The Dominican Republic is a country on the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean. It covers about two-thirds of the island. In the west it borders Haiti, in the east is the island of Puerto Rico. Although we have been to the Caribbean already several times we forgot how hot and humid it can be. …
Hoogeveen is a small town (with about 55.000 inhabitants) in the eastern part of the Netherlands, close to the German border. The fact that Hoogeveen “originated” from peat is noticeable when you walk through the town. You will find traces everywhere. Many canals were dug in the Golden Age to transport the peat to the …
A couple of days ago I decided to cycle around Hoogeveen and take some pictures in this late summer sunset. These were the last rays of the summer sun, languid but wonderful. I took a route from our place, Krakeel through Pesserdijk and Brandligtsdijk to Stuifzand and was hoping to be able to see some cows and sheep …
We live in the Netherlands close to the Beautiful nature reserve Dwingerdelweld, Europe’s largest wet moorland area. Since we decided to make this blog we quite often come here to take pictures of the Night Sky, because light pollution is not that high here as in the city where we live. We also visit this …
This was our second time visiting one of the oldest towns in the Netherlands. The first was more than ten years ago, and we could not really remember how beautiful it was. This time we booked a hotel in the city center, opposite to the old center, and near enough to be able to walk …