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Finally! I have created my Amsterdam map & updated my Everything Amsterdam page. Ohhhhhh what..you don’t want to click that first link? No problem, here’s my map: And this definitely ...
And here we go: I have just fallen victim to yet another internet challenge. Probably because it is so gorgeously sunny outside, because I am trapped at my desk staring out the window, because it is ...
Tonight is the night, our very first, very unofficial, book club! Our, as in…us. A group of girls that connected in the strangest of ways…you’ll never believe it: through our blogs....
My first Queen’s Day in the Netherlands! To think I had NO IDEA that this holiday even existed before I moved abroad…and that I believed it most certainly impossible to find hundreds of t...
I keep finding myself saying “Amsterdam really isn’t that far away.” Except for those times, of course, when it is really is that far away. Far enough to know it’s gunna be a ...
My parents have arrived! We spent the weekend in Amsterdam & now we’re off to Cologne // Basel // Frankfurt for the next four days. We’ll be cruising through the countryside, eating d...
Alright team, here.we.go. Today marks the first day of The Month Of Parents. een. The next time I’ll be at my apartment, it will be with my parents. They fly in late afternoon, and I can’...
I don’t think I know a single person who isn’t putting in at least a marginal amount of effort to “stop consuming so much sugar” on a regular basis. I know I am. {Putting in a...
Row row row your boat, gently down the stream. Or in our case, against the current. Our new boat, with the old engine, was having a bit of trouble the first weekend we took her out. Actually, a lot o...
Heyyyooo it’s a long weekend here in Nederlands! Queen’s Day is Monday & it’s going to be all crazy up here in these canals. Think millions of people, lots of Orange, beer beer ...
Last Sunday, it was gorgeous here in Amsterdam. The kind of gorgeous that makes your heart melt for all the tourists visiting…as opposed to the normal frustration felt from them walking all up ...
Brunch in Amsterdam tends to be so good. Mainly, because as an expat here, you quickly learn the Dutch have a hard time with the concept. As a result, good brunch spots are few & far between̷...
Pop quiz hotshot: which drink is mine & which is PAB’s?? How well do you know me —– On Friday night, we had an early dinner. We walked down our street, took a right & arrive...
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So I might really-like-a-lot-slash-love Shatterboxx. And now that they have launched an app for the iPhone called Paper’d? I definitely spend way too much time clicking around on their websites...
Something I really enjoy about working at Orange is the volunteering commitment from the company. Each quarter, we partner with a different organization. Last year, before I started working here, the...
Last Thursday, PAB welcomed his newly purchased boat with open arms. He found an awesome used sloop on Marktplaats, which is basically like the Dutch Craigslist. {Although, we have that here too̷...
Over Easter weekend, we hopped in the car and drove about nine hours to St. Anton, in the Austrian Alps, for one last weekend of skiing. We arrived late afternoon, checked into our B&B, and then ...
Hi hello, TGIF…glad you’re back. Since returning from our long weekend spent in Austria, time has seemed to have slipped through my fingers…I can’t believe it is already the ...
Ah, long weekends really are the best. Currently, we are driving back to Amsterdam after spending the last few days in Arlberg, Austria – St. Anton to be exact – getting in our last ski ...
“However, the country we live in has changed enormously over the last century. We’ve seen desegregation, we put a man on the moon, we built the first mass-produced automobiles, and we also inve...
My parents are coming to visit next month, and our itinerary planning has me daydreaming about visiting Paris, my favorite city. {Sorry Amsterdam, you’re a close second I promise.} There are s...
Last weekend I met up with Lauren for late afternoon drinks in the city. We ventured over to G&T’s, a new spot in the Jordaan neighborhood, and I have to say I was impressed. Lauren had ...
PAB is back in town! After 10 days in the states, I happily picked him up at Schipol airport early afternoon to welcome him home. After a bit of unpacking & catching up, we headed out with Roxa...
This might be the cutest birthday surprise video ever, you can’t help but laugh at the end. It’s three minutes & it’s pretty great. Lily’s Disneyland Surprise Related post...
Hayyy it’s time to talk about BOATBODYBOOTCAMP. As in, PAB bought a boat & now I should probably focus on getting in shape. Ok, yes…I am always claiming that “I am about to focu...
Obviously there are a lot of cultural differences between the Dutch & Americans. Since I get a lot of questions {from both sides} about these differences, I’ve decided to start my own lil ...
Between strolling along the canals & using our day trip as an excuse to stuff our faces with chocolate, frites, & cupcakes, we did do the super touristy thing for a hot minute when we decided...
As I mentioned yesterday, I spent last Saturday checking out Ghent, Belgium. Located in Flanders, and often referred to as “Gent”, the spoken language here is Flemish: for all intents an...
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