Travelogues The Netherlands

Mileage: 157492 Today’s driving route took us over and through a particularly remarkable structur

Mileage: unchanged Last night, we had already booked tickets for the ferry to Schiermonnikoog. That was to be our trip for Saturday, goin

Mileage: 156909 Today, we were finally set to head to the Netherlands. But not too far, after a 2-hour drive we had already reached our d

30 degrees and it feels like a refreshing cool down. 🥶 Crazy times.

April 18th - Saturday We're in no hurry today, since we're booked for two days. That makes a difference and allows for a relaxed daily rhythm. No need to pack and drive off,...

After a week in London, I headed to my home base for exchange, Maastricht. Honestly, I didn’t really know what to expect before moving to Maastricht, as I had never really heard...

17.04. - Friday No new water damage to the faucets. We'll set off after breakfast. First stop: the nearby North Sea coast, crossing the country. You can do that by bicycle,...

that there are defibrillators in the red-light district

Next, we headed to Zeeland's capital, Middelburg. The city has over 1200 monuments. In the city center, there are several monumental buildings and many small alleyways. The...

Katwijk aan ZeeThe beautiful beach, the promenade, and the dunes. The beach of Katwijk is considered one of the cleanest in the Netherlands, characterized by typical beach huts...

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