Reading Time: 7 minutes February. I’ve always hated that month. Winterblues in January? Nope, for me it’s February that seems to drag oooon an oooon without end. No wonder it only has 28 days, nobody wants it to last any longer than that. On the bright side: I finally have the perfect opportunity to dust off this huge list…
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Sometimes when you see something so extroardinarily beautiful, it makes you cry. I’ll be the first one to admit that I have bawled my eyes out on several occasions and I am not ashamed of it! I will never forget the first time I saw the peaks of the Himalaya with my own eyes for…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Never, ever, not in a million years did I think I would be writing about knitting… When I was younger my brain always connected the word knitting to grey old grannies or bored housewives. Knitting sounds booooring. Knitting sounds frumpy. Hey guess what? Knitting is actually pretty cool! So here I am, proudly writing up…
Reading Time: 6 minutes When I’m not traveling abroad, I still enjoy being a tourist in my own country. I recently posted about my day out to Amsterdam and this week I decided to spend a day in Utrecht, a lovely city less than an hour away from my home. It had been a while since I spent a…
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been well over 50 days since I smoked my last cigarette. I quit cold turkey and without any medication, nicotine gum or self-help-motivational-books. After 10 days I wrote a blog about how hard it was… And honestly, it still is. But, 50 days is reason enough for a celebration and a well deserved pat on…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Being from Rotterdam myself, going to Amsterdam always feels a bit like cheating. The two cities have a history of hating eachother with a passion, whether it’s soccer related or not. People from Rotterdam think “Amsterdammers” are arrogant and vain. People from Amsterdam think “Rotterdammers” are blunt and lack style. Dandy vs. rolled up sleeves.…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ooooooh look at what I found under my Christmas tree! I must have been good all year because I unwrapped the best present ever! I will admit that it took me a few seconds to figure out what I was holding. A weird looking, vibrating pink silicone thingie… Are you pulling my leg? You need…
Reading Time: 6 minutes One of the things I was really looking forward to when I was planning my trip to the USA last year, was visiting Yosemite National Park. I had planned to stay in San Francisco for nearly a week and a trip to nature sounded like a welcome break from the bustling city. Besides, I had…