April shower brings May flowers. May is the best time to visit the Netherlands for her beautiful tulip blossoms. Instead of the touristy Kinderdijk, here’s a bicycle itinerary for you to spend a day amongst the tulip fields for free! This is perfect for a date, just saying. Bicycle Route The route goes from Leiden to Lisse. Rent your b …
Unusual Architecture in the Rotterdam, the Netherlands
If you are an architect or a person obsessed with cityscapes (like me), you’ll love Rotterdam. Rotterdam is a relatively new city, despite being old. Why do I say that? Rotterdam was badly bombed and destroyed by the Germans during WW2, so most of the cityscape is new. Hence, you will encounter more unusual architecture funky buildings in Rotterdam …
10 Weekend Trips from London Under £100
If you are living in London, you have to take advantage of the cities nearby and explore them. Here are 10 weekend trips from London under £100 per person. Ways To Travel Cheaply: Use Couchsurfing to meet locals and have a place to stay. Stay in hostels and book a room instead of a hotel, if you are a couple. You get privacy and you also …
How to get to anywhere in Belgium for €7,90 (Go Pass Maastricht)
Be it going to Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp or even the French side of Belgium like Arlon (near Luxembourg) and Kortrijk (near France), you can get to ANYWHERE in Belgium for just €7,90 from the Netherlands. There are 2 ways to get to Bruges: by train or by bus. The main train station is also the bus station. People usually get to Bruges from B …
Celebrating Carnival in Europe
Carnival, one of the best weeks in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. I know what you are thinking, isn’t carnival the event in Brazil with lots of street parties and parade? And the carnival in Venice where people simply drink for the entire festival? The answer is: yup and yup. Carnival, in general, is a Christian event but it is a …
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in 3 Countries
What is in your bucket list? Mine is to have breakfast, lunch and dinner in 3 countries. “One day, I will travel far and wide, and have 3 meals in a day in different countries.” That was what I told myself when I was younger. Lo and behold, I recently found myself having a French dinner in the North of France, after completing a day of tr …
11 Things I Started Doing After Moving To the Netherlands
Moving to the Netherlands was one of the best things that happened to me. A tiny country like Singapore, the Netherlands is also a very rich country. She is also famous for drugs; which Singapore is infamous for. (Yes, we have capital punishment for drugs in Singapore.) Read more about Moving to The Netherlands: 5 Local Tips in Netherlands I …
An Open Letter to the Netherlands
Dear Netherlands, That’s right, I said “the Netherlands” and not Holland. Holland only refers to South and North Holland while the Netherlands refers to the entire country. That includes Limburg, 1 of the 12 provinces in the Netherlands, where I lived. (In my opinion, Limberg has a very different culture from the rest of the Netherlands) Cu …
