Richard and Jolanda – our journey

Day 1 to 3 – Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Thursday 6th April 2017. Day 1 of the big adventure. Discussions on when would we do it, how and when – are all in the past now. Months of planning all come down to this. Heading off to Wellington airport – two bags (one of which is crammed to busting but we wont say...

Beauty and the Beast: 30th June 2016

After going to see Tarzan (us all) and then Mary Poppins (Jo, Danielle and Viv) we were keen to see the musical Beauty and the Beast at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen. Definitely didn’t disappoint . . . The Circus Theatre was literally 100m from our...

Frits’s Birthday: 2nd July 2016

Oom Its’s birthday celebration was on Saturday 2nd July – and we were invited. We needed to accompany Jo’s mum which involved a combination of tram, train, bus to Amstelveen. Phew. We turned up at 2:30 to see Oma standing on the pavement waiting for...

A dinner party and a day in the Hague: 28th and 29th June

Tuesday Jo invited her Mum, Desiree, Wouter and Lizette for dinner at the Jagersmast. After some deliberation and scouting out the local shops we chanced upon a slager which provided ready made meals. Yay. We pre-ordered a kilo and a half of Nasi Goreng and a ton of...

Scheveningen: 26th June to 7th July

For the last 12 days of the holiday we decided to base ourselves at Scheveningen in a cute AirBnB in the Jagersmast. Fantastic situation right next to the beach. Two bedrooms, light and airy – just perfect spot to base ourselves. Jo’s mum is 30 minutes...