If you’re someone who needs a reason to go to Paris, then you’re missing the point: Paris is the reason to go to Paris. And if you live in The Hague but haven’t been to Paris at least once yet this year, then you’re missing out. To be such a short ride away from one …
Something happened. In a cartwheel-inducing turn of events, Den Blah has radically transformed itself into Den Hoorah. The sun is no longer a mirage, and the temperature doesn’t radically change just because you’re on the shady side of the street. Spring hasn’t just sprung, it’s crash landed its glorious self all over the city. It’s …
I woke up on April Fool’s Day to the sound of geese gliding along the canal outside my window. It was my first morning in a new home, and a sun-soaked welcome. Sunny days in The Hague are rare enough, but sunny weeks like we’ve been having lately is approaching a small miracle. Weather in …
Desculpe, Lisboa. I owe you an apology. I got so lost in your custard pastries and your cobblestones, your mosaic tiles and rows of pastel buildings, your pop-up graffiti art and your sepia-toned nights, that I left my camera in the car of an ornery taxi driver. So I have little proof of your charms …
When trying to decide which nearby location to tout as a great place to visit for a “Hagenaar” (Dutch word for person who lives in The Hague), Amsterdam seemed the most obvious place to start. But I think Rotterdam is a better place to start. I’ve been to Rotterdam many times and love it more …