Travel was inherently meaningful to Verheyen. He travelled to immerse himself in architecture’s form language and lose himself in the singular qualities of light. Jef Verheyen's travel book, Op zoek naar de magische kracht [The quest for magical power], is a particularly potent testament to this. The quest for light that alters wherever you go led him to places like Venice and Brazil and eventually found him in Provence, where he spent the last chapter of his life.