Rijksmuseum and Anne Frank House Amsterdam
Amsterdam has a lot of touristic places but the two must sees are definitely the Rijksmuseum and Anne Frank House. If you have not enough time, please skip the Red…
The Dutch must sees: Monnickendam, Marken and Volendam
Living in The Netherlands for 54 years, I never visited the famous Dutch triangle: Monnickendam, Marken and Volendam. So I found myself ready to deal with all the tourists and…
Petsitting as a lifestyle
After a six months trial I started my petsitting business on January 1, 2017. Why? Well there is a story to it that I will talk about in this blog….
Dealing with boredom in Durrës
When I first met Ellen we immediately hit it off, so to speak. Ellen is a Dutch regional development consultant working and living in Tirana, the capital of Albania. We…
The Secret
Everyone who is interested in the mind of human beings should read The Secret. The book The Secret claims that whatever you want in life, you can get. It is…
Working while traveling and what you can do
Have you ever considered working while traveling? Yes, then this post gives you more insights on how to combine the two. Of course you can have a job or work…
Mindful in Prague
So I had 2 weeks to kill in November. Where to go? Traveling to Prague by bus was a good deal. So I jumped on my beloved Flixbus and got…
Meet your six human needs for a fullfilling life
The six human needs are an invention of international life coach Anthony Robbins. He believes there are six human needs everybody has and when they are all met, you can…
Visiting Tirana, Albania’s capital
After the ‘hurricane Irma experience’ I needed a down to earth place, not much hassle and a bit of nice weather. So I choose to go to Tirana: Albania’s capital….
Three days Bonaire – Dutch Caribbean
We had this great plan my best friend and I: I came visiting her in Sint Maarten and we would both go to Bonaire for a couple of days so…
An unexpected visit to Curaçao
It wasn’t my intention but sometimes things just happen to you. So suddenly I found myself on the island of Curaçao, part of the Dutch Caribbean just north of Venezuela. Very…
Surviving hurricane Irma Sint Maarten
“Did you ever thought of cancelling your trip”, was Katja’s question during a friend’s dinner the night before hurricane Irma destroyed the island of Sint Maarten. “No, I have had…