Kings Day is a day which celebrates the Kings birthday in the Netherlands. It used to be Queens Day but, has been changed. The day started off as a day to honor the birthday of Queen Wilhelmina in 1885. After her daughter Juliana ascended to the throne the date was changed to the 30th of April….
Category: Netherlands
A complete Coffee shop etiquette guide
A coffee shop in the Netherlands isn’t a place where you can have baked goods and coffee. You can get baked as coffee shops in Holland are legal marijuana dispensaries. Most of the coffee shops in Amsterdam can be found around the Red light district( sex worker district) . I went to the Bull Dog…
Tourist Traps to be aware of in Amsterdam
Before you read this do note that these are tourist traps in Amsterdam according to me. If you still want to visit these places don’t be deterred by me. Personal taste is something which is flexible. I do have Dutch friends, I travelled to Amsterdam and I know many people who have plus I did…
Things not to do in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has character, canals and bicycles all over due to this it has drawn in scores of tourists. An estimated 5.7 million tourists visited Amsterdam in 2014 (Hein,2016). Many residents have complained about the Disneyfication of Amsterdam. I love Disney in this case what residents are unhappy about is that the city centre is becoming…
Top Things to do in Tilburg
Trigger warning: There’s a photo which looks like a poached elephant in this article. It is a wooden sculpture but, it looks realistic. Please don’t continue reading if this may traumatize you. I’ve written about my experiences in Tilburg. I will post about them much later probably around Christmas time as I visited Tilburg during…
Top Tips for Amsterdam
I wrote a piece not too long ago about what not to do in Amsterdam to avoid having your camera thrown into a canal or worse. This post will give you tips on how to make your Amsterdam trip even better. The city has a lot to offer and some of these tips will help…
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