Netherlands

Here you’ll find all the Netherlands blogs on Wonderful Wanderings.

Carnival in Rotterdam: music and fun at Rotterdam Unlimited 1

Carnival in Rotterdam: music and fun at Rotterdam Unlimited

The Rotterdam Unlimited festival is the highlight of summer in Rotterdam, with the Battle of the Drums, the summer carnival and several concerts taking place over the span of five days. Walk with me and get a feel for the festival in with these 30 photos and my personal report of the event.

A breakdown of the Rotterdam shopping experience 2

A breakdown of the Rotterdam shopping experience

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I travel to Rotterdam in the Netherlands quite often. Until now, I’d never really had the…

75 Fun Facts About The Netherlands You Need to Know

After creating my post on facts about Belgium, I thought: “Why not make a post like that for every country I’ve visited?” and got to work.…

Fall in love with Dutch tulips at the Keukenhof Gardens 2023 3

Fall in love with Dutch tulips at the Keukenhof Gardens 2023

Each year thousands of people ask themselves the same question: when is the best time for the perfect Keukenhof Gardens 2023 visit in the Netherlands? The…

Money Saving Hacks for Expats in the Netherlands

Are you planning to move to Europe? The Netherlands is one of the most expat-friendly countries on the continent. It may also be one of the…

5 Fun Rotterdam Parks and What to Do There 4

5 Fun Rotterdam Parks and What to Do There

Rotterdam in the Netherlands is often associated with skyscrapers and modern architecture but did you know that it’s also a green city? Rotterdam parks such as…

14 aruba restaurants that'll rock your taste buds 5

14 aruba restaurants that’ll rock your taste buds

I'd never expected Aruba to be a foodie destination. I knew the country organizes a restaurant event every year, but that was about all I'd ever heard about its foodie scene. Until I traveled there and had the Aruba restaurants rock my taste buds.

Things to do in Zutphen, Deventer, and Doesburg 6

Things to do in Zutphen, Deventer, and Doesburg

I’ve always enjoyed going to the Netherlands. It was less than a two-hour drive from where I used to live in Belgium to cross the border…

Things to do in The Hague on a short getaway 7

Things to do in The Hague on a short getaway

I’d been wanting to visit The Hague for quite a while so when my friend’s birthday came up, I suggested we’d do it as a weekend…

11 fun things to do in Maastricht, the Netherlands 8

11 fun things to do in Maastricht, the Netherlands

The city of Maastricht in the Netherlands is located right near the border with Belgium and a lot of Belgians travel there once (or more) every…

Renaissance Island: hotel with flamingo beach in Aruba 9

Renaissance Island: hotel with flamingo beach in Aruba

Imagine staying at a hotel that has a private island inhabited by flamingos and iguanas. Sounds cool, right? It's exactly what I experienced when I stayed at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino on Aruba. Read on for a look at the hotel and a video tour of my room.

The Boardwalk Hotel Aruba: a Review 10

The Boardwalk Hotel Aruba: a Review

The Boardwalk Hotel Aruba is unlike any of the high-rises you'll find in Palm Beach, with colorful casitas, barbecues, a lush garden with a pool and lounge corner and a secret weapon: the Treasure Boxes! Take a look at the casita I stayed in.

A weekend Zeeland: 2 days of chill things to do 11

A weekend Zeeland: 2 days of chill things to do

For our ten-year anniversary, Boyfriend and I headed to Zeeland in the Netherlands for a weekend, where we roamed the beaches and enjoyed a beautiful sunset. Zeeland was a pleasant discovery. In this post you can read and see what else we did.

What to pack for Aruba: a tested Aruba packing list 12

What to pack for Aruba: a tested Aruba packing list

Planning a vacation to Aruba? Great! It's warm there all-year-round, but you do need a bit more than just your bikini. I've got you covered with this packing list for Aruba. You'll be good to go in no time. Ready? Set. Pack!

Spotting Rotterdam street art with this awesome app 13

Spotting Rotterdam street art with this awesome app

Rotterdam has an awesome street art scene and while I’d already spotted some works on my previous trips to the city, I never actively went in…

8 foodie hot spots in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands 14

8 foodie hot spots in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands

Every year, one or two European cities receive the title of European Capital of Culture. In 2018, that title went to the city of Leeuwarden in…

2 days in Amsterdam Noord: from the A'dam Lookout to the countryside 15

2 days in Amsterdam Noord: from the A’dam Lookout to the countryside

Amsterdam Noord is known for the A'dam Lookout and the Eye Film Museum, but this Amsterdam neighborhood has so much more to offer. This post holds a full itinerary to spend two days in Amsterdam Noord, including a biking route. Have a look!

17 cool places to see and things to do in Rotterdam in a weekend 16

17 cool places to see and things to do in Rotterdam in a weekend

Rotterdam in the Netherlands was named one of the places to travel to in 2016 by Lonely Planet and having spent a weekend there, I can…

Things to do in Breda, the Netherlands on a sunny day

There are plenty of things to do in Breda on a sunny day. Walk through the Valkenbergpark, have lunch on the Grote Markt, take snaps of the Spanjaardsgat or enjoy the quiet of the beguinage. Not enough? In this post I take you on a walk with me through the city.

4 days of fun things to do in Utrecht province 17

4 days of fun things to do in Utrecht province

I always love visiting the Netherlands. They’re right next door and while so familiar, still feel “abroad”. So when Visit Utrecht Region invited me to come…

20 hip Rotterdam cafes and other foodie hot spots 18

20 hip Rotterdam cafes and other foodie hot spots

Rotterdam has plenty of food and coffee hotspots to choose from, but what about nice outdoor spots to have a drink or grab a bite? I went on a search for terraces, balconies and rooftop bars and found 10 (+1!) of them. Here they are.