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A Magical Place: Giethoorn, the Village With No Roads

by Dana Marin | Apr 12, 2025 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 4

There are many beautiful villages in the Netherlands, but Giethoorn is something truly special....

Why Visit Amsterdam in October

by Dana Marin | Oct 14, 2022 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

One would think that October may not be the best time to visit Amsterdam — the days are...

Amsterdam Is Open for Tourism Once More

by Dana Marin | May 12, 2022 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

As much as I loved wandering the empty streets of Amsterdam during the pandemic, I am also pleased...

How to Spend 72 Hours in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Aug 31, 2017 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 2

What to do in Amsterdam if you have only 72 hours to spend? This month I had a cousin visiting me in Amsterdam for a long weekend. As it was her first time in the city, I wanted to plan her itinerary very well, so that she has a...

I travelled alone and I liked it

by Dana Marin | Jul 25, 2017 | All Photos, Travels | 5

I took my first solo trip three years ago. It was summer, I was recently single, I needed a holiday and I realised it was a good time to go somewhere all by myself, to experience something that appealed to me for a while:...

The Not So Fairytale-Like Side of Giethoorn

by Dana Marin | Jul 1, 2017 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 6

As I was telling you in my previous post, visiting the beautiful village of Giethoorn is a unique experience. The narrow canals, the wooden bridges, the thatched-roof houses with their perfect gardens, the boats quietly...

Bucharest – streets and people

by Dana Marin | Apr 24, 2017 | All Photos, Travels | 0

The streets of Bucharest, just like its inhabitants, are a mix of colours and shades of grey. They come in all kinds of shapes and all sorts of designs. It’s a very inspiring place for a photographer and quite interesting for a...

A weekend in Rome

by Dana Marin | Dec 12, 2016 | All Photos, Travels | 0

The last weekend of November found me in Rome, eating ice cream, walking kilometres every day and enjoying the warmer climate. I went there to attend a friend’s wedding and I’ve decided to take a few extra days to...

Meet the Windmills – at Zaanse Schans

by Dana Marin | Oct 4, 2016 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 2

One of the iconic images of the Netherlands is the windmill. There is something infinitely romantic about the image of a windmill, sails spinning in the wind, in the middle of the vast Dutch plain. There are still quite a...

Bikers of Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Jan 7, 2016 | All Photos, People and Stories | 0

I sometimes wonder what Amsterdam would look like without its bikers? They are embedded in the city’s image, as much as the canals and the beautiful façades. They bring colour to the streets and adrenaline to drivers and...

The streets of Staatsliedenbuurt

by Dana Marin | Oct 25, 2015 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

There is one question I get every time friends/acquaintances visit Amsterdam, and it’s which areas are OK to search for a place to stay. I see people only looking for a place to stay in the city centre,...

The City Centre

by Dana Marin | Dec 3, 2013 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

The centre of Amsterdam may not be my favourite part of the city, given the fact that it’s always very crowded and sprinkled with a bunch of kitschy things here and there, but the touristic centre is — for sure...