The Province of Friesland (now referred to as Fryslan) is a province in the North West of Holland. If water territory is counted, it is […]
LIVING IN LEIDERDORP, THE NETHERLANDS
Our next home in the Netherlands, after Hillegom in the flower-growing area of the country, was a little town near Leiden called Leiderdorp. It lies […]
DURBUY – WORLD’S SMALLEST TOWN
This little gem of a Belgium town on the River Ourthe is described as the “world’s smallest”. Funnily enough, it showcases the world’s largest topiary […]
A LITTLE NEW JERSEY
We lived in Millburn, NJ for 3 years as Spike was getting on in years. We moved to New Jersey sight-unseen too (see Amsterdam post) […]
LIBLARER SEE, GERMANY
In the region of Germany called North Rhine-Westphalia is an area called the Rhineland Nature Park. This area was mined extensively for coal and as […]
TODTMOOS, BLACK FOREST GERMANY
The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) lies in a sparsely populated, hugely forested area of southwestern Germany. Wooden farmhouses and simple villages are characteristic elements of this […]
THE BELGIAN ARDENNES
The cheerful town of La Roche is found on the banks of the River Ourthe in the Ardennes region of southeast Belgium. The Ardennes region […]
BRUGGE IS MEDIEVAL BELGIUM AT ITS BEST
It was so hot when we visited Brugge, in Belgium, with Spike. Dog days of Summer indeed and Spike just wanted water and shade, as […]
DRIELANDENPUNT
Drielandenpunt is the point where the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany meet, so three-country meeting point. It also references the highest point in the Netherlands which, […]
THE DUTCH SEA LAND (ZEELAND)
Since time immemorial the Dutch have battled the ranging, reaching forces of the sea. Zeeland is no exception. The Dutch province of Zeeland (Sea-Land), […]