The Netherlands

On the way back from our weekend break in Zeeland towards Amsterdam, we visited Kinderdijk. One of the archetypal Dutch attractions for a day trip in the Netherlands. I had high expectations beforehand; was it …

During our 2.5 months in the Netherlands, we went on a weekend trip to Zeeland. What a surprise! Zeeland turned out to be beautiful. And then we only saw Veere, Zierikzee and Deltapark Neeltje Jans. …

While all of Holland was eager to finally be able to go on vacation abroad again after such a long time, I, on the other hand, could not wait to discover The Netherlands. One of …

You know when you’re so fed up with the Netherlands that you’d rather get on a plane to Farawayistan today? Before, I had that feeling regularly. All those dreams I had, traveling, getting away from …

Emigrating is not always easy, you leave behind a lot that you were used or attached to. Your culture, norms and values. A while ago I wrote an article about 10 things I miss about …

Is the grass really greener on the other side? The answer is no. Everywhere in the world there is something to complain about. In the Netherlands, in Colombia and probably also in popular emigration countries …

There we are. On the couch at my parents’ house. We spent four days in the Netherlands: what are we going to do? Brother and sister-in-law have to be somewhere near Zaandam that afternoon. So …