Message of acceptance at the Amsterdam Pride Canal Parade
This year’s Pride celebrations commemorate 50 years since the Stonewall riots that broke out in New York and paved way to the LGBT movement around…
Finding diamonds in Antwerp
If you’re looking to buy a diamond, Antwerp is the place but I wonder where the diamonds come from. Could they be blood diamonds? I…
A Pocket Full
My son’s pockets are always full and so his imagination. When my 5-year old started elementary school (or basisschool in Dutch) last year, he was…
Maasvlakte beach, a paradise of its own
Every summer, our little family would venture outside Rotterdam to go the beach since we are usually holed up in a nearby campsite in Oostvorne….
Zierikzee, Queen of the North Sea
Zierikzee used to be one of the most important cities in Holland during the middle ages due to its location in the North Sea, where…
Destination Suriname
Tucked between French Guiana and its bigger neighbour Brazil, Suriname is perhaps a misplaced Latin American country—the population mostly speak Dutch (national language), Creole and…
24 Hours Layover in New Delhi
There are more than a hundred monuments in New Delhi so a day is not enough to cover these considering how big the city is….
Kermis in Spring
Once again festivals like the much anticipated ‘Kermis’ or carnival start in the Netherlands as spring comes. This spring/summer fair comes to villages around Netherlands…
Flower Parade
Floats made from tulips, daffodils and hyacinths and bulbs are the highlight during the annual flower parade known locally as the Bloemencorso in Haarlem, The…