Newsletter
So this is our first Newsletter and we want to get off to a good start right away… WIN A €1.000,- VOUCHER TO BE SPENT ON AN ORIGINAL DOLLY CARGOBIKE (A REAL DUTCH BIKE). i am not a tourist fair...
i am not a tourist Expat Fair, Sunday 6 October 2019 in Amsterdam
Come meet us in person at the i am not a tourist Expat Fair for internationals on October the 6th! We will be attending this fair for the third time and if we haven’t had the pleasure of meeting you...
Theo Jansen and His Beach Sessions
This past summer, 47 customers of A Dutch Experience were lucky to see widely known Dutch artist, Theo Jansen, show off his unique invention on the beach of Scheveningen. Jansen has come to be known for his “Strandbeest,” a walking mechanism made of...
How the song ‘Dekha Ek Khwab’ opened up the beauty of the tulips to the Indian audience
In the 1980’s there was a famous Indian movie called Silsila. In this movie you see a famous romantic song filmed in Keukenhof and the surrounding tulip fields. The movie and especially the song ‘Dekha Ek Khwab’ was a Bollywood...
Follow the water to the heart of Dutch towns and cities
One of the things that I find unique about the Netherlands is the inland waterways and the life that surrounds them. You can take even a masted boat right into the centre of many beautiful Dutch towns, like Zierikzee, Sneek,...
Beach of Scheveningen
Scheveningen is a small beach town very close to The Hague, the green city in the dunes. About one hour drive from Amsterdam. We stayed at a wonderful resort for our honeymoon there called Amrath Kurhaus, it was absolutely beautiful....
Flevopark, a hidden gem in Amsterdam-Oost
A hidden gem in Amsterdam-Oost is the Flevopark. I ride my bike through this park often, it has everything, a snack bar and jenever distillery and a beautiful veranda to sit on. It is wonderful for a warm weather picnic...
Savoring the village utopia and the traditional kitchen
In 2007 I emigrated from Taiwan and my future husband took me to various unknown places to get to know the Netherlands. One of places that impressed me most was ‘t Woudt, the smallest village of the Netherlands. There is...
My Favourite Amsterdam Food Spots to Enjoy Dutch Cuisine
While living in Amsterdam, I wrote a non-fiction book titled ‘Flavors of Life’. ‘Flavors of Life’, is a collection of inspirational tales about Amsterdam restaurateurs. In the process of writing the book, I learned that the Dutch capital offers nearly three...
