The Dutchman speaks about to visit
Travelling is more than sightseeing only, it is also learning, getting to know the real live and challenges of the locals and the country. The Dutchman creates behind the scenes experiences. The compactness of the Netherlands allows exciting tailor-made excursions. Let me share with you places I visited and fall in love with.
Madurodam: a miniature park for the young and the not so young
The Hague, September 2020… Madurodam is a miniature park in The Hague. Famous Dutch sights, historic cities and major developments have been beautifully recreated here on a scale of 1:25. You can admire all the highlights of Amsterdam such as Dam Square, the Rijksmuseum, the beautiful Amsterdam canal houses and the Red-Light District. But also…
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Giethoorn: the Venice of the Netherlands
Giethoorn, August 2020… I’m saying historical views, waterways, footpaths, bicycle trails and ancient roof houses and you got Giethoorn. It is so peaceful, so different and has such simple beauty that it hardly seems real. Time to take a closer look: The Dutchman’s YouTube Channel >>> Combine this day tour going to nearby historical villages…
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Cruising the Kaag lakes and discover Costa Holanda
Badhoevedorp, September 2020… So nice to spend a day discovering new products and great initiatives. After a warm welcome at Corendon Village hotel Amsterdam we discovered unspoiled Dutch landscape just 30 minutes’ drive from Amsterdam on board the brand new boats of Rederij van Hulst with comfortable and corona proof flexible interior, high windows for…
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Embassy of the Free Mind
Amsterdam, October 2019… The Embassy of the Free Mind is a Dutch museum, a library and a platform for free thinking, inspired by the ideas of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica collection. The museum focuses on the European free thinking of the past 2000 years, inspired by hermetic wisdom: insight into the relationship between God, cosmos…
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Rotterdam: the city of modern architecture
Rotterdam, April 2019… Rotterdam is a major port city in the Dutch province of South Holland. Known for its Erasmus University, riverside setting, lively cultural life and maritime heritage. The near-complete destruction of the city center in the World War II Rotterdam Blitz has resulted in a varied architectural landscape, including sky-scrapers (an uncommon sight…
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Moco Museum: making modern art available to the public
Amsterdam, November 2018… The Moco Museum (Modern Contemporary Museum Amsterdam) is a private museum for modern and contemporary art in Amsterdam. An initiative of Lionel and Kim Logchies, owners of Lionel Gallery in the Nieuwe Spiegelstraat in Amsterdam. On display works by Banksy, Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali. The vision of the museum is mainly…
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The Dutchman visits Haarlem
Haarlem, November 2018… Haarlem is a city outside of Amsterdam in the northwest Netherlands. Once a major North Sea trading port surrounded by a defensive wall, it retains its medieval character of cobblestone streets and gabled houses. It’s the center of a major flower-bulb-growing district, and famous for its outlying tulip fields, art museums and…
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Renssen Art Gallery: contemporary Dutch art by Erik Renssen
Broek in Waterland, September 2018… When visiting one of the most charming off the beaten track villages in close vicinity of Amsterdam, you will understand that this is the perfect place for an artist to live and work. Renowned Dutch artist Erik Renssen’ s live is dedicated to painting and sculpting in his atelier in…
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Off the beaten track visits to a windmill, tea garden and winery
Weesp /Amstelveen, May 2018… Just 15 minutes from Amsterdam you can discover a lovely little village called Weesp, where you will find this beautiful old windmill ‘De Vriendschap’ (The Fiendship) located on the banks of the river Vecht. With the help of the wind, ecological grains produce flour for delicious bread and mixes for pancakes…
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Walk in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh
Nuenen, April 2018… You can actually do that in the village of Nuenen at a bit more than 1-hour drive from Amsterdam! Van Gogh lived here from 1883 till 1885. In retrospect, his time there was one of the most important and most productive periods of his life: 195 paintings, including the ‘Potato Eaters’, 313…
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