Fort IJmuiden. If you ask my wife how we met, she will say that her eye fell on the only guy that tried to take photos of the birds. The Fort Island of IJmuiden is home to a large colony … Read More

Living in Edam. Edam is not only used to store cheese. You can also find some people and animals that actually live there. You can find a lot of cats. I believe Edam is a cat city because the cats … Read More

5 Skellig Michael. Near the southwest coast of Ireland lie two islands called ‘the Skellig Islands’. In 1986 they made these islands a special protected area, because they are the habitat and nesting area of various species of birds. Little … Read More

Lelystad Nature Park. Near our home we have two opportunities to see wild animals. The first is the national park “Oostvaardersplassen” that is located between Almere and Lelystad. The Second is the Nature Park Lelystad. It´s big enough to see no wild animals on a visit and there … Read More

Portland. During our honeymoon we stayed a week with some of our friends in the USA. They live on the west coast in a city called Portland. we explored Portland, famous for her food trucks and hipster culture. We went … Read More

Sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge, observing the sea lions or looking at the port. In San Francisco one can find many sea birds, like pelicans and sea gulls. More photos of San Francisco check out: Alcatraz and the Golden … Read More

  Mechelen. I met my wife in 2012.  In the summer we wanted to go on holiday to Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia with a friend. He insisted we first should have a test holiday alone. Our test holiday was in Mechelen. … Read More