An Englishman and His Tea
As an Englishman I know without a shadow of a doubt certain unshakable truths. The sky is blue, buses and phone boxes are red, cricket is the sport of gentlemen, a mince meat pie...
Accidentally Dutch Blog
Extra British
Having recently returned from a Christmas expedition to my home land of England I finds myself reverberating with much more British-ness than usual. My accent has become unmistakably upper-class Victorian in nature and I...
Alex de Leeuw in London
Today our famous guessed writer Alex de Leeuw returns to tell us all about his Christmas adventures in the land of red buses and phone boxes which is otherwise known as my home city...
Tales From the Red Light District – Rebound
The following takes place between 11:30pm and 11:35pm on a street in Amsterdam near central station. As I attempted to unlock my bike I was approached by a tourist with a strange smile on...
Giving Directions To Tourists For Coffee Shop In Amsterdam
Today’s lesson: How to deal with tourists who have asked you for directions to a coffee shop in Amsterdam with the intention of purchasing and inhaling marijuana. Step 1) Pretend to be in deep...
Meeting Bloggers
Last Friday night my girlfriend and I were sitting in a restaurant in Rotterdam overlooking one of the city’s harbors. This was no ordinary harbor we were enjoying our meal looking at. It was...
