I found myself completely out of practice when it came to my family’s recent trip to the Netherlands, booking things relatively last minute and researching activities on the fly. However, one tidbit I picked up was that the Bloemencorso Bollenstreek—the annual flower parade—would finish in the town of Haarlem. This was only a 20-minute train ride from Amsterdam, and it… View Post

Our first full day in the Netherlands turned into a day of two halves. The first half was a visit to the spectacular spring garden at Keukenhof. During the second, we took advantage of our iAmsterdam City Card to visit the flight experience at This is Holland. It’s sort of hard to describe because it comes across as quite dull… View Post

Our first full day in Amsterdam technically started earlier in the week. Business busy-ness and being completely out of practice when it came to travelling meant that holiday planning took a backseat, and I didn’t get around to checking what was available until Monday (we travelled on Friday). The weather on Saturday looked perfect: an ideal day for visiting the… View Post