Day to mundane day exploits of a fairly ordinary family – NL Part II
On my sisters most recent visit, she had this fabulous idea that we should seek out the house where my father was born. We know alot about our mothers side of the family. We are close to a lot of them. My cousins and I see each other regularly. But both Oma and Opa on... Continue Reading →
We recently took a much-needed family break to Lisbon during the winter, and we had an amazing time. The weather was surprisingly sunny, and we enjoyed exploring the city's sights and attractions. Our first stop was the historic Castle Sao Jorge, which offered stunning panoramic views of the city and the Tagus River. We also... Continue Reading →
Nothing is ever simple with our family. In order to save a buck (or a few hundred) we flew out of Frankfurt (a 5 hour drive) Europes biggest airport (if you don't count the UK and let's face it, they don't count ever here any more) to catch a plane to Crete. We left straight... Continue Reading →
Highlight of our summer trip. Many years ago my sister and my hero showed me a photo of her in a similar pose. I’ve always been in awe of her and particularly her travels. Around Europe solo at 19 (around 1986), then through Africa for 6 months. All this before the internet, back when you... Continue Reading →
So here we are at the tail end of 2020. We are back in NL and ClarkterstraatNL is almost back to where we were, in a new and improved and transformed sort of way. We are due an update to the blog to fill you in, but in the meantime, we need a hero post. ... Continue Reading →
In all my years of travelling, whenever I was worried, my mother would say to me, “What’s the worst that can happen? It doesn’t work out and you have to come home?” .
As time is running out on our desert adventure, we are frantically trying to squeeze in all the experiences this Emirate has to offer.
We've received plenty of messages asking what's next. I'll unpack the situation for you:
So it is 2012 and we decide that our little Clarkterstraat clan was going to start an adventure. Off to The Netherlands for 2 years and then back to the big smoke of Sydney.
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