green living

Stop and Smell the Flowers: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, One of the Oldest Botanical Gardens in the World

by Dana Marin | Jul 19, 2024 | All Photos, Nature | 0

One of the things I like best about Amsterdam is the fact that it’s such a green city! The...

Three Urban Gardens You Should Visit in Breda

by Dana Marin | Jun 22, 2022 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 0

Guest post by Mickey Gast I’m curious, what do you always look for when you travel to a new...

Discovering Dutch Nature: De Alde Feanen National Park

by Dana Marin | Jun 25, 2021 | All Photos, Nature | 0

If you visit the beautiful province of Friesland, you can’t miss one of the Netherland’s...

Green Netherlands: Oudorperhout

by Dana Marin | Jun 30, 2020 | All Photos, Nature | 0

The Netherlands is a green country, with many parks, and I’m not talking only about the...

The Green City: Open Garden Days Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Jul 6, 2019 | All Photos, Nature | 0

Open Tuinen Dagen, or Open Garden Days event takes place every year, in June. During those days,...

Peonies Symphony

by Dana Marin | Jun 7, 2019 | All Photos, Photo essays | 0

Peonies are, for me, the embodiment of delicate beauty. They remind me of my childhood, of the...

Hiking in the Netherlands: Amsterdamse Bos

by Dana Marin | Apr 10, 2019 | All Photos, Nature | 2

If you’re looking for a walk in the woods without having to go too far away from the city,...

Spring Blossom

by Dana Marin | Mar 31, 2019 | All Photos, Nature | 0

Cherry blossom has been the trending topic on social media lately. The moment we’ve all been...

Nature and the City: Lynn from Urban Herbology

by Dana Marin | Mar 27, 2019 | All Photos, People and Stories | 1

Lynn Shore is one of the people I’ve met since moving to the Netherlands who had a...

Amsterdam Turning Green

by Dana Marin | Mar 24, 2019 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 1

I went for a walk yesterday and I can happily report that Amsterdam is turning green! Tree leaves...

Nine Places in Amsterdam That Any Aspiring Gardener Should Know About

by Dana Marin | Jun 27, 2018 | All Photos, Lifestyle, Nature | 0

If you love plants and gardening, and you live in Amsterdam, then you are in the right place! This city is welcoming you with all its little gardens, flower markets, flower shops and urban gardening projects. One of the first...

A Love for Nature: Ioana Biriș

by Dana Marin | Jun 18, 2018 | All Photos, People and Stories | 0

Time for another interview, this time with Ioana Biriș from Nature Desk, about her love for nature and The Green Map of Amsterdam. Ioana and I met through another Romanian friend, on a sunny Saturday which we spent in her...

My First Time in Norway: Ålesund

by Dana Marin | Jun 12, 2018 | All Photos, Travels | 0

It’s been a few weeks already since I got back from my short trip to Norway, but I am still excited when I think about it! Norway was one of my dream destinations and I am so happy I finally saw a little piece of it. This is...

Time Flies

by Dana Marin | May 12, 2018 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

I’m not sure when it all happened: the cherry blossom, the green leaves explosion, wisteria, tulips, roses, spring snow, spring rain, summer days, sunbathing, boat riding on the canals. It feels as if it was all...