Cranenweyer
18 August 2021
August has been a fairly intensive cycling month so far. I have already completed ten rides totalling 522 kilometres. Therefore today was designated a ‘rest
Schiffelerveld
21 February 2021
Today’s outdoor exercise took the form of a 4.4 km walk through woodlands in the Schiffelerveld area to the east of Heerlen centre. The midday
Minus Nine
9 February 2021
The Netherlands is in the grip of an extreme cold spell resulting from Storm Darcy which has swept across much of Europe this week. There
Local Walk
15 January 2021
Cycling in sub-zero temperatures is not much fun. Factor in the wind chill at my normal riding speeds of around 25-30 km/h and the whole
Valkenburg
19 September 2020
We’ve just returned from a two day break in the lovely town of Valkenburg in south Limburg. With all the various travel restrictions in different
DAF Museum
4 February 2020
I let the train take the strain today for the 20 minute journey into the centre of Eindhoven. I’ve used the Dutch railways quite a
Farewell 2019
31 December 2019
It’s been an interesting year for me here in the Netherlands. At the end of April I acquired a second-hand bicycle as I needed some
Colours
2 October 2019
Autumn has been with us for just over a week and the change in the colours surrounding us has been very quick. High winds are
Sint Martinus
21 September 2019
The Weert skyline is dominated by the 78 metre high tower of Saint Martin’s Roman Catholic church in the centre of the city. We have
Hertog Jan Brouwerij
8 September 2019
Yesterday, as guests of Stienen BE in Nederweert, Sanne & I along with around 50 colleagues were taken to Arcen for a tour of the
