One thing that I’ve always wanted to witness in life is a day with no real night. That means no vampires right? And if you’re in Stockholm, Sweden close to the summer solstice like we were, you’ll never see the sky become dark. Stockholm is in the eastern part of the Central European Time zone…
Where to stay in a city can be difficult to decide. Cost, location and cleanliness (no bed bugs please!!) are important considerations. We were recently looking for a hotel recommendation in Seville, Spain, and the splendid Hotel Simon was recommended to us by a colleague. We probably would not have picked this for ourselves off a…
I went through many pretenders to get here, to the moment where I would sink my teeth into the most succulent chorizo I’d ever encountered. Many had previously let me down- certainly anything wrapped in plastic on a grocery store shelf was reliably sure to disappoint. I thought I’d had a few good ones in…
The Randstand, the name given to the most densely populated part of the Netherlands, is where most tourists travelling to the Netherlands spend their time. Of course Amsterdam is usually top of the list and if they make it out of there perhaps it is to visit the rival city of Rotterdam or a short day…
We lived in Amsterdam for 3 and 1/2 years, and had the opportunity to spend four fun filled summers there. We were able to enjoy a wide variety of great things and want to share our top 10 things to do in Amsterdam in summer that were our favourites. They are in no particular order…
