A Magical Place: Giethoorn, the Village With No Roads
There are many beautiful villages in the Netherlands, but Giethoorn is something truly special....
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Idyllic Dutch Villages: Warmond in South-Holland
North of Leiden, in the Bollenstreek region, on the lake system called Kagerplassen, lies a...
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The Most Beautiful Village in Utrecht Province: Abcoude
They say Abcoude is the most beautiful village in the Utrecht region, so I had to go see it....
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Exploring Woerden: A Journey through the Charming Heart of Holland
Woerden is a town in the Utrecht province, a traditional farmers market town, a place to discover...
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Charming Dutch villages: Volendam
A 30 minutes bus ride from Amsterdam Centraal will take you to this old fishing village on...
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Weekend in Andalusia: Nerja
Nerja is a charming village with white houses and a collection of small rocky beaches. Its most...
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Midwinter Celebration in Graft-De Rijp
This year, instead of the usual Christmas market, I went to the Midwinter...
Read MoreBike Trip from Amsterdam to Waterland
Wind in my hair, sun on my shoulders, cows looking at me from the other side of the canal, the smell of grass and cute little villages in the distance. I could only ask myself: why I don’t do this more often? Last...
Read MoreA holiday in Puglia: Monopoli
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I just returned from a lovely week’s holiday in Puglia, Italy. This was the second time I visited Puglia (the part of Italy that represents the “heel” of...
Read MoreThe Not So Fairytale-Like Side of Giethoorn
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...
Read MoreA Lovely Evening in Giethoorn
At the end of the day, after all the tourists are gone, Giethoorn becomes still and peaceful. On the canals, only a lonely boat here and there would disturb the water mirror. On the footpaths, locals carrying their groceries in...
Read MoreVisiting the Fairy-Tale Village of Giethoorn
If Amsterdam is “the Venice of the North”, then Giethoorn is “the Venice of the Netherlands” – when there are a lot of canals, there are a lot of little Venices as well. This amazing little village, situated in the northeastern...
Read MoreClog making workshop at Zaanse Schan
When you visit Zaanse Schans, you have the opportunity to assist to a clog making workshop. It is held in a former warehouse, where there’s also a small but interesting clogs museum and a shop. If you don’t have the...
Read MoreMeet the Windmills – at Zaanse Schans
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...
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