Friet Speciaal: Dutch Chips Get Special
Friet speciaal (special chips/fries) is a popular Dutch snack. There are a couple of versions, but the most popular one consists of a portion of chipsRead More…
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Friet speciaal (special chips/fries) is a popular Dutch snack. There are a couple of versions, but the most popular one consists of a portion of chipsRead More…
When I lived in the UK, I used Arriva buses a lot. Arriva is one of the main bus companies here in the Netherlands as well and I use their buses most Read More…
This is my second winter in the Netherlands. Last night I stayed in a hotel in Eindhoven and when I woke up this morning it was snowing. Winter in theRead More…
In October 2016 I was contacted by Fabian, one of the editors of a new online minimalist lifestyle magazine called Elementarist. He’d enjoyed an articRead More…
A lot of people who visit the Netherlands have heard there is a famous Dutch “pickled fish” sandwich and want to try it. Many of them fulfill this ambRead More…
Although a big bulge in the pants may be good for getting girls to notice you, sometimes it can be for all the wrong reasons. When your pants have pocRead More…
Last year I went to the Rotterdam Summer Carnival to see the street parade. The weather was not fantastic, but it was better than the previous year beRead More…
In August 2015, I went to Gouda for the penultimate cheese market of the year. This year, I returned on the 6th of April for the first market of the yRead More…
When I lived in the UK I got used to seeing Jamie Oliver TV adverts for Sainsbury’s. They were a regular thing for around 11 years (2000 – 2011). ThRead More…
This blog crashed earlier in the week and was unavailable for a little while. Anyone who visited the site would have landed on a white page containingRead More…