The Netherlands is often overshadowed when it comes to beer, being bordered by Belgium and Germany, but in recent years it's seen a craft beer boom. From historic giants like Heineken and Grolsch, to the more up-and-coming independent microbreweries, there's no shortage of good beer in the Netherlands. Here are all of the brews I... Continue Reading →
The Netherlands is an easy country to get around, making it a breeze to stop off in numerous cities in the same day. I took a day trip out of Amsterdam to see the UNESCO World Heritage windmills at Kinderdijk, just outside of Rotterdam, and was able to explore a little bit of Rotterdam and... Continue Reading →
Just east of Rotterdam in South Holland at the confluence of the Noord and Lek rivers lies the village of Kinderdijk, a treasured destination for seeing windmills in the Netherlands. Much of the country lies below sea level, so the Dutch had to get creative with preventing their lands from flooding, and the result was... Continue Reading →
One thing you don't really hear much about the Netherlands is how awesome the food is, but I had some truly great eats while I was there. I mean, one of the country's biggest foods is cheese (or kaas), and anything involving cheese sounds gouda to me (sorry - I couldn't resist). Amsterdam is a... Continue Reading →
I've done a bunch of North American travel on my own and have been itching to do more international solo travel. All along I figured my first European solo trip would be to the UK and France, but I want to coordinate that trip to attend Wimbledon or the French Open and this year it... Continue Reading →
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