by Sara Hildebrandt | Health, Life in Amsterdam, Restaurants & Eating Out
Sara Hildebrandt offers first-hand tips and places to go for gluten-free living in and around Amsterdam. I have been gluten-free for over seven years since developing food intolerances, after having my first child. Currently, I also live...
by Anastasia Drost | Book Reviews
Gordon Darroch, a British journalist, is the author of All the Time We Thought We Had, a deeply affecting memoir on life with his Dutch wife Magteld and their two sons, and their relocation to the Netherlands while she was critically ill. He graciously...
by Marisa Rijpkema | Book Reviews
A new children’s book has arrived, certain to get your little one in the Sinterklaas spirit! We don’t have a lot of Sinterklaas related books or items in my household. Not by design, but that’s just how things have worked out. My (Dutch) husband comes...
by Julia Smile | Cultural Holidays, Family Travel, Travel, Winter
What better way to spend the 12 Days of Christmas than town-hopping around northern Italy? Julia Smile did just this and found Christmas markets, mountains, cosy farmhouses, castles, and even a two-horse open sleigh! A great destination for family travel all year...
by Julia Smile | Children, Quick Travel Guides, Travel
Declared a “biosphere reserve” by UNESCO in 2009, Fuerteventura’s pleasures are mostly natural: stunning beaches, beautiful mountains, sunshine, and warm hospitality … even for the smallest among us. Julia Smile reports on her family’s experience on this...