One of our favourite ways to spend a day together as a family is with a visit to Het Geertje. It’s an organic farm and petting zoo located close to Leiden. It’s free to visit, open every single day of the year and our little boy loves it. There are various barns and stalls to …read more >>
Oh, Indian food. How I do love you! Yet, it was four years before I discovered that there was a fully-stocked Indian supermarket in The Hague. Until that point we’d picked up Indian supplies at various shops but none of them had a full selection. We missed fresh paneer and curry leaves and homemade samosas. …read more >>
When the tulips start blooming, the best place to see them is at the world famous Keukenhof Gardens (open mid-March to mid-May). TIP: the Keukenhof Gardens are one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Netherlands so go early. If you can, go on a weekday because then you will avoid the weekend crowds. We’ve been there a …read more >>
For a country as small and as densely populated as the Netherlands, there are a surprising number of great places to camp. Our favourite campgrounds are small and set in forest clearings or alongside rivers. When we’re tenting, we always look for a separate field (away from camper vans). Sometimes we also rent a yurt …read more >>
When we first arrived in the Netherlands, one of our first day trips was to Haarlem and one of the first shops we stumbled across was Tromp Cheese Shop. It’s actually a chain of cheese shops and this branch is located on one of the main shopping streets as you walk from Haarlem’s train station …read more >>
Fat Kee is arguably the best and most famous Chinese restaurant in The Hague. The long queue of people outside the door speaks for itself. Every time we’ve gone without a reservation we’ve regretted it because you end up waiting 30-45 minutes for a table. TIP: Make sure you reserve in advance (especially if you’re in …read more >>
The Museum Card (museumkaart) gives you free entrance to over 400 museums across the Netherlands, and is definitely worth buying if you plan to visit several museums. Since the biggest museums generally charge a €10-12 entrance fee, you only have to visit a few to make the €45 purchase price (€25 for kids 18 and under) …read more >>
