Thru the Lens: Amsterdam Light Festival
The Amsterdam Light Festival is a showcase of outdoor art installations during the dark winter months of northern Europe. Some installations, such …
Dutch Windmills in Zaanse Schans
If traditional Dutch windmills are your thing, then your favourite place in the whole wide world might be Zaanse Schans. Zaanse Schans is …
Thru the Lens: Dutch Tulip Fields
Those tulip fields are so hot right now. It’s tulip season in the Netherlands. Every year since sometime in the 16th century, …
On the Bright Side
It seemed simple enough. Just take a flight from Skopje to Amsterdam via Zagreb, departing at 05:50 on Thursday. I had to …
Thru the Lens: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is one of my most favourite cities in the world. For a city of only 850,000 …
Holland: The Land of Festivals
Most people think of Holland as the country of bicycles and windmills but over the past few years it’s emerged as a …
Cycling from Utrecht to Nijmegen
Trains in Holland are expensive. The intercity train from Utrecht to Nijmegen takes only 1 hour but costs over 13 euros. Mainly …
The Traditional Cheese Market in Gouda
In Gouda, they still do things the old-fashioned way. Not only do the participants wear traditional outfits, they also do business the …
Dutch Toilet Design Ethos: Admire your work?
A standard “Western” toilet has a bowl that is shaped like a funnel with a small pool of water (let’s call this …