Please don’t make me choose between my scallop memories Fa. I love them all equally, like my own children. Children I don’t have.…
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Well, since I wrote one for Iceland, I thought I might as well update my very outdated Amsterdam, Netherlands list, too.…
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Schiphol airport food, reviewed honestly: a lukewarm €19 udon, a dry €17.95 rice box, and one traveller volunteering as Well-Being Officer.…
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Hello Jordaan, and hello from Jordaan. Last 24 hours in Amsterdam. I am going to miss this beautiful place. I’m a bit tired and a bit like, umm, wired… maybe from the tattoo, the crowds that have started coming onto the street anticipating the King’s Day celebration (too many people), which I would appreciate…
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Why are the bathrooms in the Netherlands hotels often doorless? A traveller’s honest take on this design trend—and the privacy it sacrifices.…
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I just ate half of a Boerejongens brownie in Amsterdam, and now I’m journaling, hoping to catch feelings and record them here, live. A little experiment: eat a Boerejongens brownie, hold a pen (finger on phone), transcribe the fun as it arrives. It would be fun, no? Fun for me now, fun for future…
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None of this is real yet. But I keep coming back, and Amsterdam keeps leaving the light on. That has to mean something, right?…
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In that moment of practicality, I settled for the golden embossing of "AMS" because I was, after all, in the Amsterdam Moleskine store.…
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When you're in the market for a new journal, do consider getting an About Blanks notebook—you might just find one that fits your personality.…
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Hello from the flight! We’re still on the ground in Amsterdam, but we’re moving—so we’ll be leaving Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Europe in just a few minutes. Essentially, we’re wrapping up our Europe trip. A lot has happened—not in a life-changing way, but, you know, in many good ways. If I had to think…
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