STOP Panic Buying – SIMPLE, If you can’t carry it, you can’t buy it!
Panic buying is a primitive instinct. It’s a survival thing that we all do. If we see something is about to run out we grab it whilst we still can. So let’s start or join an already growing voice that says this behaviour is ridiculous. Let’s show that the only way to stop this panic…
Dutch Verzets Resistance Museum, Amsterdam – Everyone should visit this moving record of history
On our final day in Amsterdam, the weather was damp, cold and miserable, but this didn’t stop us using our I…
The Avocado Show, Amsterdam – Probably the Freshest & Healthiest Meal I have ever had!
Prior to the global shutdown, Amsterdam’s culinary scene was buzzing with great restaurants, bars and coffee shops, but there was one…
De Bakkerswinkel, Amsterdam – Afternoon Tea but not as we know it!
After a really pleasant Lovers Canal Cruise we walked across town to De Bakkerswinkel where afternoon tea had been organised by…
Pandemic – Now Social Distancing
As I write, different arguments theories and worries grow all around us about the pandemic. A new disease that mankind has…
Pllek, Amsterdam – OMG! I was not expecting this in a shipping container
The main purpose of our trip to Amsterdam was to join friends to help celebrate a 60th birthday. Our good friend…
Royal Coster Diamonds – There’s a lot more to a diamond that meets the eye
After visiting the Rijksmuseum, before jumping on the tram we decided to visit the Royal Coster Diamonds Museum and workshop. This…
Latest Coronavirus News
The latest from the UK government advises self isolation if you have a new cough or fever for 7 days. Additionally…
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – Without doubt ‘The Best Art Museum’ I have ever been to!
I just loved the Rijkmuseum.. and I don’t normally like museums. Having visited Rembrandts House Museum whilst in Amsterdam, I was…
Vlaamsch Broodhuys, Amsterdam – A Delightful lunch in this Rustic Bakery
To be honest having tried to find somewhere to have lunch in the Joodaan area of Amsterdam proved more difficult that…
Ann Franks House, Amsterdam – Never Again!
Going to Amsterdam and not hearing about Ann Frank is like going to Paris and missing the Eiffel Tower. We pre-booked,…
The Tulip Museum, Amsterdam – A beautiful flower that didn’t come from Amsterdam
If you’ve never heard of Tulips from Amsterdam then you likely have lived under a rock. Amsterdam is famous for Tulip…
Coronovirus (CoVid-19) – Should we be scared?
Absolutely not! You have to put these things into perspective in my view. If you get it, odds are that you…
Rembrandts House, Amsterdam – Well worth the visit!
I have to confess that I have never really been into art museums. It’s just not my thing and yet I…
Lovers Canal Cruise, Amsterdam – See ‘Venice of the North’ through this glass ceiling boat
Wondering around Amsterdam, either by foot, public transport or even bicycle allows you to enjoy this culture rich, bustling city. You…
