Personal posts about life in NL
We left the Austrian Alps in the morning on day 6 of our Zomervakantie and headed for Italy. Around 11am, we arrived at Camping Lido, situated on Lake Garda, Italy. My husband had booked a “camping”, which is a very popular type of holiday for Dutchies. What I […]
The TU Delft has a lovely botanical gardens open to the public. It’s open all year around and is a hidden gem just outside of the city centre.
Last weekend, I participated for the first time in the NN Den Haag Urban Trail. What a fantastic experience! A very unique way to explore a city.
There are few things more enjoyable than taking your bike out for a spin in the middle of Amsterdam. There are so many nice places to visit. The Dutch capital is full of treasures to explore. Thousands of good restaurants with kitchens from all over the world. So […]
In February 2018, I had the privilege and pleasure to view an exhibition at the Australian Residence in the Hague entitled “Reimagining First Encounters”. An introduction from Ambassador Brett Mason…. Long before my homeland was named “Australia” it was called “New Holland”. For the Dutch were the first […]
On Saturday 29th July 2017, I had the pleasure of experiencing LIMBO, an original Australian circus-caberet that has spent the summer performing at Amsterdam’s Boom Chicago Rozengracht theater. Created by an Australian production company, but with a multicultural cast, I spoke to the two Aussies that were in […]
On Thursday 25th May 2017, I ran 5km in the Golden Tenloop Delft. This was my first ever running event and a beautiful location to start in the beautiful city of Delft and surrounding countryside. I started vlogging in October 2016 about my personal challenge to go from “couch […]
Today we attended the 2017 Food Fest held at Hoeve Biesland, on the border between Delft and The Hague. It was a beautiful, sunny spring day and really nice to meet up with friends and hang out for a couple of hours. Queues were long to get food, […]
On Thursday, 6 October, gardeners of Keukenhof planted the first bulbs for a spectacular flower mosaic of Dutch Design. Planting the mosaic emphasizes the autumn planting at Keukenhof. The coming months will see approximately seven million bulbs planted in the park. The Keukenhof theme for 2017 is “Dutch […]
On Saturday 3 September, the 4th annual Embassy Festival showcased the diverse multicultural Embassies and communities represented here in The Hague. With a program of international music, with cuisine and culture from all around the world, this free festival drew crowds to the picturesque Lange Voorhout. Organised in close co-operation with […]
