I’ve seen lots of street dancing in my time, but while in Athens I saw a fantastic show by a group of Athenians. This crew had some awesome moves, but it was their sense of humor and play that really got me into the show. I captured most of it on my camcorder and just […]
Exploring Amsterdam’s Local Goods Market
I just love supporting local producers and checking out all of the cool things they’re creating. So when I heard that a local goods market was taking place over the weekend, I just had to check it out. The Local Goods Market at De Hallen, Amsterdam, takes place once a month and is filled with […]
Exploring Amsterdam’s Uitmarkt [Photo essay + video]
Amsterdam’s Uitmarkt is an annual festival which marks the start of the cultural season in Amsterdam. This year the festival ran from 29-31 August, and we stumbled across it purely by chance while exploring the city just days after arriving. The event, which filled the grounds at Museumplein, was an eruption of culture, with hundreds ofmusical […]
Did I find the world’s biggest mushroom in Amsterdam?
While wandering through Amsterdam, I stumbled across a market selling (what appears to be) every possible variety of mushroom. But what really caught my eye was a giant mushroom being carefully sliced into sections. Could this be the biggest mushroom in the world? Have you ever seen a larger mushroom? If so, where?
Our apartment in Amsterdam
Staying somewhere new can be daunting, especially when you’re in a new environment. So renting out an apartment which we’d never seen in person was a big task! Here’s a tour of our new apartment, taken within a few hours of landing in Amsterdam.
Giving thanks with sequins instead of stuffing. Crop Over Festival, Barbados
It was a bright, sunny day in Barbados, when Dave and I walked towards a small wooden bus shelter and waited for a bus to Bridgetown, to watch the annual Crop Over parade. The birds chirped happily as small cars zipped past us on the narrow streets. Within minutes, a small yellow and blue bus […]