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Hi all. We seem to have had some kind of issue with blog notifications going out. I believe that the following blogs did not get sent....
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jul 25, 20241 min read


Half a Mile from Russia
Today we were a bit burned out from all the walking we've been doing, so we wanted to do something that isn't quite so active. Yesterday...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Countries 4, 5, and 6: Norway, Sweden and Finland
As Mike mentioned in his blog we had a great time in Copenhagen. From Denmark we drove to Oslo where we really enjoyed ourselves. We...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jul 24, 20242 min read


Copenhagen
After a day of Viking’ing in Roskilde, we landed in Copenhagen for a couple days of checking out the city and relaxing with one full...
Mike Eynon
Jul 19, 20242 min read


Countries 2 and 3: Germany and Denmark and Sailing in a Viking Ship!
We got the car on Monday - yay! It's really nice to have a car we know so well when driving over here. It feels a little bit like Home...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jul 17, 20242 min read


One Month In Amsterdam
So...we've reached the one month mark. For me it seems like it has been about two weeks, but we've gotten a lot done in that time. Here...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jul 14, 20243 min read


Country 1: Belgium; Castle 3: Het Steen
So...our car has been delayed. We hope to get it in the next week. Instead of sticking around Amstelveen, we decided to do a quick trip...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jul 8, 20242 min read


Castle 2 - De Haar - Netherlands
We made it to our second castle today - De Haar near Utrecht. De Haar is the largest castle in the Netherlands and it was definitely...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jul 2, 20241 min read


Castle 1 - Muiderslot - Netherlands
Before we left on our adventure Alex said that he was hoping to see a bunch of castles while we are in Europe. This past week has been a...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jun 28, 20241 min read


How heavy can particle board really be?
Dutch stairs are closer to ladder rungs than they are stairs. They are steep, with narrow width, and have exceptionally shallow treads....
Mike Eynon
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Is Dutch money different?
If you travel frequently, you know that money has gotten a lot easier to spend wherever you travel. Remember travelers checks? Those went...
Mike Eynon
Jun 25, 20243 min read


On the ground...
Today was our first day in Amsterdam. The flight over was surprisingly uneventful, and even mostly painless. We had a super productive...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
Jun 18, 20241 min read


Ready or not, here we go
Since Alex was born we have talked about moving abroad as a family. For a while we thought we would go to China, but lately that hasn't...
Laura_in_Amsterdam
May 28, 20241 min read
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