Bloemendaal

  • Laidback Haarlem

    If the crowds of Amsterdam gets you down, I would suggest a day trip out to quaint Haarlem which is only a 15-minute train ride away. The city is pretty small, perfect to be explored by foot. Lots of great…

  • beaches in the netherlands? whodathunkit?

    while in riga, we took refuge from the many flash latvian rainstorms to plan out the final weeks of our european travels.  we managed to squeeze in a few hours at a nearby blue flag beach (jurmala) while in riga…