Have you ever wondered how you go about weighing a seal pup? It’s an odd question which I found myself asking when I visited the Seal Rehabilitation Centre in Holland. Every year, dozens of seals are abandoned or become sick on the Dutch coast as a result of pollution or getting trapped […]
Fancy going inside Mondrian’s studios at the Tate Liverpool? As one of my favourite modern artists, a trip around the great man’s work space promised to be an intriguing proposition. And it didn’t disappoint. This week is your last chance to visit Mondrian and his Studios at the Tate […]
If you’re looking for a trip back in time, Enkhuizen is the best place in Holland to experience life in bygone days. The star attraction is the exceptional Zuiderzee Museum which recreates life in the region before the Afsluitdijk Dam was built in 1932. The museum revives the stories of people who once lived on the […]
The West Frisian Islands are Holland’s wildest and most remote travel destination. They are what you might call ‘the back of beyond’. You can’t get much further north than this archipelago of islands which form a chain off the tip of Holland in the Wadden Sea. The islands are on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites […]
Amsterdam is one of the world’s great cities so if you’ve visited before, it’s definitely worth going back for more. It’s a city which is constantly reinventing itself. There’s always something new and different to see, as I discovered on my trip this month. With several new tourist attractions and makeovers […]
I love travelling by ferry but that wasn’t always the case. For a long time I wasn’t comfortable with boats as a means of travel. It started years ago when I braved the roughest ever Easter ferry trip across the North Sea from Harwich to Holland. I was one of the few passengers […]
King’s Day is the one day in the year when Holland turns orange. Everyone comes out onto the streets wearing the national colour – and they don’t do it by halves. From orange Day-Glo suits reminiscent of Jim Carrey in The Mask and head-to-toe onesies to the brightest of mini-dresses! Even […]
So it’s farewell to our lovely Hymer RV, our stylish retro, snail-like home on wheels is to be sold this week. The old truck has been brilliant and is now setting forth on its next journey with a new owner and family. So it’s hello to a new, smaller, modern and […]