I don’t know what it was that first caught my eye when I received the invitation for Fjällräven’s Kånken Art global product launch. Was it the words “free cocktails” or “Swedish bowl food”? Or possibly the fact that the “ambassador of Sweden requested the pleasure of [my] company”? Whatever the exact reason may be, I accepted the kind invitation. Keep on reading if you want to know what it was all about…
Vrienden maken in het buitenland. Hoe doe je dat? Dat is een van de belangrijkste vragen voor expats. In dit blog deel ik een aantal algemene tips met mijn persoonlijke ervaringsverhalen over vrienden maken in het buitenland!
On the last Sunday of the month, I always write a little recap of that month for my series ‘Reflection’s. Today I’m looking back at the exciting new music I’ve discovered, the 33 (!!) films and series I’ve seen so far this year and much more!
What does travelling mean to you? To me it’s far more than going on holiday. Travelling means enrichment of my life, broadening my view of the world and knowledge of different cultures. I’m fortunate to have seen some beautiful places on our planet already, but there’s always room for dreams. And my dreams include visiting these 10 bucket list destinations.
Last October Dutch Girl in London hit the 5-year mark! To celebrate this milestone, here’s a little overview of the blog’s evolution over the years AND a giveaway – because, you can’t have a birthday without presents, can you now?
Street art has always been a main subject on ‘Dutch Girl in London’. Through my blog I’ve met some many great fellow bloggers and in today’s blog post I want to highlight 3 street art bloggers you should follow!
There are countless secret London landmarks. No matter where you are there’s history above and beneath your feet. You often walk past them without even knowing. Public executions, London’s oldest church, creepy skulls and bone flavoured water. What more could you want from a city?
Who doesn’t miss those days when you could still play with flashy toys that had all sorts of buttons you could push and turn, producing animal sounds and wild flickering lights without people staring at you? I’m returning to those childhood days this weekend as by the time you read this I’ll be happily twiddling some knobs, pressing colourful buttons and flicking switches in Barcelona. Exactly what, why and where, you find out in this article.
There are some exciting street art festivals happening in the next months all over Europe. Come see graffiti writers and street artists at work at these following events!
In mijn maandoverzicht voor december schreef ik al wat over mijn kunstzinnige uitstapjes en ik wilde daar in mijn Nederlandstalige blog nog verder bij stilstaan. Ik reisde af naar Maastricht om de vreemde kunstwerken van cultregisseur David Lynch te zien. In Rotterdam bezocht ik de zeer toegankelijke en familievriendelijke tentoonstelling over kinetische kunst en vlak voor vertrek naar Schiphol dompelde ik me in EYE Filmmuseum onder in de fantastische wereld van meesteranimator Jan Švankmajer. In dit artikel vind je foto’s en meer informatie die je hopelijk zullen inspireren tot een bezoek!
On this last day of 2018 I’m reflecting on my month of December. From a brief visit into David Lynch’s artistic world to my latest film recommendations: read all about it here in my final recap of the year!
From an eerily silent apocalyptic sci-fi to a thriller that feels like a Shakespearean tragedy, from new insights into Viking culture to an African American police officer who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan: find out my Top 10 Films and Series of 2018 and what other 208 (!) films and series I’ve seen this year so far!
Still thinking of that perfect Christmas present to buy? Let me inspire you with these special cultural Christmas gift ideas, all offering numerous cultural delights a whole year long!
In today’s episode of my monthly Dutch-language blog post I’m writing about my Brexit anxiety, which is definitely ‘a thing’. // Ik krijg sinds het Referendum vragen van familie en vrienden in Nederland waaruit blijkt dat ze niet echt op de hoogte zijn van wat Brexit nu eigenlijk inhoudt. Of wat voor emotionele implicaties Brexit kan hebben op het individu. En op mij. Om een aantal van deze aannames en vragen weg te nemen, wijd ik dan eindelijk een bericht over Brexit op mijn blog.
It is the last Sunday of the month, so time to catch up with you again. What have I been up to this month? Find out in Reflections #3 as I look back on the month of November.
From King Crimson to Heaven 17, from Propaganda to Queen, from stage to screen, this week has immersed me in music from start to finish.
On the first Sunday of the month I write a Dutch blog post. This week I’m sharing my ‘traumatic’ childhood experiences on Saint Martin’s Day. // Afgelopen Halloween zag ik tientallen Londense kinderen vol in de schmink en gehuld in de meest creatieve kostuums de huizen langsgaan om te trick-or-treating. Dit deed me denken aan mijn eigen jeugd toen ik met Sint-Maarten langs de huizen ging om lekkernij op te halen, waarbij er spontaan allerlei herinneringen naar boven kwamen…
