Travelogues The Netherlands

We continued towards Hoorn over the Afsluitdijk, which connects the provinces of Noord-Holland and Friesland. The Afsluitdijk is 32 km long and is considered the most important...

A friend who visited us in Canada kept saying, "this is just like in Europe, you don’t need to travel to Canada for this." Surely the differences are often small, but they are...

My last blog post was a few months ago, just like my last vacation. I'm still happy in Cologne and looking forward to my first summer here, but it's also good to go somewhere...

Aruba: We always had Aruba in mind as “THE” dream destination in the Caribbean. No idea why. In retrospect, Aruba was “okay” (for us), but we didn’t think it was as...

I’ve been to Amsterdam a handful of times throughout my exchange so far. Unfortunately, I’ve been a little bit unlucky with the weather, and every time I go, it’s been so cold....

Our further journey took us from Lemmer to Harlingen. Harlingen is a city in the northern Netherlands in the province of Friesland and is located at a tip of the Frisian coast...

Snorkeling at the shipwreck

Small tour through Belgium, the Netherlands, Bremen and Hamburg to Denmark

At the morning in Harlingen

In the morning we are lucky, in the café on the square a large group has organized a breakfast buffet and we can participate for €10 per person, including coffee, very good!...

Day 6 and 7: Oops, here I am again! Yes, I actually took a break from writing yesterday because it was Sunday and I just lazed around on the beach and nothing adventurous...

The privately run Moco Museum in Amsterdam is located in the midst of the museum district, but it looks very different from the modern buildings around it. Although modern art is...

There you sit, blissfully unaware in a café in Amsterdam, amusing yourself over the passing cyclists. And then gradually, all the pedestrians with arms...

To truly relax and let the soul unwind, we set our course for Brouwersdam for several days. The Brouwersdam offers unobstructed access to the sea along its entire length on the...

During our 2.5-week tour in the Netherlands to the IJsselmeer, North Holland, and Zeeland, we reached our first stop and explored Lemmer. The beach of Lemmer, the history of the...

Die drei Musketiere

After a drive of about two and a half hours by car, we arrived in Amsterdam around 9:30 in the morning. Right up front: Parking in Amsterdam is really not cheap. We paid over...

Up close and personal with flamingos

From Curacao in 20 minutes by turboprop to Aruba

Flounder races, cocktails and street party with fireworks

35 minutes transfer time - that never works!!!

To learn more about Amsterdam's history and life here, we signed up for a free city tour in the morning. Royal Palace It started at Dam Square, where our friendly guide...

To stay in one place for a while, learn new things, and be useful, I traded my sports shoes for rubber boots and worked in the garden in exchange for food and lodging. My...

Day 4: When you think it can't get any better, the crown is placed once again and I even had to shed a tear because it's incredibly beautiful and I'm so infinitely grateful to...

Day 3: Good evening or as they say in Papiamento: bon nochi 💯 I hope you're all doing as well as I am! Today was an outstanding day - I really enjoyed it, even though I didn't...

A visit to Domburg was a must at the end of our tour. Domburg is one of the oldest seaside resorts in Zeeland and offers beautiful beaches as well as historic buildings. In the...

Tropical Storm & Butterflies

The crisis in Arikok NP!

Daring jumps into the crystal clear sea

There are pigs splashing around on the beach!