I already mentioned it last week: May has always been a small high season, and that is coming back a bit. The C-rise years prevented everyone from doing what you love to do, but you don’t hear about the pandemic at all anymore. Like it never happened. So there are guests again in the beautiful …
The first campers of this year were very early Family Zomerdijk planned to drive their camper here, stay for a day, and then walk to the nearest station, to go to Coimbra from there. They weren’t going to stay there, no, they were going to walk all the way to Santiago de Compostela. More people …
“I’ll call soon to discuss it – I’d love to celebrate my birthday here. It’s in October … but I’ll call in a week or two … ” And indeed, she calls: “Can it be then-and-then, we won’t make it late, people come during the day to congratulate, and later we go into the Fancy …
Thirty thousand years ago. Then when people felt the urge to go elsewhere, they turned to their wise woman or shaman, packed their flints and coconuts, and started walking. We do things a little differently these days. We grab our phone and turn to a search engine We’re no longer as surprised as the old …
A friendly number one in the eyes of search engines Read More »
In the morning: Look well, fits perfectly, cut fiercely, spread nicely, press, next… In the afternoon: Mix well with an old whisk, a good dollop on your rubber, and just smear away … Great time to continue with the large facade mosaic In this beautiful autumn week, not too hot, not too cold, no rain, …
“Oh, I’m sorry…. Stop … just a moment! Wait…! “ I’m just in time because the camper is already moving slowly across the field on its way to the exit. “I’m the biggest dummy of all time” I gasp, “sorry for the last minute disruption, but I forgot to make a picture of you guys. …
It arose spontaneously, and was much more successful than I had suspected! Nice to see all those reactions pouring in via all kinds of Facebook groups and by mail. Never thought that this contest would yield so many answers! Some people had the wrong contest picture in mind: I liked it so much that I …
Let’s be honest, cycling just costs a lot of energy It’s very nice to spend your energy in an even rhythm, with your partner that you have been friends with all your life, knowing that everyone at home is doing well, you haven’t used up your whole bundle yet, your tire pressure is good and …
Cycling along the Euro-Velo-1 in Portugal (*****) Read More »
Unsuspectingly I’m taking a breather, drinking and eating my lunch (last bite) when a man with a backpack and a cap comes down the stairs. Perhaps a hiker or a biker – if you walk or cycle, you are a little less flexible in your choice of a B&B We’re marked as closed, but for …
Imagine it happens to you. There you are with such a nice Fiat 500, and there you accidentally drive through a big hole in the road. Result: a flat tire. What on earth do you do with a flat tire on your rental car? Unfortunately, it was also beastly weather, with a storm on the …
