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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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The Worst and Best of my Backpacking Trip

Posted on 30. May, 2011 by Marie.

Today, I realized it has been two years since my backpacking trip through Europe is over – I came home on May 30th of 2009. Hard to believe it’s so far behind me! But now that I am on a new journey, I decided to celebrate this sort-of anniversary by sharing a few facts about [...]

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My Favourite Travel Photos

Posted on 02. Feb, 2011 by Marie.

I’ve been going through my travel photos pretty often lately. Winter blues? Wanderlust? Nostalgia? All of the above are accurate. Instead of writing another long post on why I hate travel bloggers, I decided to share my favourite photos from my own collection and spread the love. While most of these pictures aren’t perfect on [...]

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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 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 [...]

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Top 10 Overrated Attractions in Europe

Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.

As much as Europe is filled with interesting and popular attractions, sometimes the entry fee or the detour just isn’t worth it. I have been lucky enough to visit many European cities, and here’s what I thought were the least interesting ones. 1. Manneken Pis, Brussels It’s a tiny little men peeing in a fountain, [...]