When travelling around the world hostels are always a fun and cheap way to spend the night. So what are hostels in Holland like? Are there any? Of course! In the Holland (or do you prefer to say the Netherlands?) the member organisation is called Stayokay and we recently found out that staying there is […]
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Christmas markets in Germany: Dortmund’s sausage fest
Germany is known for its Christmas markets. Each city and town organises one (or more) Christmas market in the festive season. We travelled to Dortmund (a city in the “Bundesland” or federated state North Rhine-Westphalia) in the northwestern part of Germany to check out how they celebrate the days before Christmas.
Sleeping in the cheese capital of Holland: Alkmaar [hotel review]
You simply cannot visit Holland without seeing a cheese-related thing or event. Whether it’s a local cheese market (for example in Alkmaar or Gouda), a cheese museum or a cheese tasting, without cheese your visit to Holland isn’t complete. What could be better than spending a night (or two) in the cheese capital? We stayed […]
SS Rotterdam hotel: spend a night on cruise ship
Every once in a while you come across a hotel that is different or quirky. As we love different, we just had to spend the night at the SS Rotterdam hotel when we visited Rotterdam. Spending the night on a former cruise ship, how awesome is that? Read on and you’ll know.