TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

The last 2 days in the Netherlands were hot and gummy, and today it is again back to rain and humidity is high. All these drastic changes in the weather and humidity are bad for my skin. I suffer from eczema among other things which unfortunately has no cure. The dermatologist once told me, you either have to get out of the Netherlands and move to a stable climate country (like tropical Philippines or the Mediterranean countries) or take the bullet. *Sigh* Life is never far from perfect. Luckily, we are off to the Mediterranean Sea in just a few hours! We have fallen in love with the Grecian Archipelago, so it is Greece again for 2013 summer holiday. The Greek Islands are beautiful =) And we will be doing a side trip to neighbouring Turkey as well to visit the ancient civilisation in Ephesus. As always, I will continue to blog when there is internet. *excited mood* Travel Period: June 2013 Destination: Greece and Turkey Keep in touch and follow me on Facebook: Travel ...

My original plan for our big spring-May holiday was to go to North America, a combination of city trip, road trip and nature trip: Toronto, Canada – Niagara Falls – Finger Lakes, USA – New York City, USA. Unfortunately life gets in the way and this is being put on hold due to pressing work related matters. Cannot have everything we want in life. Dutchman and I will do this another time. But still on spring travel... Instead, I am going to do another solo trip this May, to 2 countries where I have never set foot before in the northern part of Europe: TALLIN, Estonia HELSINKI, Finland PORVOO, Finland Flights with KLM booked, itinerary almost there and just need to finalise hotel bookings. I will be flying in to Tallin, stay here for a few days, then I will be taking the high-speed boat from Tallinn to Helsinki. I will stay for a few days in Helsinki and visit Porvoo as well, the oldest town in Finland. Then I fly out of Helsinki back to Amsterdam. I’m looking forward to e...