Yesterday evening I finally arrived back home in The Netherlands after an eight-day “working” vacation. I actually can’t remember the last time I’ve spent a full week away from home. It was a real treat after more than two years of corona pandemic to be able to travel further away again than just over the […]
Full of plans
All of the sudden my agenda is starting to look full again. Now Covid-19 doesn’t dictate every day of my life anymore, I start making plans and even start to attend events with people. On Monday evening I was at the Groninger Forum where Queen Máxima of the Netherlands handed out the Koning Willem I-Prijzen […]
Going on vacation – what to buy and what not to buy
I am going on a trip and I bring along … when I was a child this was the title of a favourite memory game. When I am travelling I try to take as little with me as possible: clothes for a few days, an extra pair of shoes, toiletries, maximum one not too heavy […]
Castles in Czechia
As I wrote earlier this week I have been to a holiday fair here in Groningen last weekend. On Friday I received a package from Jellie of CeskySight, whom I had met there. They rent holiday houses and apartments in Czechia, but their website (in Dutch) also has lots of information about Czechia itself. I […]
Back in Time (2)
Thought it would be fun scanning a few more old pictures. Here am I with my mother and sister at the Muiderslot in the Summer of 1983. It seems to have been the Summer I took my first own pictures with the camera of a friend of my parents. During the holidays we spent some […]
I am dreaming of …
Last weekend I visited the holiday fair “Reis!” in the Martiniplaza in Groningen. A nice way to discover new places, learn about new cultures and dream of the places you want to visit one day. Everybody who likes to travel, probably knows what I am talking about. Saving some money and go to places you […]