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Personal Stories

Personal stories about my travel. In each article I share of course my personal opinion but I’ll try to be objective too as my experience doesn’t have to be the same for someone else. Here, I’ll cover more in depth personal experiences and how I feel about things.

2015 #TBT SERIES (finished series). Here I covered a short story every Thursday about one of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. The best place, best food, best sight or just something to remember. Each time I will pick something and share this personal experience!

Slovakia - Bratislava
Personal Stories

SLOVAKIA – My business trip changed my leisure view on Slovakia (#TBT)

December 3, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on SLOVAKIA – My business trip changed my leisure view on Slovakia (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 49 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Slovakia, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. Slovakia is one of those European countries that was not really high on my list to visit. Maybe the [read more]

Swiss - Arosa
Personal Stories

SWITZERLAND – Two stressful moments that got me some grey hairs (#TBT)

November 26, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on SWITZERLAND – Two stressful moments that got me some grey hairs (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 48 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Switzerland, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. Almost two decades ago I went on my first trip to Switzerland and France with my girlfriend at that [read more]

South France Road Trip Itinerary Leg 3 : Montpellier - Orange - Avignon - Arles - Marseille
France

FRANCE – A country I visited many times with family and friends (#TBT)

November 19, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on FRANCE – A country I visited many times with family and friends (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 47 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visits to France, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. France is probably the number one destination in the Netherlands for travelling. My first visit to France was when [read more]

Belgium - Brussels - European Parliament
Personal Stories

BELGIUM – All about highways and Belgium beer (#TBT)

November 12, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on BELGIUM – All about highways and Belgium beer (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 46 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Belgium, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. We from the Netherlands always make a lot of jokes about the people from Belgium. They are actually very [read more]

Greece - Athens - Surroundings
Greece

GREECE – All about setting fire, debts, porn and candy girls (#TBT)

November 5, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on GREECE – All about setting fire, debts, porn and candy girls (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 45 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Greece, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. Greece, the land with many islands, a rich history, great food and huge debts. I have only seen Athens [read more]

Verona - Italy - Europe
Personal Stories

ITALY – A trip to Verona with a troubled son & dolphins that are fishes (#TBT)

October 29, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on ITALY – A trip to Verona with a troubled son & dolphins that are fishes (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 44 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Italy, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. I have been only once to Italy prior to 2015; I should be ashamed a bit I guess. There [read more]

Bulgaria - Buzludzha Communist Party Building
Personal Stories

BULGARIA – Fun, scary and lots of quality time with my daughter (#TBT)

October 22, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on BULGARIA – Fun, scary and lots of quality time with my daughter (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 43 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Bulgaria, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. I visited Bulgaria once with my daughter for a long weekend. She was 8 years old. The quality time [read more]

Hong Kong - Snake Soup
Personal Stories

HONG KONG – Nature in Hong Kong and a delicious snake soup (#TBT)

October 15, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on HONG KONG – Nature in Hong Kong and a delicious snake soup (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 42 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Hong Kong, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. Hong Kong surprised me first of all because it has so much more to offer besides skyscrapers. Even [read more]

Norway - Oslo
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NORWAY – It IS expensive there, trust me! (#TBT)

October 8, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on NORWAY – It IS expensive there, trust me! (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 41 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Norway, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. I have spent only four days in Norway and all of them in the capital Oslo. What I remember [read more]

Jordan

JORDAN – A country that amazed me in every aspect (#TBT)

October 1, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on JORDAN – A country that amazed me in every aspect (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 40 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Jordan, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. Jordan was the last new country prior to 2015. I visited it during the Christmas holidays of 2014 and [read more]

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