The Building and Toppling of a Cardboard Tower in Den Bosch
On Sunday I went to Den Bosch for the Boulevard Theater Festival and noticed something new in the marketplace—a tall tower made from cardboard boxesRead More…
FlixBus Takes Over MegaBus
I got an email this morning. It said FlixBus has taken over MegaBus. “The Networks are Unified”, it proclaimed, “Book now all Megabus routes on the FlRead More…
Kapsalon: A Dutch Hairdresser’s Favourite Food
The first time I ate a kapsalon I thought I was eating a dish that originated in Turkey or Greece. I was wrong about that. Every time I walkedRead More…
A Weekend of Festivals
When I lived in Spain I liked to go to flamenco shows. Now I’m living in the Netherlands I go to festivals instead and there always seems to be so manRead More…
How I Avoided the Brexit Blues
I am not interested in politics and never watch the news, so I was unfamiliar with the word “Brexit” until a couple of days before the referendum in JRead More…
The Rotterdam Summer Carnival Street Parade
It was Summer Carnival time in Rotterdam at the weekend. I’d never been to a carnival before, so the temptation was too great to resist. You may have Read More…
A Sunny Sunday Afternoon at the Valkhof Festival in Nijmegen
Three weeks ago I visited Nijmegen. I returned yesterday because I wanted to go to The Valkhof Festival. The town was much busier than it was on my prRead More…
A Saturday Afternoon in Breda
A lot of people told me Breda is a nice city, but I never got around to visiting it until yesterday. When I got there I found everything I’d heard wasRead More…
Uitsmijter: A Traditional Dutch Dish
A few weeks ago a friend cooked me a meal. She told me it was a traditional Dutch dish called uitsmijter. I’d never heard of it, but it was really tasRead More…
Kamp Vught: A National Monument with a Sad History
I’m feeling pretty low at the moment, but visiting a former concentration camp can do that to you and today I spent some time at Kamp Vught. VisitiRead More…