Note: I read somewhere recently that while most of the world right now is not able to travel anywhere for pleasure, it is a good practice during confinement to go over old pictures of previous travel and reminisce. This is Part 1 of that process, which I am sharing with the reader. It was inspired … More Dutch Treat
Ed note: This itinerary is taken from a 10 day, four city trip in the Netherlands led by myself, half Dutch, and a friend, 100% Dutch, in mid-October, 2015. Just a warning about the timing: By mid-October you are in shoulder season, when the prices are lower. It can be rainy then, and we experienced … More Three non-traditional days around Amsterdam, on your way to somewhere else
On my 70th birthday, with mortality not at the doorstep, but somewhere down the street within sight, I find myself immersed in my Dutch roots. I just finished co-leading a ten day “active seniors” trip in Holland. Eight of us, from 55 to 75, biked, trained, trammed, boated and walked briskly through Amsterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven … More See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil
Other states, other lives, other souls 