Recently I was asked about my single best travel picture. Come on, I told him, I cannot answer that! I take thousands of pictures every year. How on earth can…
The Afsluitdijk is the longest dike in the Netherlands, protecting our country from the sea for more than 80 years already! 32 Kilometers long, the Afsluitdijk is more than ‘just…
Monday morning. I am arriving in Padua by train, directly from Venice airport (via Mestre). I frown while looking through the train window. A bit disappointed in the way Padua…
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It was inevitable. After my promising first visit to Bologna I just had to visit a second time. The Italian city of porticoes (arched walkways) made an impact: I love…
With Rio de Janeiro being the big tourist magnet, visitors tend to forget there’s more to the region than Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. Let me introduce you to some of…
The Dutch city of Rotterdam has become increasingly popular with tourists from all over the world. Not just suddenly, it has been a gradual process for the last decade or…
Modena, the Italian city famous for fabulous food and fast cars, all of which will pass by in this post. But I would like to add two more reasons to…