I miss this place so much.  I miss the food.  I miss the seafood.  I think Dave probably misses the ribs (but I think he is enjoying the beer here more)#thebeachclubI miss this place too.  Just a short walk from our house.A friend posted a photo of their day on the beach, back in  Australia... Continue Reading →

Gouda, a province in the south of Holland famous for cheese and smoking pipes.  Who wouldn't want to go there?You would not believe the amount of cheese available here, in the supermarkets, in the growers market and in the cheese shops.  It's a bit intimidating. I was super interested in seeing the cheese market.  Henny, was... Continue Reading →

The Vierdaagse, the four day walk.  A yearly event where people walk for four days.  Either 30, 40 or 50km a day.I'm still not sure why, but when Gonda told me we would be walking one day (30km) I went along with it.I guess it had something to do with justifying the purchase of my... Continue Reading →

We arrived in Berlin on Friday afternoon and after an afternoon nap in the hotel we ventured out in the evening. We headed down the road from our Hotel to Checkpoint Charlie. Some of us lasted longer than others on our afternoon nap. Our first history lesson on this trip helped us to learn that Checkpoint Charlie... Continue Reading →

So we are trying to make the most of our home in Europe and use it as a base to explore different parts of the World. We managed to get ourselves some cheap train tickets to Berlin so booked them and planned ourselves a long weekend. We have done train trips with Miss A before and... Continue Reading →

Today is a National Day of Mourning / dag van nationale rouw in the Netherlands, to honour of the victims of flight MH17. On 17 July, 2014 Malaysian Airlnes flight MH17 was shot down killing all 298 passengers on board.  It is a tragedy that will remain in national memory as one of the Netherlands’... Continue Reading →

My new role has me looking at how our company deliver technology solutions all over the world so I need to make sure I work with out teams in different regions.Recently the company had a week long Sales workshop for our US team. I was invited to meet with everyone and present what I do.... Continue Reading →

I met a German today, and I asked him who they were playing tonight in the World Cup.  He told me they were playing against Brazil.  "What a coincidence" I replied, so are the Dutch on Sunday **madly crosses fingers**

We had a great weekend just gone.  The weather was fabulous and the Netherlands defeated Costa Rica to move into the semi finals.Dave bought us a new car. I like to call it the "Clarkterstraat Tank".  It feels a lot bigger than the 'green wheels' cars we have been using. We tested it out by driving... Continue Reading →