Cycling

There is something truly magnificent about Dutch windmills, especially if they are in working order and have their sails turning. Cycling along Tungeler Dorpsstraat in

Today I wanted a fairly long cycle ride and it ended up being 81.9 km; very satisfying. It took some time for the sun to

My 60 km cycle ride today took me through some truly spectacular North Brabant countryside to the east of Eindhoven. Around 30 km was on

Literally translated, Koningslust means lust for the king, however it’s also the name of the small Limburg village about halfway along today’s 70 km cycle

My 27 km cycle ride today started a little later than normal due to rain showers this morning. Not far from home I encountered what

Today’s cycle ride, just 25.4 km, was more of an errand than a ‘proper’ ride out. I had purchased an item on Marktplaats, the Dutch

There has been a lot of helicopter activity recently, at St. Jans Gasthuis, the medium sized regional hospital right next to our apartment block. They

Beuven is a large area of fenland near Someren in North Brabant. Today’s 54.3 km cycle ride, in glorious warm sunshine, took me past Someren

About 20 km into today’s cycle ride I took a short detour to take a look at Sarsven en de Banen, a wetlands nature reserve

One of the very first Dutch words I learned when I moved to the Netherlands was ‘Wijngaard’ (Vineyard), not least because I live in an