Lisse, spring
A day at Keukenhof, and how to make it a good one
Bulb season brings groups from everywhere at once. Here is how the day works, when to arrive and what to add to it.
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Stories from the tours
What is worth seeing, when to see it and how a day out is actually put together. Written from years of guiding groups around the Netherlands and just across the border.
Volendam, year round
Cheese, costume and the villages north of Amsterdam
A stop in a cheese shop where the traditional costume is still worn behind the counter, and what else the village day is made of.
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Amsterdam, year round
Amsterdam on two wheels, and how to walk among them
In Amsterdam almost everything travels by bike, dogs included. What that means for anyone crossing the city on foot.
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South Holland, full day
Grand Holland: The Hague, Delft and Rotterdam in one day
Three cities, twenty minutes apart, and about four centuries between them. How the full day is actually built.
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Everywhere, year round
What to eat in the Netherlands, and when to eat it
Dutch food is not what the country is famous for, which is exactly why it surprises people. A guide to the eating day.
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Dutch traditions, June
Hollandse Nieuwe: the day the first herring arrives
Music, beer, a whole barrel auctioned off and dancing into the night. One of the few food traditions that still stops a whole town.
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North Holland, half day
Broeker Veiling: the vegetable auction you can bid at
A working auction until the 1970s, now a museum where you bid on the clock yourself and buy the vegetables. Boat ride included.
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Haarlem, December
Haarlem in December, fifteen minutes from Amsterdam
A Christmas market in the streets around the Grote Markt, and a city that is easier to walk than Amsterdam in winter.
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Belgium, day trip
Across the border: Oostende and the Belgian coast
Excursions do not stop at the border. The Belgian coast is nothing like the Dutch one, starting with what is built on the beach.
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The Hague, one off
The rooftop farm in The Hague, and what became of it
Vegetables grown on water six floors up, fish in tanks below them, and a group in protective coats. What happened next is the interesting part.
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