Day 5 – A History Lesson and Sore Feet
We woke today to the sound of rain on the roof but thankfully by the time we set out this morning it had pretty much cleared and held off for most of the day with…
Baruch Spinoza – a Dutch Philosopher
“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.” Baruch Spinoza Today we visited the statue of Baruch Spinoza, a Dutch philosopher whom I have been…
Day 4 – Sinterklaas Parade
Do you ever have days where you just feel so grateful to be alive? Well I had one of those today, more about this later in the blog, We took advantage of another early start…
Day 3 – A trip to Hoogkarspel
One of our absolute favourite things to do in a city, especially Amsterdam, is get out very early and wander the streets. That way we have the place pretty much to ourselves apart from the…
Day 2 – We have arrived in Amsterdam
We landed in Amsterdam at bit after 1pm local time. Whilst tired from the trip we were much better rested this time as we were able to get some good sleep on both flights. Upgrading…
Day 2 – Doha Stopover …
After our 14 hour flight from Adelaide we have now settled into the Al Mourjan Business Lounge Bar at the Doha Airport. Our flight was awesome, the ability to be able to lie down and…
Day 1 – Our adventure begins…
Well, after a day of domestic chores where we cleaned and tidied our home and garden so it is looking it’s best for our house sitter Cody, said our goodbyes to Missy and Oscar, drove…
The Importance of our Indigenous Heritage
My name is Tim, I am your typical Australian mongrel breed. My dad is Dutch, he came to Australia in 1952 when my Oma and Opa emigrated with their 4 boys following WWII. Mum’s heritage…
The Blue Economy 3.0 by Gunter Pauli
I have recently read an inspiring and extremely thought provoking book by Gunter Pauli called ‘The Blue Economy 3.0’. I would recommend the book to anyone who wants to promote economic development in an environmentally…
What’s all the Fuss about Pill Testing?
Last weekend we again learned of another young person losing their life at a music festival due to a drug overdose from a dodgy pill. This is so sad and I send all my love…