This week, Ryce Travel brought winter sports and ski equipment to Kosovo. Our director Peter Hofman drove to Peja himself to deliver the supplies to the town of Peja. These are mainly touring skis, split boards and avalanche equipment. The purchase was made with help from our partners MK Skiservice, Arva, Technolyt and Frosty Snowboarding. […]
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Interview for the FD with Peter Hofman The Financieel Dagblad (FD) has written an extensive article about Ryce Travel. They interviewed our founder Peter Hofman about the Corona relief goods transport to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan suffered greatly during the Corona crisis and is still recovering. In this interview, Peter talks about the trial and error of
Mutual quarrels cause considerable delays in aid transport After a problematic drive of more than 10,000 kilometres, our relief transport arrived in Kyrgyzstan. As of June 2020, we collected 22 pallets of relief supplies for Kyrgyzstan. A fundraiser collected large quantities of clothing, toys, educational materials, sports equipment and medicine. After leaving the Netherlands, the
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The October edition of Winter Sports Magazine features an extensive article on Ryce Travel. Edo Jungerius (editor-in-chief) had an interesting interview with our founder Peter Hofman. Wintersport Magazine is the magazine of the Dutch Ski Association and we are extremely happy that they have put us in the spotlight. Click on the photo below to
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Almost three months after the departure of our relief transport to Kyrgyzstan, we finally have positive news. The goods have been released by Belarus and may be returned to the Netherlands. We never imagined in June that this would be positive news. What happened?Until Lithuania, everything was running smoothly. The problems began when crossing the
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We are Jop and Jitte, brother and sister aged 30 and 36 from Oudewater. We used to always go on winter sports with our parents and for several years we have been going together every year. First this was to Austria but 3 years ago our eye fell on Ryce Travel’s page via Facebook and
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I am Tornike Matsaberidze, born in 1996, and I live in the capital, Tbilisi. I studied at the German-Georgian school and I am currently a psychology student at Ilia State University. Despite these facts, I would not consider myself a “city boy” at all. I spent a serious time of my life very close to
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In recent weeks, we have been slowly adjusting to the new normal. Many of us started cleaning up, doing chores and bickering. What is actually relevant, and what do we need? Food, drink and a roof over our heads? Education, work and leisure? What emerges above all is that we need charity and compassion. In
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From January 20 to 24, 2020, the first Silkroad Freeride ski and snowboard competition was held. The first edition took place in Karakol/Jyrgalan in eastern Kyrgyzstan. A 5-day event where freeriders from all Silk Road countries can participate. In addition to the competition, there will be training sessions, clinics and connections. The goal is to
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Recently we partnered with the Kyrgyz Ski Association and have sponsored four local youths with their goal of becoming professional skiers for Kyrgyzstan. Ryce Travel supports by providing ski equipment. Moreover, we compensate the travel and accommodation expenses for these skiers if they have to go abroad for competitions. Valeikum Salam, Mukhtarov Nadim, Asanova Adina
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