Travel Blogs Netherlands

Amsterdam is a beautiful city and a great travel destination for a fun and relaxing trip. I went to Amsterdam with my friends to visit one of the world's biggest dance event called Sensation Black.

The Sensation Black dance event was held in the Ajax stadium and attracted more than 30.000 people who all danced to the different music styles.

The choreography and...

Amsterdam might not be one of Europe's largest cities, but to me its one of the most characteristic and beautiful places. Walking around the city centre with all its beautiful houses and elegant canals it almost reminds me a bit of Venice.

It might get a bit cold during the winter but spending your New Years Eve in Amsterdam is really a great experience.

You will...

Utrecht is a great city in the centre of the Netherlands and a good place to stay if you're planning on visiting other parts of the country. The train connection to Amsterdam is good and it will take about half an hour to get from Utrecht to Amsterdam Central Station.

Utrecht itself has a lot to offer with some amazing shopping, great markets and nice restaurants. All these touristic...

Every year the city of Deventer hosts the Dutch Charles Dickens Festival and attract tourists from all over. Even locals find it hard to get into the gates of the Wallstraat, the festivals main street and have to line up with the rest.

This year the festival was held in extreme weather conditions and at a certain point even the thermometer lost track at minus 13! While some people...

In Deventer every year people come to see the creative festival of Deventer op Stelten where artists from all over Europe come to show their moves on stilts.

During, I think, three or four days there are a lot of performances on the Brink, the main square in Deventer as well in the afternoon as late at night when you can enjoy the show while drinking a cocktail!

We visited the festival both during the day and in the evening and I must say that I was quite impressed by the show. Not only must it be really hard to walk on those stilts but imagine dancing around on them in heavy...