VirtualTourist Member ATLC
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I left the first footprint in my kitchen...what a wonderful gift from VT! Every attendee at the Euromeet 2008 in Karlsruhe got a pair. THANK YOU!
A weekend in the country VT has a new contest about our favourite weekend out, and I came up with a selection of places that are so close together, yet offer so much in way of nature, country life, history and even a Unesco Heritage site. Cycling from village to village or small town, it's all in the western part of the provinces Drenthe and Overijssel in The Netherlands. The places include Meppel, Ruinerwold, Kallenkote, Vledder, Frederiksoord, Steenwijk, Giethoorn, Kolderveen and Staphorst.
One of my favourite foods is the new Dutch herring. Salted, cleaned and eaten immediately. On sale as of today (3 June 2008). Yummy! I'd like to hear about your country's delicacies too. I posted a question about that on the Misc forum.
My most special pages
1 Netherlands - all tips revised and updated as of October 2007
2 Brielle (Netherlands)
3 Rotterdam (Netherlands)
4 Madagascar (Africa)
5 South Africa
6 Leiden (Netherlands)
7 Romania
8 Suriname (South America) |
| L to R: martin_nl, ThereseHeather, ATLC, dila |
|  | Friday 7 March, VT meeting in Amsterdam martin_nl organised a meeting in Amsterdam which was great fun. It was nice to attend one again, after a few years of not doing so, for me. We had drinks in Arendsnest cafe (Herengracht 90) and then dinner at Indonesian restaurant Kantjil in the Spuistraat. Half the group went on to a 90s party afterwards, but some of us had a long drive home. Thank you martin_nl for a wonderful evening. It was great to meet: martin_nl (Martin from Zwaanshoek), dila (Diana from Amsterdam), Igraine (Ingrid from Middenbeemster), LrSorr (Lara from Boston, US), pieter_jan_v and Swanet from Hengelo, NL, shutterlust from New York, US, and Harm and Chris, friends but not VT-ers
RESTAURANTWEEK ROTTERDAM 25-31 AUG 2008
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A list of really good restaurants in Rotterdam offer a 3-course menu for only € 25 per person during this week.
FIND ROTTERDAM FESTIVALS 2008 HERE
VEGEMITE VERSUS MARMITE: PLACE YOUR BETS
Read all about it here
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Sprouts!
A field of Brussel sprouts and my hometown Brielle in the background. Actually I love sprouts, just not the smell.
Imaniac tells me to try stirfry them with apple. Well.....let me know! The most exotic way I found is to shred them and stirfry with soy sauce and marmalade. Delicious! I just love cooking (and eating). The Local Customs on my Netherlands page include many Dutch recipes!. My Brielle page got an honorary mention in the VT contest.
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| | Due for a holiday! CLEARING YOUR HEAD
I spotted this car in Culemborg. What did the owners think? To be honest, my desk sometimes looks like this. My head often feels like this too. Too much garbage, to little space to think clearly, to act in an orderly fashion, to be productive. Time for a holiday!
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Suriname + a research question
The older I become, the more it seems to me that my birth country sticks on me far more than I would think. There's not many situations when I don't feel like a Dutch girl through and through. When people speak about immigrants into The Netherlands, or racial issues. Or religions other than christianity. When I hear opinions but most of all assumptions about "others". Then I forget all about being Dutch!
But of course, Surinamese culture is firmly embedded and part of Dutch culture. Read about this fascinating country Suriname!
Now something else struck me when I was on holiday last week. Something that I have only on holiday and not at other times. This needs a bit of research.
You see, I always go to pee just before we leave for a day of sightseeing. But 10 minutes in the car and I have to go again. Always. 'It's between your ears, dear', I'm told. I actually think it's a sort of car sickness. Not psychological. But last week, we went out for a day of sightseeing on foot. Not car. And guess what, after 10 minutes... I told this story at my drama class (being an exercise in public speaking) and half the ladies recognised the 'problem'. What do you think? Is it between the ears? Do you have it? Let me know! | | |
| | ABOUT MY PAGES Newest pagesBelgium: HouffalizeGrand Duchy LuxembourgClervaux, Echternach, EnscherangeGermanyAll along the Mosel: Bernkastel-Kues, Cochem, Traben-Trarbach FranceIn the Loire region: SaumurIn the Alsace region: Illhausern, Obernai, Orschwiller, Sainte-Odile, Saverne, Soultz-les-Bains, WissembourgIn the Basse-Normandie region: Bayeux, Mont-Saint-MichelIn the Bourgogne region: TournusIn the Bretagne region: Bretagne, Camaret-sur-Mer, Dinan, Lamballe Le Conquet, Lézardrieux, Névez, Plévenon, Plougrescant, Quessoy, Saint-Malo In the Centre region: Chenonceau (Loire)In the Ile-de-France region: BarbizonIn the Lorraine region: B!tche, GoetzenbruckIn the Rhone-Alpes region: Bourg-en-BresseNetherlandsSchiphorstUnited KingdomCarlisle, Dent, Askrigg, Hawes, Ingleton Trips coming up:Rome (October 2007) Pages in scaffoldsPlenty of photo's and material but haven't gotten round to properly building those yet. Theyt're still half finished or not even started at all. So please encourage me if you see a page of mine with little on it :-) |
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Page visitsThis page has an average of 33 visits per day since November 2001. Truly baffling. Pages, tips and photo'sNew locations, tips and photo's are added all the time. 2007 Travel Pages: 277, Tips: 3052, Photos: 4228 2002 Travel Pages: 101, Tips: 378, Photo's: 1137 %s* I attended 6 VT meetings since April 2002: Utrecht , April 2002 (see Utrecht page) on the spur of the moment Rotterdam , August 2002, which I organised together with Robin_LindaAntwerp, December 2002, organised by Irisbe and diamonddogAmsterdam, February 2003, organised by lgraine and Nighthawk. Rotterdam , June 2003, organised by mir_26 Amsterdam, April 2007, organised by martin_nl-- VT Friends list: ADDING YOU Since the new VT (Sept.2002) I have met a lot of new and interesting people on VT. If I add you to my Friends List, it will always be with your consent. -- VT Friends list: ADDING ME I'd appreciate it if you ask me first, before adding me to your Friends List. -- |
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Rixie Wed Aug 27, 2008 14:21 UTC
How exciting that R is studying abroad! Give him my best wishes. | La_Holandesa Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:48 UTC
Hoi Anke Thea! bedankt voor de b-day wish! Had een geweldige dag...is een Feestweek geworden:) Veeeeeel groetjes van Aniet :) | angiebabe Tue Aug 19, 2008 03:47 UTC
Hi AT been asleep with the light and Olympics on but am up now to see you having a roam thanks and the men running their marathon in China!Might turn the light off now...to work soon!YOu too I guess. Have retried writing a tip back at the Kalmar pg. | travelgourmet Tue Aug 5, 2008 07:08 UTC
Hi Anke-Thea, "Food is fuel for the body, traveling is food for the soul. I love both body and soul." quote of travelgourmet. Thanks to a fellow Weekend Warrior. Larry |
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