harbour

Day Trip to Dordrecht

by Dana Marin | Apr 19, 2022 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands | 1

Dordrecht is a well-hidden gem of a city, in the province of Zuid-Holland, south of Rotterdam and...

Charming Dutch villages: Volendam

by Dana Marin | Jan 21, 2022 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands | 0

A 30 minutes bus ride from Amsterdam Centraal will take you to this old fishing village on...

Discover Noord-Holland: a Visit to Den Helder

by Dana Marin | Jan 20, 2022 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 0

This article is part of “Discover the Netherlands” project. You can read all the...

Tall Ships and Mudflats: a Trip to Harlingen

by Dana Marin | May 15, 2021 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands | 0

Harlingen is one of the eleven cities of Friesland, a Dutch province in the north of the...

Hidden Gems in the Netherlands: the Charming Town of Monnickendam

by Dana Marin | Apr 7, 2021 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands | 0

Monnickendam is a beautiful town in the Noord Holland province, one of the best hidden gems in the...

Best Hidden Gems in the Netherlands: Dordrecht Harbour

by Dana Marin | Jun 22, 2019 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 0

My favourite thing about Dordrecht is its harbour area. Actually, I should say harbours. Because...

Foggy afternoon on Westelijke Eilanden

by Dana Marin | Jan 24, 2017 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

After a glorious, sunny start of the day, a dense fog covered the city in the afternoon. Amsterdam in the fog is simply beautiful. I left work earlier and went for a walk around some of my favourite places in this city:...

A day by the water

by Dana Marin | Jun 26, 2016 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 2

Today I was in the mood to spend some time close to the water, but too lazy to leave Amsterdam. I went to the Oude Houthaven, a very quiet place which I discovered only about 2 years ago. I used to go by bike on the entire...

Day trip from Amsterdam: Hoorn

by Dana Marin | Dec 29, 2015 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands | 5

Hoorn was on my “places to visit in the Netherlands” list for a long time. There are...

An instant of Amsterdam — day 14

by Dana Marin | Nov 26, 2015 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

When the boats start disappearing from the docks, it means that cold season is on its way.

An instant of Amsterdam — day 1

by Dana Marin | Nov 12, 2015 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

Today I’m starting a 30-day photo project on the blog — and the theme will be “An Instant of Amsterdam”. This means that every day, for one month I’ll post a photo or two capturing the essence of...

Sail Amsterdam 2015 – people and their boats

by Dana Marin | Sep 14, 2015 | All Photos, People and Stories | 0

Three weeks have passed since the end of Sail festival Amsterdam, and all the beautiful tall ships have left the IJhaven. Facebook feeds are no longer full of boats images, but I can’t help going through my pictures of the...

Beautiful fishing villages: Volendam and Marken

by Dana Marin | Oct 28, 2011 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 2

This page includes affiliate links. If you click and purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra costs to you. It was a warm, sunny autumn day when I decided that I must revisit the little villages that charmed me and...