Earlier I wrote about our shenanigans in and around Schiedam. We spent a long weekend there in April 2023, taking the Eurostar to Rotterdam and catching up with family. Whilst around there, we also spent a wonderful day in Den Haag, so much so, that it became my favourite place in The Netherlands, beating Amsterdam. (Read about our Amsterdam trip here.) We chose a Sunday for the visit and the weather was sunny, 15 Celsius, and not much wind – which is unusual for Den Haag. A very multicultural and open city Whilst still built around canals – Den Haag …
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This is a collaborative post. Moving to a new home or office is an exciting milestone but can also be daunting and stressful. Hiring a reliable moving company can alleviate much of the burden and ensure a smooth and efficient transition. Let’s dive into some fascinating statistics! Did you know that between July 2021 and July 2022, a whopping 444,500 individuals relocated to Florida? That’s an increase of 185,000 people from the previous year, making it the state with the highest year-over-year surge in residents moving in. However, it’s not all one-way traffic. When it comes to people leaving Florida, …
This is a collaborative post. When you are looking to buy a holiday home, you want to make sure that it is in an endlessly beautiful location. This, however, is far easier said than done. Of course, there are a huge amount of areas in the world that have outstanding beauty, and you want to experience some of that – it is knowing where to look that is the problem. A good place to start your search is the continent of Europe, which has diverse biomes and is also the birthplace of many much–loved legends and myths, as well as …
This is a collaborative post. Summer is a time for making special memories, so why not find creative ways to capture them? According to Nicholas Palumbo, Charleston Photographer, summer vacation provides an opportunity to document precious moments, whether on the beach, in the mountains, or in your backyard. Through photography and art techniques like scrapbooking and journaling, you can create tangible mementos of your experience that will bring back warm memories year after year. Here are nine unique yet simple ideas to help ensure all your summer holiday moments become vivid remembrances when you look back at them in years …
Vacations or business trips can be great opportunities to see the world and give yourself a little break from the humdrum of daily life. That said, sometimes traveling can be tedious or difficult due to factors outside of your control. You may even run into some minor problems, like realizing you forgot to pack your phone’s charging cable and adapter or struggling to get some sleep because it’s too noisy on your flight. Or needing to buy SIM cards in Japan – niche thing, but it does happen, so visit Simify in that case. To make your next trip more …
We have been thinking visiting Rotterdam for a while since we’ve learnt about Miniworld Rotterdam and we decided to make the trip as part of a birthday treat for Bobcat, as well as meeting with my cousin and spending a weekend together (they live in Belgium, but close to the border of The Netherlands). But we didn’t really want to stay in Rotterdam and found a great little hotel in Schiedam (read my review of Our Stay in Stadsvilla Mout (Schiedam, The Netherlands) and it looked like a nice place to stay – said Dr. Google anyway. So the long weekend …