Monthly Archive: November 2015

Speculoos Mystery 2

The Great Speculoos Mystery: Part 3

Case File #113c It has been almost two years since the strange events that first started The Great Speculoos Mystery. It began one morning when I discovered a mysterious jar of Speculoos left on...

Alternative Zwarte Piet Suggestions 3

Alternative Zwarte Piet Suggestions

Once a year during November Sinterklaas arrives in The Netherlands and brings with him his helpers the Zwarte Pieten. The black face paint of Zwarte Piet often causes a few raised eyebrows from those...

St Maarten 2

My First St Maarten Sing-A-Long

St Maarten Sing-a-Long This year I got my first real St Maarten experience as I went door-to-door with my daughter singing songs for candy and sweets.

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Frisian Swan

Every morning I start my work day by travelling from the far away land of Friesland to my office in Amsterdam. This normally takes about two hours by train. Although it has resulted in...

Food British Expats Miss 17

Things British Expats Miss: Food

Whenever a group of British expats get together the conversation always ends up leading to the same subject; what products and tasty treats do you miss from England? Everyone has at least one thing...