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Things I love include (in no particular order) Green Juice, Barre Classes, fitness, my boyfriend, shopping, Instagram, etc. My boyfriend laughs at my green juice, and barre addition. To him, it's hysterical how EVERYONE who drinks green juice and works out at barre classes looks the same. He's right, we do. And yes, I fit…
Rotterdam is the second city of the Netherlands. In size and population, the city is second only to Amsterdam. Although Rotterdam is far less famous and touristic than the afore mentioned first city, Rotterdam has its own unassuming charm, Rotterdam is a business hub for Europe. For the better part of history, Rotterdam was home…
Part of the fun of dating someone from another culture is being able to experience new and familiar cultures with a curious eye. In Canada, I play tourist. In Europe T, plays tourist. (I must admit, I think he's better at playing tourist than I am.) Earlier this spring, when we were in the Netherlands…
When exploring Amsterdam, I quickly seemed to find my way back to one DAM square over, and over again, and over again. It was as if every canal, street, and cobble stone lead back to that DAM square. Seriously. As a tourist, you'll find your self-saying, "Dam Square! Not this square again!! This isn't where…
I grew up in the Canadian Rockies. Except for a year living in Vancouver (and of course weekend get-a-ways, and beach vacations) I've lived WELL above sea level. I grew up in Banff, a town where performance athletes travel to train at altitude. The elevation of my home town is just shy of a mile…
My first time in Amsterdam, I stayed at a small hotel just on the outskirts of the "inner city hustle" of Amsterdam. The hotel itself was nothing special. But the location of the Bastion Hotel Amsterdam ZuidWest was prime. The hotel lives in the cities fashion district (near the world fashion center, and across the…
In North America, Amsterdam is infamous and revered for its liberal attitudes towards sex, drugs, and public urination. To the locals, the "red light district," is known as Rossebuurt. My Dutch man struggles with what he calls "our prudish North American culture." Amsterdam's red light district is comprised of three zones: De Wallen, Singelgebied, and…
I like every other ten-year-old girl, read Anne Frank's diary in grade school. As a tween, I connected with Anne as she crushed on Peter, reminisced about playing outdoors, and fought to understand better what was happening around her. As a ten-year-old, I imagined Anne living in a tiny attic; one that had to be…
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