The Best Day Trips from Amsterdam
Michiel is at the corner to meet us promptly at 10:00 and we drive over to the Leidseplein and grab a coffee, get caught up and plan the day, exploring the sylvan Dutch Countryside It is a typical Monday morning –...
A City Break in Amsterdam: Things to See, Do, and Eat
When people think Europe, they first think of Vienna, Paris, or London, but as the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam has gained more traction recently as a greater number of lucky travellers (myself included) have finally...
The Sylvan Dutch Landscape: A Lovely Childhood Memory
We stayed up later than we had expected last night, sharing a nightcap and talking with our hosts Stephane and Michael, so we all sleep in a bit. After breakfast, we have time only to walk into town and turn back around before we...
Crossing the Afsluitdijk: A Blustery Storm Off the North Sea
The weather is not promising – a major storm is supposed to blow in off the North Sea today. A good driving day – except that we are planning to drive over the Afsluitdijk, and if the storm gets too bad, the road over...
Heading Down Argentine Way
Kilometres driven in Europe since June 16: 19,796! It is a sad day today as we leave the comfort of Yves and Marc’s great home, and Europe, to continue our journey to Argentina and the last leg of this year-long journey. Our time...
Brother Riley of The Bottom
Grey and threatening, the low rolling clouds are billowing across the sky as I get up around 8 this morning. John has, as usual, been up earlier than me, coffee had and checking email at the computer. Yes, even here in Saba, in...
An Entire Year of Following Summer.
A day of travel and time for contemplation. The beginning of a year of living in the moment, following an intense period of planning, when it often seemed that we spent all our time living in the future as we laid the groundwork...
Traveling in the Land of Charlemagne
N 51° E 003° Köln via Aachen to Gent: 303 kilometres Charlemagne is in evidence everywhere through these parts: his name, in its Latin, German, Dutch and Flemish forms appears on road signs schools, and bars as we drive through...