Countless windmills, historic churches and fisherman’s cottages. The good ol’ fashioned Dutch villages near Amsterdam seem to have stood still in time. Some parts of them still look the same as they did 100 years ago and they’re of…
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Many visitors come to Gouda, The Netherlands, drawn by the famous cheese that originates from this picturesque Golden Age Dutch city. Unfortunately, the traditional cheese market is only held in the summer months. Luckily, winter in Gouda is just…
Coming to The Netherlands in winter? It may not sound like a good idea, but trust me: it’s really the best time of year to come for a visit. In my humble opinion. Snuggle up with some hot chocolate…
Maastricht is one of the loveliest cities in The Netherlands, and we Dutch love it as a destination for a day trip or a weekend away. If you’ve never been to Maastricht, but feel like visiting the city during…
Edam, The Netherlands. If I would tell you, that there’s an ultimately Dutch town, only a 20-minute bus trip away from Amsterdam. A town that is lined by canals, traditional Dutch houses and old-fashioned Dutch bridges. A town that is…
Canals, we all love them. Don’t we? I know I do. Because, where I was born in The Netherlands there are no canals. Yes, you read it. There are places in The Netherlands without canals. Eek! Lucky for me…
Internationally, Gouda is known as the Dutch city of cheese. In The Netherlands, we also know Gouda as the city of candles and the city of stroopwafels (syrup waffles). Now if I told you that all of this can…