We visited Amsterdam today. Yes, that is the capital of the Netherlands, look, it’s right there. Amsterdam has many canals;…
When what was always there is no longer there, when you are away from an environment where people expect things from you and/or you survive by adapting, you come to ask yourself, “What do I want?”
One element of life on a Caribbean island that I miss is the change of seasons—autumn and early spring, in particular. We have plenty of summer here, and I doubt I’ll ever miss the winter cold.
One of the best things about living on Bonaire, is the sea. That beautiful azure blue sea that shines towards you in the travel guide, where more lives than you initially suspect. In the Netherlands, I wasn’t much of a sea-goer.
For two years this photo has been on my phone as a screensaver, together with a countdown calendar: I was on my way to the blue house and it took a lot of months at first.
High above the clouds in a plane that is not nearly full, our new adventure begins. A few hectic weeks are behind us. We called a lot, arranged a lot, did a lot and researched a lot.