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For those of you who wondered if I'm still here... I am. Only 'here' is no longer London. I moved back to the Netherlands. As an expat you're used to getting questions like 'When are you coming back?' or 'Do you think you'll ever come back?'. You get them a lot...
For those of you who wondered if I'm still here... I am. Only 'here' is no longer London. I moved back to the Netherlands. As an expat you're used to getting questions like 'When are you coming back?' or 'Do you think you'll ever come back?'. You get them a lot in the first two years and my answer was always the same: 'Not any time soon'. And at some point the questions stop. I meant what I said. I absolutely love London. Not loved, but love. It's one of the most interesting and beautiful cities in the world. And the people I've met and the friends I've made are simply amazing. Right, so why am I writing this from my apartment in The Hague and not...
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I can’t believe it’s already been two years since I hit publish for the first time and started my own little blog. I remember reading that most blogs don’t make it past the first six months and I was wondering if I would be one of them.
What did I know about blogging? Nothing, except from following some other bloggers whose lives seemed to be pretty interesting. Traveling the world and then writing about it. Can I do that please?
As I was celebrating my 2 year London anniversary with a delicious brunch at Bistrotheque yesterday, I started to think about the concept of home.
Before when I was living abroad I always knew when I was coming back. I would be back in the Netherlands in a year, or in six months. So even when I was having the best time ever, if someone asked me ‘where is home’, I’d say the Netherlands without giving it much thought.
But I’m not in London for an exchange program or an internship, I’m actually living here. It was a one-way ticket to the UK. So what is home today?
Is it too soon to look back at 2014? With so many websites, magazines and newspapers publishing their best of 2014 lists, I figured now is a great time to do the same. After all, I’m afraid that after all the eating and drinking that will take place in the coming days I probably won’t be able to remember anything of what happened this year.
I actually love doing this post as it made me go through my old blog posts to see what I’ve been up to this year. And it’s been quite a lot! So, here we go: the best of 2014!
Remember the days when visiting your parents and other family members was something you did without much planning? When catching up with friends was just a normal activity on any ordinary day? And when holidays were spent exploring new exciting destinations,...
Today marks my first London anniversary. One year since I packed my bags and moved from The Hague to a city that I hadn't visited in 15 years. I can't believe how fast the first year has gone by. And how easy it is to feel at home in this city. Although of course...
You'd think that for me - being left-handed - moving to England would feel like coming home. Finally a country that understands that 'right' doesn't always have to be right. So if it's the thought that counts, then it's actually quite nice that for that 10 percent of...
The last time my parents and I were in London together, I was fifteen and didn't care much about what I wanted to do, see or eat. This weekend however, they came to visit me. For the first time since I moved to the city. Expecting to have a fabulous weekend.... Oh no,...
Cycling in London is not as easy as riding a bicycle. When you grow up in the Netherlands, as a child you learn how to walk, talk and ride a bicycle (not necessarily in that order). Everybody rides their bike to get around. There are even more bikes than people. So...
You would think that in a city where there is so much to do, there just isn't any time to sit down and read a book. But actually I don't think I've ever seen so many people read in public. It's the perfect way to kill some time on your commute to work or wherever...