Each winter the Amsterdam Light Festival brings the city to life with various illuminated works of art throughout the city center. Visit the Amsterdam Light Festival from 30 November 2023 until 21 January 2024. Each day from 17:00 – 22:00. It’s totally free of charge to explore and interact with all the different light installations.…
October is the perfect time to visit Sicily. The extreme heat of the summer is gone and fewer tourists are on the island, making it perfect for traveling. A direct flight from Amsterdam brought us to Catania airport at 10 PM. Here we picked up the rental car at Centauro and luckily only a 15…
Visiting Sicily and getting around the island is definitely most convenient by car! Yes, the Sicilians have a bit of an enthusiastic driving style, but don’t let that put you off! I always love the freedom of my own transportation, and simply adjust your driving style to the local ways. Renting a car For renting…
What do to when in the United States? Have an action packed week full of fun! This summer I visited my family in Minnesota, USA. View the video for an all-time American vacation with shooting guns, driving ATV’s, revving the Mustang, cruising in the Corvette, rollin’ on the Harley Davidson, balancing the jet skis and…
One of the annual highlights during the summer in Amsterdam is the Prinsengracht concert. A classical music show in front of the Pulitzer hotel. Admission is free and people gather on boats and around on the street to witness the live performance. This was the first year I joined the Prinsengracht concert, on a wonderful…
The historic financial district in the city center of London is a photography heaven for architecture lovers like myself. This collection of modern and stylish skyscrapers, in combination with the smaller historic buildings, is a unique sight. All these photos are taken with the Sony A7III and the 16-35 F4 Power Zoom, my favorite travel…
London is one of the largest capital cities in Europe and right on top of my to-see list. From the Netherlands the flight takes less than an hour to arrive at London City Airport. The starting point of a 3 day full on London experience. Arriving in London London City Airport is the closest airport…
Canary Wharf: a place of suits during the day. It’s the second largest financial district in London. But next to all these office buildings it also has a very modern and trendy atmosphere. It actually reminded me a lot of the Zuidas in Amsterdam. One Saturday evening, after a hot and sunny day, we witnessed…
The Netherlands is full of beautiful places! My Mom and I used our birthday weekend to explore Ameland, one of the Northern Dutch islands. Getting there To get to Ameland it is a 2 hour drive from Amsterdam to Holwerd. From here the ferry departs every hour to the island and takes about 50 minutes.…
A family trip this time! Me, brother, sister and Dad were taking the ferry from Rotterdam to Hull. An overnight ferry, a bit of a mini cruise across the pond. This trip is the first time since years being away with only the core family (no in-laws or children allowed this time). It has been…
