An Aussie taking on the Netherlands , one klompje at at time…
It’s been a while and I owe a gazillion blog posts by now. Literally a gazillion. We’ve been to Oman, we’ve been all sick, I’ve been working … it’s endless.
A few weeks back I took a day trip to London. Which sounds way more exciting and adventurous than it actually is – because London is just over an hour’s flight from here and it’s incredibly cheap to get to. You can do it in a day with no problems. Continue reading “The one about the pounds …”
There’s not a lot to say about this one. When you have a fantastic, spontaneous opportunity present itself … you need to grab it. A few days later, me and my 2 Dutch BFFS* were on our way to Texel – an island in the Waddenzee, just off the coast of the Netherlands. Continue reading “The one about the trip to Texel…”
So, some people have really awesome ideas. Like going somewhere tropical for a vacation to escape the dull, dreary Dutch winter. Like Curaçao, or maybe Spain … or if you are a completely insane parent of almost 2 year old twins …. LET’S GO TO AUSTRALIA!!!
Continue reading “The one where I spend 23 hours in a hollow metal tube…”
A little about the trip over …
I’m sure most of you are aware of the luggage issues I had (thank you, Flight Centre). So I won’t go into specifics there, but there were tears of joy and relief when the suitcase came in at 24.2kg’s (I could have taken another pair of shoes!!!), hand luggage at 6kg’s and thank GOD they didn’t weight the laptop bag!. It was a change to go via Hong Kong – the airport there is a lot like KLIA – and the shopping was pretty good in the Airport. I had 5 hours there – and about 2 hours before the flight left they changed gates from one side of the airport to the other … Awesome. I now know how fast I can go with a luggage trolley.
Continue reading “Arriving here …”A picture heavy post. We drove to the flower fields at Lisse. It’s here that the famous Keukenhof is located, a truly amazing place..
Continue reading “Tiptoe, through the tulips …”