Tag: travel
50 Before I’m 50 – Visit the Lemmings Statue
As part of my Scottish road trip I mentioned on the Now page, I headed to Dundee as my partner had one thing she wanted to do (The V&A Museum) and I had one thing I wanted to do. To see the Lemmings Statue. The Lemmings Statue is a statue in a park close to...
easyJet Launches Three New UK Winter Routes Starting From £18.99
If you had “winter holiday in Kosovo” on your 2026 travel bingo card, go ahead and collect your winnings. Let’s be entirely honest: most budget flight announcements are incredibly boring. Usually, it is just another low-cost carrier adding a third daily flight to Alicante or shuffling slots around Mallorca. But every now and then, we […]
We’re in Wales
As mentioned at the start of the month, we're off to Wales again for our summer holiday, and by the time you read this, we should have been there a couple of days. We're staying near Conwy again, in a rented holiday cottage, as a group of five - me, Christine, our ten-year-old and my...
Tokyo and Osaka, Japan Part 2
The second part of the collection of photos I took during my trip to Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.
Tokyo, Japan Part 1
Part one of my trip to Tokyo in Jun 2025 (there was a lot worth taking a photo of!)
Lake Tahum, Laguna, Philippines
Laguna is a province just southeast of Manila and Laguna de Bay, in the Philippines.
The Crows Of Shenton Way.
A small corner of Singapore's financial district is the scene of a display of animal behaviour that tells the story of why they call a group of these intelligent corvids "A Murder of Crows".
The Day the Rains Arrive
An attempt to articulate the feeling of when the monsoon comes to Mumbai.
The Day the Rains Arrive
An attempt to articulate the feeling of when the monsoon comes to Mumbai.
Cats street art
In the center of The Hague you can find a small street called "Achterom" with a lot of street art centered around cats. It's a narrow street, so not easy to picture the cats. Best view is when simply walking through the street, but hereby some of the pics I made. Pictures are made with...
5 great campsites in The Netherlands
There are many campsites in The Netherlands. And a lot of people in The Netherlands like to co out camping. Manay families have a caravan, tent or camper. But on most campsites there are also facilities for rent. Houses or tents. Often the rental tents are more luxury than bringing your own, hence the term...
A Trip to Mozambique
I got to visit Mozambique as part of a digital government consulting gig.
Hiking in The Hague
A hike from the centre of The Hague to Scheveningen https://www.tiktok.com/@hvandenbergh/video/7647517212969880864?_r=1&_t=ZG-95swP3oDF1F
can i fit this in the overhead bin?
i went to Tallinn in Estonia last week, taking the ferry from Helsinki. the ferry is a ferry the way costco is a store. it had a two-story duty free shop. i bought what i thought was a juicebox with barbie on it. turns out it was pink barbie milk. it's unclear why ferries are still classified as 'ground transportation'. i got in around 3:30pm and the first thing i do in a new city is go to the grocery store. i love to learn languages, and perusing a grocery store is one of the best ways to do th...
Hanoi: visiting the capital during Vietnam’s 80-year anniversary weekend
I actually didn’t plan to be in Hanoi during a national holiday - it happened by accident, and I ended up being really grateful for it.
Exploring the rainforest in Suriname 🇸🇷
A few days near the maroon villages on the Upper Suriname River in Suriname.
The most magical sunrise in Suriname 🇸🇷
Hiking up on Fredberg mountain for a hammock camping experience.
Flamingos in Big Pan (Suriname 🇸🇷)
Lots of flamingos, but only little water in the Big Pan wetlands.
Night walk in Peperpot (Suriname 🇸🇷)
A night walk through the Peperpot Nature Park.
Bird watching in Frederiksdorp (Suriname 🇸🇷)
A little oasis on the grounds of a former plantation.
Hiking the GR3 from Blois to Tours
In May 2026 I walked from Blois to Tours along the river Loire, following part of the GR3 (Grande Randonnée 3) It was the first time in my life doing a multi day walk with overnight stays. In this post I will give a short description of every day, and will share some pictures and...
Breathless in the Hermit Kingdom
Reflecting on a week spent in Bhutan
Breathless in the Hermit Kingdom
Reflecting on a week spent in Bhutan
Stranger in a strange país
They say travel broadens the mind and loosens the bowels, and I can attest to both.
The Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2022
I took a trip to San Francisco in 2022 with my friend Ian. These photos are from the couple of hours we spent at the Exploratorium, which has long been one of my favorite places.
Hiking near Schoonhoven
Morning hike near the river Lek in The Netherlands MOOD: Classic neg (custom) MOOD: Classic neg (custom) MOOD: Classic neg (custom)
Golden Gate Bridge, September 2024
A couple shots here from a short trip we took to San Francisco in September 2024 with a couple of teenage cousins. They'd never seen the Golden Gate Bridge before (or been to San Francisco), so it was one of our main stops while in the city. It's one of my favorite cities, and I lived there for a bit as a kid, but it's a little funny, because the Golden Gate Bridge isn't the bridge of my childhood. That's the Bay Bridge. Not as glamorous or memorable, to be sure, but it's bigger and more gray.
A spring weekend in NYC spring break trip
We had a couple of extra days to fill this spring break, so decided to head up to NYC to see a Broadway show (Book of Mormon….it was hilarious!) and do a few other random things. We travel to NYC fairly frequently, mostly for Broadway but also because there is so much to do in the city. We came here because a little #hamilfan in our family really wanted to see Alexander Hamilton’s grave. The church and graveyard are beautiful and the juxtaposition of the church surrounded by Wall Street is incre...
Cherry Blossoms in the D.C. Area
Contrary to what many non-locals think, the Tidal Basin in D.C. is far from the only place in the D.C. area to see the cherry blossoms. In fact, in my experience as a lifelong local, some of the best places to see the cherry blossoms are simply driving through the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. Cherry blossoms near the Washington Monument. Here’s some pictures from the 2026 cherry blossom season, which has been absolutely spectacular.
Explaining Death to a Toddler at the Taj Mahal
A few thoughts after a weekend trip to Delhi and Agra
Explaining Death to a Toddler at the Taj Mahal
A few thoughts after a weekend trip to Delhi and Agra