Exploring the Netherlands: Expedition Rottumeroog
Exploring the Netherlands: Expedition Rottumeroog October 24, 2019 I went on a real expedition in my own country. I love the Dutch Wadden Islands. Every year I visit a few …
The Punt van Reide in the Netherlands, nature on the border of land and sea
The Punt van Reide in the Netherlands, nature on the border of land and sea August 27, 2019 The Punt van Reide is a peninsula, located at the tip of …
Tips to learn how to surf
Tips to learn how to surf September 27, 2018 This summer I stayed in the Netherlands: I worked a lot, but since we had a warm summer I also spent …
Wildlife watching: a quest for the Little Five in the Netherlands
Wildlife watching: a quest for the Little Five in the Netherlands August 31, 2018 In a previous blog I wrote about my quest to catch the Dutch ‘Big Five’ on …
What to see and do in Rotterdam in the Netherlands
What to see and do in Rotterdam in the Netherlands August 18, 2018 The city of Amsterdam is a populair destination in the Netherlands. The city literally bursts out of …
Island time: the Dutch Waddenisland Vlieland
Island time: the Dutch Waddenisland Vlieland April 13, 2018 The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul For me Wyland’s sentences are a …
Hiking in the Spanderswoud in the Netherlands
Hiking in the Spanderswoud in the Netherlands February 2, 2018 The Spanderswoud is a forest area of approximately 213 hectares west of the road between Bussum and Hilversum in the …
Exploring silence area Lage Vuursche Forest
Exploring silence area Lage Vuursche Forest January 19, 2018 I wrote about Lage Vuursche forest before in my blog ‘My five favorite hiking areas in the Netherlands’. As I wrote …
Island rhythm: wadden island Vlieland, a photo diary
Island rhythm: wadden island Vlieland, a photo diary June 1, 2017 Finally I’m back! Vlieland, my refuge in a hectic life. Everything about a visit to this wadden island radiates …
My five favorite hiking areas in the Netherlands
My five favorite hiking areas in the Netherlands May 11, 2017 I love nothing more than strolling in nature with my dogs and my camera. Hikingtime is time to think …
The Soesterduinen: one of the best dog walking areas in the Netherlands
The Soesterduinen: one of the best dog walking areas in the Netherlands March 23, 2017 The Soesterduinen is a nature reserve in the province of Utrecht in the middle of …
What to see in Deventer in Holland?
What to see in Deventer in Holland? February 16, 2017 Deventer is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. It was always an important place because of a trading …
The best 2016 sunrises and sunsets in Holland
The best 2016 sunrises and sunsets in Holland February 2, 2017 When I am not able to travel, it’s important for me to enjoy the little things in daily life. I …
My favorite places in Holland
My favorite places in Holland January 5, 2017 I want to dedicate the first travel blog of this new year to my own country, The Netherlands. Travelling brings me to …
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden Holland
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden Holland December 2, 2016 The National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, RMO) is one of my favorite Dutch museums. It’s the national …
My favorite beaches
My favorite beaches November 7, 2016 Winter is starting in The Netherlands and I am too busy to travel. I am working my job at the castle and I am …
Exploring nature reserve Munnikenland in The Netherlands
Exploring nature reserve Munnikenland in The Netherlands October 19, 2016 You don’t always have to go far to enjoy nature. I work at Loevestein Castle, a medieval castle that is …
National Park De Hoge Veluwe in The Netherlands
National Park De Hoge Veluwe: nature in The Netherlands 25 november 2016 National Park De Hoge Veluwe is one of the most famous Dutch nature reserves. The national park lies …
At work: sunrises in Munnikenland Holland
At work: sunrises in Munnikenland The Netherlands October 9, 2015 I am very lucky that I work in a beautiful place. I work in the middle of nowhere, in a castlemuseum. The …
Tiengemeten: nature in The Netherlands
Tiengemeten: nature in The Netherlands August 14, 2015 Tiengemeten is the last island in the Haringvliet. The Haringvliet was historically the gateway from the North Sea to the ports of Dordrecht, …