The Philippines is plagued by typhoon Mangkhut. The Carolinas are battered by tropical storm Florence. And we? We were vast asleep. Most of the time during the night. Sometimes we woke up because of the heavy rains. But we’re from the Netherlands. So we don’t care. Over there it always rains. Only when we took … Read more
I would never have expected that the drivers in Spain are so willing to stop at a zebra crossing. And they are. In the Netherlands, and maybe in other countries as well, drivers step on the accelerator as soon as they see ones’ intention to cross, but over here they anticipate your crossing even when … Read more
A Christmas Carol This is the blackest Christmas day I ever experienced. All night I was kept awake and haunted by three nightmares, which I so much hoped to have left behind in the Netherlands and which enabled me to leave the Netherlands without even a blink of my eye. Being haunted again I decided … Read more
What I won’t miss I cough a lot. So does hubby. And recently I started noticing that a lot of friends and family have a respiratory ‘something’ as well. Coughing, running nose, stuffy nose, allergies. So maybe it’s my imagination, but it also might be the pollution. The area in between Antwerp, Rotterdam, and the … Read more
The winter has set in. I am not very keen on this kind of weather, especially when we are going to travel. Fingers crossed. ^hm