en het is niet verkeerd

Een enorm bord met fish and chips met een pint cider, op een tafel op een terras

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 17/06/2026

Voor het eerst in… 3 jaar weer eens bloed doneren 🧛 toch weer even spannend

Ik geef bloed: ik zit in een donorstoel met een naald in mijn arm en draag een wit T-shirt met een Keith Haring-print.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 16/06/2026

Mijn koffieapparaat was stuk (verstopt, allemaal gruis in m’n koffie, het meeste water kwam er aan de verkeerde kant uit). Dus ik heb hem uit elkaar gehaald en zo waar weer in elkaar gekregen én hij doet het weer als vanouds! Op deze trots kan ik de hele week vooruit.

Een tafel vol met onderdelen van een koffiezetapparaat, schroevendraaiers en een laptop met de website iFixit waar een reparatiehandleiding te zien is.

Een rood nespresso-koffiezetapparaat die een straal koffie in een glas deponeert.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 12/06/2026

Ahh, David Hockney overleden 😞

Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 28/06/2025

It’s pride in Valencia today! 🏳️‍🌈🦄💪

Wouter in a park wearing a T-shirt from a queer sports club, a rainbow flag cape, rainbow face paint and light purple cap with a rainbow pin. He’s also wearing sunglasses and a thin silver chain. In the background there’s some people and a palm tree.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 14/06/2025

Wij zoeken een huis! - omg Utrecht/Hilversum (of iets daarbuiten) - vanaf eind juli/begin augustus - mag tijdelijk, bv 3 of 6 maanden Dus ga jij op sabbatical, proefsamenwonen, naar het buitenland of zoek je om wat voor reden dan ook een (onder)huurder? Let me know! (Delen: heel graag)

Rogier (links) en Wouter (rechts) staan naast elkaar in een groene omgeving met bomen en struiken. Ze dragen allebei zonnebrillen en zomerse kleding; Rogier heeft een beige hoed op en een rugzak, Wouter draagt een donkergrijze pet en een kleurrijk overhemd met tropische patronen. Ze zien eruit als de ideale bewoners aan wie je graag je huis wil verhuren 😇

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 28/05/2025

Ik ben vandaag 11.111 dagen oud en om het te vieren gingen we de eentjes voeren

Wouter in a park, holding out a grape to a duck that’s sitting on the edge of a pond. The duck is completely disinterested, looking the other way.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 20/05/2025

Betekent ook dat mijn vriend en ik een huis zoeken! Liefst in de omgeving van Utrecht/Hilversum. Ken je iets, al dan niet tijdelijk, vanaf ± half juli? Let me know!!

Mijn vriend en ik, arm in arm bovenop een uitzichttoren, met op de achtergrond een park en een aantal gebouwen

Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 25/04/2025

I’m in Granada. Might start a sweets brand just so I can use this pun

Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 12/04/2025

I recently started doing @postcrossing.com, which is a project where you exchange postcards with random people around the world. For the next card I’m sending, I printed my own lino cut postcards of this very cool cat!

A set of eight black and white linocut prints of a cat’s face arranged in two rows of four. Each print features a stylized cat with upright ears, prominent whiskers, and a calm expression. The prints vary slightly in ink coverage and detail. The background is black, with white areas forming the cat’s face and chest, and some fur details are marked with white strokes. The prints are laid out on a green cutting mat.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 11/04/2025

Went to my first ever football match today! (And we won! 😄)

I’m standing in front of Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, wearing a purple hoodie and a bright red-and-yellow Valencia CF scarf. The sky is cloudy, and there are people gathered around the stadium entrance.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 05/04/2025

This swift was suddenly inside my house?!

A small dark bird sits on a tiled floor with its wings partially raised.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 09/03/2025

Climbed a mountain today in Calp, the view was amazing!

A beach with some palm trees. In the middle background there are some high rise towers. Behind those, a large rock towers over the town.

A view over a beach town as seen from a mountain. On both sides of the town is blue sea. A marina with many small boats is visible, besides a cluster of high rise buildings.

Wouter and a friend taking a selfie at the top of the mountain. Fisheye view with overgrown rock and ocean in the background.

Selfie wearing an orange fleece top and a pink cap. In the background is a rocky coast and the sea

Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 05/03/2025

I wanted to learn React (and update my site) so I made a fun new website. It's weird and colourful and 80s and everything wiggles and moves so I'm very pleased. (Also it works in three languages and on multiple domains) www.woutervandijke.nl

Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 04/03/2025

The ultimate ‘do you want people to see you or not?’ shirt

A hunting vest with a camouflage pattern, except a large part of the pattern is a bright reflective orange

Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 03/03/2025

What do you mean ‘it’s just a kit from a gift shop’, this is the highlight of my week

A paper craft kit for assembling a geometric bird model, specifically a bullfinch, is placed on a cutting mat. The packaging features an illustration of the completed paper bird perched on a branch with red berries. Surrounding the kit are crafting tools, including two wooden skewers and a bottle of white glue, all laid on a cutting mat on a floral-patterned tablecloth.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 02/03/2025

The queer sports club I’m a member of had a gala/dinner/party yesterday so I made sure I looked the part 😄

A selfie of me, surrounded by warm fairy lights. I have tousled brown hair, a short beard, and wear round glasses, a black t-shirt, and a silver chain necklace. There’s glitter on my cheek, I’m wearing some eyeliner and I have a soft expression with a hint of a smile as I look directly into the camera. In the background, there are curtains, fairy lights, and a window reflecting a nighttime street scene.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 07/02/2025

Vanavond is onze derde (en dus laatste) ronde bij 2voor12 op tv! Gaan we er met de prijs vandoor of sneuvelen we vlak voor de finish? Je ziet het om 20.25 op NPO2 😄

Een foto in de studio van 2 voor 12. Wouter (links) en zijn vader (rechts) poseren samen met presentatrice Astrid Joosten (zittend achter de desk). De achtergrond toont een decor met boekenplanken, en op de desk liggen papieren en een microfoon.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 29/01/2025

Heel binnenkort in jouw podcastapp: Achter de Pyreneeën, de nieuwe podcast over Portugal en Spanje. Nu al te volgen op Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2oic21U...

Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 01/01/2025

Last year I've read 23 books (the goal was 24 😅) - 7,292 pages - 15 ebooks, 8 print - 19 english, 4 dutch - 17 male writers, 6 female writers (oof) - 9 situated in the US, 3 in Ireland, the rest in other countries (or space) - 5 non-fiction, 18 fiction I'd love to hear your recs for this year!

A compilation of the covers of all 23 books I've read this year. They are:
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The End We Start from by Megan Hunter
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Year Zero by Benjamin Percy
The Nix by Nathan Hill
Foster by Claire Keegan
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
Dagen van zand by Aimée de Jongh
Wat wij zagen by Hanna Bervoets
Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Bijna Niets Gebeurt Toevallig by Tamar Bot and Fanny van de Reijt
Liefde in de grote stad by Sang Young Park
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
What If? 2 by Randall Munroe
Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go by Felix Scheinberger
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski
Deception Point by Dan Brown

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 25/12/2024

Apparently I’m turning 30 today??

Me looking into the camera smiling slightly, in front of a tree-shaped Christmas decoration

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The train has lovely inspirational quotes in different languages

A sticker in a train saying in German: „Sehr geehrte Fahrgäste, willkommen an Bord.
Wir bitten Sie, auf den Plattformen am Eingang jedes Wagens zu telefonieren, um niemanden zu stören."

Day 3, the final part of our train journey from Spain to the Netherlands: the Eurostar from Paris to Rotterdam

A selfie, seated on a train, surrounded by rows of red upholstered seats.

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She’s back, and she’s very pretty

The exterior of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, showing the cathedral's Gothic architecture with two tall, ornate towers. A crowd of people is gathered in front of the cathedral, and a construction crane is visible indicating ongoing work.

The interior of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, featuring the large stained glass rose window at the far end and a display of lit candles in the foreground.

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Good morning! 😴 It’s 7am and we are in Paris 😄

Me and my boyfriend in the train, looking sleepy but showing peace signs

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Accommodation and transportation in one for tonight! Night train Toulouse - Paris.

A view of a sleeper train compartment from below. I am sitting on the upper bunk, smiling, with my legs extended toward the camera, wearing black pants and sneakers. A yellow safety strap hangs beside me, and a small metal ladder leads up to the bunk. Some bags are stored on the opposite bunk, and the space is dimly lit.

Terrible service, been waiting for hours but the owner still hasn’t showed up

Celebrating France with a nice view and a giant macaron

I’m holding a large macaron in my hand against a backdrop of a calm river with a stone bridge spanning across it. The bridge has arches, and there are lampposts lining its top. On the right, a large brick building and a construction crane are visible. The sky is clear with faint clouds, and the water reflects the bridge and sky.

Been stood still and it looks like we’ll be waiting here for a while: a truck crashed into a railway bridge.

A French news article saying there won’t be trains between Narbonne and Toulouse until 15.30

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Second train for today: the intercité to Toulouse. It’s.. not the newest train I’ve ever been in, but how cute.

Seats on a train. The seats look plush but very old with faded brownish grey fabric.

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Fun fact 2: the logo for inOui (the TGV brand) is the same upside down

Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 16/12/2024

Day two of travelling from Valencia to the Netherlands, slowly. First train: the TGV from Barcelona to Narbonne in France. Fun fact: TGVs have a bunch of movies you can watch on their onboard WiFi. Pretty useful when the phone signal drops out every five minutes because of tunnels.

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The next three days I’m traveling from Valencia to the Netherlands by train. Today a short travel day: Valencia - Barcelona. A little over 3 hours on high-speed rail.

Selfie in the bus, wearing a colourful pink coat and two backpacks: one on my back and a smaller one on the front

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 14/12/2024

So on the one hand going back to NL for Christmas will be fun and nice to see my family etc etc but on the other hand:

A screenshot of the iPhone weather app showing a 10-day prediction for Valencia: almost every day is sunny, with temperatures around 16 to 20 degrees

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 14/12/2024

Getting a sunburn in the middle of December has to be a new record 😅

A selfie, with a blue sky in the background. My face is pretty red.

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 06/12/2024

3D printing is so fun: I felt like putting up some Christmas decoration, but didn’t have any - 2 hours later I do 😄🤶🏼

Some 3D-printed snowflakes stuck to a window

Some 3D-printed snowflakes hanging from threads in a living room

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 04/12/2024

I’m so confused by my own music taste 😅

My Spotify wrapped:
Top artists
1 Jack Johnson
2 Kacey Musgraves
3 Nana Grizol
4 Declan McKenna
5 Arctic Monkeys
Top songs
1 Stick Season
2 Good To Be
3 Vielleicht Vielleicht
4 Für immer Frühling
5 Mississippi Swells

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Wouter van Dijke @wouter.social · 30/11/2024

Big protest again in the centre of Valencia. Many people are demanding the local government step down over the lack of help after the devastating flood, one month ago, which left 220+ people dead.