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Keukenhof Gardens Is For (Macro) Lovers, a Photo Essay

Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by admin.

My daytrip at the Keukenhof Gardens, a mere 3 years ago, was absolutely perfect. The sun was out, shiny and warm, the drive through the tulip fields was dreamy and the gardens were filled of millions of colorful flowers. It really didn’t get any better than that. While any level of photographer would be in heaven [...]

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Monday’s Postcard: Amsterdam, Holland

Posted on 14. Nov, 2011 by Marie.

Amsterdam has such a great vibe to it, to me it’s almost like a magnet. I even wrote a whole post about it! I’ve only been once, but I dream about the day I will go back (most likely next fall to enjoy the beautiful colors). Here’s a photo I took when I was there [...]

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World War II in Europe – Key Locations

Posted on 21. Oct, 2011 by admin.

When most people think of Europe, they think of its long, agitated history. Kings and queens, wars and battles. It consequently doesn’t come as a surprise that the continent would be pretty high on any history buff’s bucket list. However, very few events gathered as much attention as World War II did, and still does, [...]

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More Than Pot and Prostitutes in Amsterdam

Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by Marie.

I didn’t know exactly what to expect from Amsterdam. It’s one of the few cities that is abundantly known by its clichés, i.e. prostitutes, drugs, canals and bicycles, as if it the whole city was exclusively about these four things. I really wanted to see for myself what Amsterdam what all about. So there I [...]

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A City With No Streets: Giethoorn, Netherlands

Posted on 30. May, 2010 by Marie.

Gieethron is located in the northern tip of the Netherlands, about 2 hours by car from Amsterdam – making this small town a great daytrip destination to an often forgotten part of Holland. Its name comes from “geitenhoorns”, an old Dutch dialect word meaning goat because of the then abundance of goats in the area. [...]

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A Daytrip at the Keukenhof Gardens

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Marie.

You know spring is around the corner when your local market starts selling colorful stashes of tulips. There’s no mistaking that! And Holland is no exception – the tulip capital of the world, the Keukenhof Gardens, are actually located an hour away from Amsterdam and makes for a perfect daytrip out of the city. The [...]