A school trip. When I was about 17 or 18 years old the school I attended was organizing a school trip to Paris. One of the classes I took was French. We learned the language, but also the ins and … Read More

Avoid Mâcon When you are in the Beaujolais area and want to get out of the vineyards and into a city or town you best avoid going to Mâcon. There is a lot of history and potential in Mâcon. Sadly … Read More

A toy wagon. As a child my sisters and I often spent our autumn holiday in a forest. My grandmother rented a small bungalow where she would stay with our grandfather, us and our parents. Sometimes others joined us. In … Read More

Belgium. Belgium is known for its beer, chocolate, waffles and fries. It is “the” country when it comes to the European Union and NATO. This country also boasts to have the most castles per square kilometer of the world. One … Read More

A little French girl. Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was about 5 or 6 years old. This girl lived in the medieval city of Montluçon. Her parents owned a small restaurant, where the girl spent … Read More

What to do in the Beaujolais-area? During our holiday in the Beaujolais-area (France) my daughter Eryn and I were looking for a good place to spend the day. In a previous story about this region I already mentioned that there … Read More

A friendship. In the year 2000 I worked for a large international law firm in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was during this time that I met a Spanish girl who was working in the same law department. We soon became … Read More

An excellent stay. Over the years I have stayed in many hostels, B&B’s, guesthouses, hotels and apartments. Some were good, some were not so good. There are only a few I would call excellent. These are the places I would … Read More

A band in our caravan. At 8 o’clock two musicians woke up in a double bed in our caravan. Next to them one of my English roommates was half asleep. They rushed out of the caravan park and into the … Read More

An invitation. In my previous blog about Crows Nest I told you the story of how I ended up in this small town, bunching roo paw and living in a caravan with two British girls. After a week or so … Read More

Daytrips. When we go on holiday we usually first pick a place to stay. Once the holiday home is booked the following question arises: “Where can we go to on a daytrip?” We often leave it it that and take … Read More

The book. This time not a story about a place I have been, neither about a place I am planning to go to. I’d like to write a bit about a book I just read. As most of you know … Read More