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Me and Chi
Blog: Big City Blog - 20 May 2012
Signs a North American might be assimilating to a European lifestyle:
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Velvet moments: travel photo – antique market in Delft
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 4 April 2012
If you love antique markets, you’ll love the open-air Antique Market in Delft, an historic town situated between The Hague and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Held every Saturday between mid-April and mid-September along the canals of Delft, the Antique Market has hundreds of stalls selling all sorts of antiques (Delft Blue porcelain is popular), jewellery, [...]Velvet moments: travel photo – antique market in Delft is a post from: Velvet Escape travel blog
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Vive Les Differences
Blog: Big City Blog - 31 March 2012
The third of a four-part series on being an expatTime for a Change | The Favourites | The Differences | The DownsidesSome differences grow wider as the expat life is prolonged. What seem at first like small cracks and tiny charms become bigger potholes of annoyance; on the other hand, some items that make you scratch your head actually begin to make sense as you assimilate.
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Almost There
Blog: Big City Blog - 26 March 2012
As a cocktail of extreme busyness, mild writer's block, and a big life event coming up soon, this blog has taken a back seat and I do apologize. The good news is that there are some drafts already drafting, some posts almost posting. For now, have a look at one of the best pieces describing life in Amsterdam I've ever read. It leaves out the copious amounts of rain and lousy service, but otherwise it's spot on.
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Daily Wanderlust: Amsterdam
Blog: The Adventures of D - 19 March 2012
Daily Wanderlust: AmsterdamAmsterdam and I have never really gotten along. After some moon-cake-related issues in 2002, when my best friends told me they were celebrating their wedding anniversary and one of their [...]d travels 'round
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Affordable Hotels In Amsterdam
Blog: My Little Nomads - 2 March 2012
A list of cheap (but good) hotels in Amsterdam. Continue reading → Popular Articles on My Little Nomads: How To Find The Best Hotel Deals Online The Best Travel Websites For Planning A Trip
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The View from Fez Hits One Million
Blog: The View from Fez - 9 February 2012
On February 9th, 2012, The View from Fez passed another milestone; the one millionth first time visitor to the site. While returning visitors sailed over the one million mark some time ago, and the page view count is heading to two million, we are pleased to have notched up this milestone. The visitor came from the Netherlands and visited our story about the Crochet Safari in Marrakech.
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The Dutch winter frenzy
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 7 February 2012
It’s that time of the year again, when the thermometer hanging outside my window shows a lower reading than the display on my freezer. When I first moved to the Netherlands more than 20 years ago, one of the first things that caught my attention was the Dutch people’s preoccupation with ice. As soon as [...]The Dutch winter frenzy is a post from: Velvet Escape travel blog
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Velvet moments: travel photo – fields of tulips in Holland
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 25 January 2012
One of my favourite things to do (and something I recommend to everyone) in the spring is to go for a drive, a stroll or a bike ride around the tulip fields in Holland. The most famous tulip region can be found around the town of Lisse (where the popular Keukenhof gardens are located), southwest [...]Velvet moments: travel photo – fields of tulips in Holland is a post from: Velvet Escape travel blog
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Velvet moments: travel photo – Noordwijk beach sunset
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 18 January 2012
Noordwijk aan Zee is a beach town in the Netherlands, about a 45-minute drive southwest of Amsterdam. The town is especially popular in the summer. On beautiful winter weekends, the locals flock to the beach for a stroll to enjoy the cold breeze, the sound of the waves and the magnificent sunsets. Velvet moments: travel [...]Velvet moments: travel photo – Noordwijk beach sunset is a post from: Velvet Escape travel blog
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Tree Lined Road in the Beemster Polder, Netherlands
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 16 January 2012
Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Discover great travel quotes.
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New Year's Traditions Across Europe
Blog: Travel With Julie - 29 December 2011
Photo courtesy of France Tourism.
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Expat Experience - Part 1
Blog: Big City Blog - 26 December 2011
The first of a four-part series on being an expatTime for a Change | The Favourites | The Differences | The DownsidesWe cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them Einstein
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10 Famous Beer Breweries to Visit Around the World
Blog: GoBackpacking - 15 December 2011
This post was written in partnership with TravelSupermarket.com. here’s a saying amongst travellers that if you want to get to know the locals, get to know their beer first. Beer is the third most popular beverage in the world, beaten only by tea and water. With this in mind, a great idea when travelling abroad [...]
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Euro Neuro Scan
Blog: Big City Blog - 12 December 2011
All this Euro fuss is quite interesting to an inside outsider.
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Sunny Days
Blog: Big City Blog - 30 November 2011
What to do on a warm, sunny day in Amsterdam, with the limited daylight hours of late November and your last few hours as a freelancer ahead?
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The 5 Best Cruise Lines for Kids
Blog: My Little Nomads - 22 November 2011
The best cruises, ships, routes and on-board activities for kids and families. Continue reading →Read the entire article here: The 5 Best Cruise Lines for Kids Or check out Where to go in Southeast Asia with kids
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Movie Mania
Blog: Big City Blog - 16 November 2011
It's that time of year again, when the days darken early and Dutch parents still don't put hats or gloves on their kids.It's also time once again for the International Documentary Film Festival, the best 10 days for movie geeks to sneak some peeks at the world's best un-Hollywood films.I'm now on my third year of this cinematic feast, and as a seasoned vet I am all over this like Herman Cain on an assistant.
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The Telltale Squeak
Blog: Big City Blog - 6 November 2011
After a good 10-15 minutes of walking up and down the bicycle racks like a mildly insane person, looking for my trusty, rusty steed, I had finally given up hope. In a city of some 524,000 annual bike thefts (no joke), I had just experienced my first.Or had I? Suddenly, faintly, almost plaintively, I heard the squeak.
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Day to Night in Amsterdam – In Photos
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 28 October 2011
From dawn until dark, our favorite photos from Amsterdam.
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The Frank House
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 26 October 2011
A recount of our sobering visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
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Bicyculture
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 24 October 2011
The Dutch are cycling fanatics! And we loved it.
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This Haarlem has 2 A’s – In Photos
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 21 October 2011
Yet another Netherlands city to charm our socks off.
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A Beach in October
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 19 October 2011
Enjoyable beaches? The Netherlands? I had no idea.
