Maastricht has a ‘time’ schedule. All of its own.
Maastricht has its ‘own’ time schedule. Where is Maastricht? We have been in Maastricht, one of the oldest towns in the Netherlands, for nearly a week and are discovering a lot about the place particularly since we know people here. This is what we have discovered....
Brussels – a little taste leaves me hungrier
We only got to see Brussels for a short time but it left me wanting more, a lot more. I don’t know about you but I get feelings about a place pretty quickly. They might be good and they might leave me wanting to be convinced. They might make me change my mind....
Ghent is quirky!
Ghent in Belgium is a quirky little place. Our B&B was quirky. Our fabulous hostess was quirky. Ghent is a quirky place for a number of reasons. For a guide to visiting Ghent, read this. Where is Ghent? Ghent is a fiercely independent city in Belgium. They are...
Dear Amsterdam. Our love affair was not just a holiday romance!
Dear Amsterdam. Our love affair was not just a holiday romance! Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go. I fell in love in Amsterdam. Not with a person, but with the city itself. It was instantaneous and mutual. Amsterdam was made for me and I was made for...
Zandvoort in the Netherlands
Zandvoort in the Netherlands was never on our radar, but things changed. Zandvoort is a very popular beach resort not far from Amsterdam. Through chance, we ended up at Zandvoort in the Netherlands. This was because we had met some lovely Dutch men a few years...
Packing – Should a wife be entitled to put some stuff in her husband’s suitcase when travelling?
Well, here is the story. We are going overseas in 2 days time and when I say overseas I am talking Sydney to Amsterdam, which probably is a number of seas and definitely a long way. I was talking to friends the other day about the perpetual problem of packing...
Okonomiyaki is a Food
Okonomiyaki is a food. It is a Japanese food. It is a cross between an overfilled omelette or pancake or a very thick pizza; some heathens call it a Japanese pizza – and it is all of these, yet it is not - sort of. You decide. It is quite hard to say what it is, but...
What is the First Thing you Look for in a Travel Blog?
As a newcomer to this field of travel blogging and trying to get a handle on it by reading lots, and I mean lots, of ‘successful’ blogs, I have noticed that I do a few things in assessing whether I want to keep an eye on the travel blog and continue to read this site....
What to Do Before You Go Away, Another Timely Reminder.
What to do before you go away, another timely reminder, a checklist before you travel As more and more people are travelling, there are still some sensible things to be aware of. When you travel a lot, it is easy to get complacent. So as we have some significant...
Capture the Colour
“Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something”. Pancho Villa Green “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Mark Twain White “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” Freya...
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