A Return to Kasteel de Haar Somewhere in The Netherlands March 2026 A Return to Kasteel de Haar March 17, 2026 10.84 mi 1:18:48 hrs 51 °F Just north of Utrecht lies Kasteel de Haar, a place I first visited in the late 1980s shortly after moving to the city for a new job. Since […]
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A Spring Day Hiking in and around Wellenseind Estate Somewhere in The Netherlands March 2026 A Smooth Start The bus and train ride went smoothly, and I arrived at Tilburg University station right on time. My friend showed up at the same moment, and we quickly set off for our hike. The weather was perfect
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A Unique Winter Wonderland in Utrecht In My Home Town Nieuwegein, Utrecht January 2026 Walking Through the White Wonderland Most winters in the Netherlands are wet and cold, rarely with white snow that sticks. So when we have those days, we like to enjoy the magic of the white world. The “Lemonade” Walk January 6,
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The Peddlers Path LAW3 From Okkenbroek to Deventer September 2025 Heading to Okkenbroek Again Sept 17, 2025 0.39 mi 8:33 min 12 °C The next morning, after a delicious breakfast, we set off early again. We walked to Deventer Station, where the RRR neighborhood bus was already waiting for us. A large group of students
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The Peddlers Path LAW3 From Rijssen to Okkenbroek September 2025 Back to Rijssen September 16, 2025 14.76 mi 4:52:46 hrs 14 °C Eight days later, just after half past nine, we found ourselves back at the station in Rijssen. About twenty-five minutes later, we reached the little self-service ferry, Reggeveer Notter-Zuna, across the Regge—the endpoint
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The Peddlers Path LAW3 Bad Bentheim, Germany, to Borne, The Netherlands September 2025 The 1st leg, Bad Bentheim, Germany, to Oldenzaal, The Netherlands Sept 2, 2025 17.55 mi 5:50:03 hrs 59 °F Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
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The Peddlers Path LAW3 Bad Bentheim, Germany September 2025 The Peddlers Path Adventure Begins We were ready to set off on another long-distance trail, this time the Peddlers Path. At the end of March, we had just wrapped up the Utrecht Pad; however, we had postponed starting a new long-distance adventure since our summer had
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The Lek River In My Home Town Nieuwegein, Utrecht August 9, 2025 4.72 mi 0:34:47 hrs 55 °F A magnificent early morning view from the Jan Blankenbrug early in the morning. The Jan Blankenbrug is a bridge that carries the A2 highway over the Lek River. It connects Nieuwegein and Vianen, and it’s a well-known
Utrecht Path Leg 11 SP13 Maarssen to Utrecht March 2025 Tackling the Last Leg We set off again two days later, on the very last stage of the Utrecht Path. We took the train to Maarssen and walked a bit extra to reconnect with the route at the bridge over the Vecht in the town
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A Glimpse into The Kremer Collection Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries Rembrandt’s Scratches With friends, I went to the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar to admire the Kremer Collection. This collection is a private one, on loan to the museum, containing approximately 100 Dutch and Flemish masterpieces from the Dutch Golden Age. George and Ilone Kremer have
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