…Marin, a photographer and writer based in the Netherlands. Originally from Romania, I’ve called this country home for over a decade. Amsterdamian is a lifestyle blog created in 2011, as a place where I could share my daily discoveries in my new city/country. Over the years, it has grown into a richly layered digital magazine — a space where lifestyle, culture, and personal reflection meet. Here, you’ll find a blend of travel pieces, urban explorat…
Read More…Today I met some Romanian friends for a nice dinner at Haven van Texel. December 1st is Romania’s National Day, but we celebrated with Dutch beer and food. Because they are visiting and they had to try the satésaus….
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…lands This is my third week of semi-isolation. It started after my trip to Romania, in February, when I caught a bad cold. For two weeks, I was feeling so bad that I had to stay in the house, coughing and being a zombie from the lack of sleep. I was only going out shortly in some days, to take the garbage out and do some groceries. For the rest, it was only me and my cat, who at some point became so annoyed with my cough that he would bite my legs…
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…ven’t been on holiday outside the country yet, except for the few trips to Romania, my home country. I can’t wait to travel somewhere where I’ve never been before, a place that looks completely different, smells different and where the language sounds gentler. This year, looking at the tourists in Amsterdam, I got flooded by memories of my first visits here; I don’t know why, but they keep coming, like it was yesterday. I hope these people are enj…
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…gards my family, marked by sickness and death. I am glad I could travel to Romania, after almost two years, and visit them — twice. It was a difficult year for many people, so my thoughts are with all of you. I don’t write about my personal situation much, because I prefer to share nice things with you here, on these platforms, and I’ll keep it this way in the future as well. I want to inspire you or bring a smile on your face, because there are e…
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…do anything. I might be living in the Netherlands, but my native country, Romania, shares a border with Ukraine, and my family and friends are even closer to the war. While browsing social media, I noticed some accounts didn’t mention the situation at all, others showed their support for the Ukrainian people, some sharing information about how to help. I am a blogger from the Netherlands, writing about travel and lifestyle. I’m no political analy…
Read More…vities, visiting some schools for a change. She works as a psychologist in Romania and she’s involved in a few projects with Dutch schools. Her project partners showed her a few schools, gave her a tour of Marken and a sample of Dutch hospitality, before heading to the airport for the trip back home. There are still places left that I wanted to show her, but they will just have to stay there on the list for the next visit. These 72 hours were quit…
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…y friend Elena. She was on her way back to US, returning from a holiday in Romania. We only see each other about once a year, because she lives in Houston, TX, so we were determined to make the most out of our brief time together. Paris received us with dark menacing clouds and a thunderstorm. I love thunderstorms, but I didn’t particularly like to come back to the hotel soaked; anyway, nothing that a hot shower can’t fix! We talked late into the…
Read More…since I moved to the Netherlands. I never had to fight winter so much. In Romania, winters can be very cold with a lot of snow, but definitely with more light hours. Here, winter brings mostly rain and many dark, grey days. Sometimes we can go as much as a few weeks without seeing the sun. I find comfort in the fact that I am not the only one, and that other people already struggled with it have found some solutions to survive. I try to learn fro…
Read MoreAmsterdam may not be Salem (USA) or Bran (Romania), neither Offaly (Ireland), known as top spooky places for spending this time of the year; but that doesn’t mean one can’t spend a proper spooky Halloween here — especially if a dense fog falls over the city, and the chances for that happening are quite decent. Even though Halloween is not a Dutch holiday, in the past few years more and more people (especially expats) are adopting it; carving pump…
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