No, not actually a Harry Potter spell (definitely sounds like one though!) but a beautiful botanical garden in Amsterdam. I … Read More
A long weekend in Amsterdam – Hortus Botanicus
Month: August 2015
A long weekend in Amsterdam – cheese and clogs
I went on a 40km bike ride around Amsterdam with Mike’s Bike Tours. It was a lovely ride, we saw … Read More
A long weekend in Amsterdam – Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis
This was the last museum of the day that I went to. It was lovely too, the gardens were just … Read More
A long weekend in Amsterdam – Museum Willet-Holthuysen
It was just my luck that as I was walking past a hotel, this guy cycled up with a huge … Read More
A long weekend in Amsterdam – Royal Palace
The Royal Palace in Amsterdam was spectacular, particularly the white marble room with the gold inset flooring and marble statue … Read More
A long weekend in Amsterdam – Museum Van Loon
I bought the Amsterdam card when I first got to Amsterdam – I’m pretty good at making use of these … Read More
A long weekend in Amsterdam – Nieuwe Kerk
Amsterdam was my next adventure away from London on the August summer long weekend. It was a good place for … Read More
Around Hampstead, London
One of the amazing things about where I live in London is that it is so purely by chance that … Read More
A weekend in Edinburgh – day 2
My second day in Edinburgh was a Sunday. It was blissfully quiet, so I went out to do some exploring … Read More
A weekend in Edinburgh – day 1
The idea with moving to the UK from Australia was to travel as much as possible. I chose Scotland as … Read More