Guys...I just. I just can’t with this place. I grew up on a mountain in Virginia and never, ever saw myself living in a city. Though my heart belongs to the city of Amsterdam, I will always feel...
Exploring Edam: A quick trip from Amsterdam
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Day trip from Amsterdam to the beach
This post contains affiliate links. The words “Amsterdam” and “beach” may not be two words you think of together. But the beach is a quick day trip from Amsterdam! This area is known for being cloudy and rainy....
Traversing the Amsterdam countryside by bike
I live in Amsterdam. I love Amsterdam. It’s such an amazing city with the canals as the perfect backdrop of a sunny day. BUT...and this is a big BUT...it’s not all that there is to see in the...
Visiting the Keukenhof – Holland’s flower garden
If you’re coming to Amsterdam between mid-March and mid-May, you are in for SUCH a treat! Those bright and colorful images of flowers you think of when you imagine what it’s like to be in Holland will come...
A day trip to Delft
I absolutely adore my city of Amsterdam. It’s beautiful and there’s always something to do. But now that we are all settled and we’re not in the honeymoon stage anymore, sometimes I get antsy. You know...that "I have...
5 Easy Day Trips from Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a pretty loveable city. When you visit the Netherlands, you should definitely spend time in this city, I’ve even created an entire city guide for you! While you're based in Amsterdam, there are a few possible...
Day Trip to Giethoorn
This post contains affiliate links. Giethoorn is jaw-dropping as a postcard-perfect village surrounded by water in the north of The Netherlands. People keep calling it the "Venice of the North" and the "Village with no Roads"...but I disagree....
A Day in The Hague: Without The Politics
Have you ever had your assumptions turned upside-down? Maybe you think people are rude in one country and learn it couldn't be farther for the truth. It could be the food that you've heard isn't worth writing home...
Historic Haarlem
My favorite part of traveling is finding those hidden gems...those places that the only locals and travelers who do major research seem to know about. Haarlem is one of those places. Simply put, it’s a real place...