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  • The natural arch
    Blue Ridge Parkway,  Natural Bridge,  USA

    Natural Bridge State Park: butterflies and hiking

    June 26, 2020 / 14 Comments

    In 2015 we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway and made a small detour to Natural Bridge. We loved exploring Natural Bridge, it was one of the many cool things we did on our 6 week road trip through the USA, and a perfect stop on road trips. Where is Natural Bridge State Park? Natural Bridge State Park is only 24 kilometers (15 miles) from the Blue Ridge Parkway. An approximately 30 minute detour. Natural Bridge is located in Rockbridge County in the state of Virginia. Some facts about Natural Bridge State Park The natural bridge is a geological formation carved out in the surrounding limestone gorge by the Cedar Creek.…

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    View from the bridge

    Grandfather Mountain: climbing rocks and a swinging bridge

    June 3, 2020
    Sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The sun goes down with a red and blue sky above the mountains.

    Blue Ridge Parkway: fireflies and endless mountains

    August 19, 2020
  • Fog at the Great Smoky Mountains
    Great Smoky Mountains National Park,  Mountains,  USA

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park: fog and lots of rain

    June 20, 2020 / 7 Comments

    We visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2015 on our 6 week road trip through the USA. Sadly, we couldn’t admire the Smoky Mountains that much, since we had rain and fog all day. Just before this we had driven the Blue Ridge Parkway. Where is Great Smoky Mountains National Park? The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is in the states of Tennessee and North Carolina. It’s roughly between Cherokee in North Carolina and Gatlinburg and Townsend in Tennessee. Some facts about Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers some 521.490 acres and protects a great part of the Smoky Mountains. The park…

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  • A view on the Shenandoah Valley from one of the lookouts. Shenandoah National Park
    Mountains,  roadtrip,  Shenandoah National Park,  USA

    Shenandoah National Park: bears and endless views

    June 14, 2020 / 35 Comments

    Back in 2015 we did a road trip through the USA, we drove from New York to San Francisco in 6 weeks. On that road trip we stopped at Shenandoah National Park. It was our first acquaintance with the Blue Ridge Mountains. They’re so beautiful! Where is Shenandoah National Park? Shenandoah National Park is in the Northwestern Part of the state of Virginia. Its located on a mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The park starts in the Northeast at the town of Front Royal and runs all the way to Waynesboro in the Southwest. Some facts about Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park covers over 200.000 acres and…

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    To show the first glimpses of the Treasury. A small canyon, rocks rising high. In front through the opening part of a building. In front lots of people walking. Tour through Jordan.

    A dream come true: visiting Petra

    February 20, 2020
    Fog at the Great Smoky Mountains

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park: fog and lots of rain

    June 20, 2020
    To show another view from the Krimmler wasserfalle with a rainbow. Week in Austria

    A week in Austria: roadtrip itinerary

    April 16, 2020
  • View from the bridge
    Blue Ridge Parkway,  Kids,  Mountains,  USA

    Grandfather Mountain: climbing rocks and a swinging bridge

    June 3, 2020 / 11 Comments

    Back in 2015 we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway, which was simply beautiful. During our drive we stopped at several attractions just off the parkway. Grandfather Mountain was one of them, and was well worth our time. Yuri loved climbing the rocks and we enjoyed the grand views on the Blue Ridge Mountains. Where is Grandfather Mountain? Grandfather Mountain is located close to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. It’s in the vicinity of the town of Linville. The detour is about 3.3 mile or 5.3 kilometers, which is approximately an 18 minute drive from the parkway. Some facts about Grandfather Mountain The elevation of Grandfather is 5946 feet,…

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    The natural arch

    Natural Bridge State Park: butterflies and hiking

    June 26, 2020
    Sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The sun goes down with a red and blue sky above the mountains.

    Blue Ridge Parkway: fireflies and endless mountains

    August 19, 2020
  • Gulfoss. Finding peace
    Kids,  roadtrip,  USA

    Finding peace as a family

    May 24, 2020 / 4 Comments

    My husband was driving on highway 1, we had to be on time at San Francisco airport to catch our flight home. Home being Utrecht in The Netherlands. Far away from the beach and rolling waves I was seeing out of our car window. Yuri was asking why we had to go home, why couldn’t we keep on driving, he didn’t want to go home. Paul said shall we drive on? We all wanted to go further North on highway 1, was going through my mind. Half a half year before driving on highway 1 Paul, my husband, was unhappy in his job. That Monday in February, I was still…

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    To show a funny picture from Christmas in Jordan. A camel head with a Santa hat on it.

    Christmas in Jordan

    February 21, 2020
    Stone bridges over canals. Tromostovje, triple bridge, underneath water, with a small boat on it. On the left a large white plastered building. On the right trees and above a blue sky with some white clouds. Afternoon in Ljubljana.

    An afternoon in Ljubljana

    February 11, 2020
    Who's first? Paul and Yuri seen from the back. Running upstairs on the Rocky steps. Paul is faster than Yuri.

    23 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with a Kid Ideas

    June 7, 2021
  • To show the famous catfish from Stumpy's, how the dish looks. Eat in Granbury.
    eating out,  Granbury,  Kids,  restaurants,  Texas,  USA

    Where to eat in Granbury Texas

    March 2, 2020 / 3 Comments

    Granbury is a town close to Tolar, Texas. About an hour south of Fort Worth. When we stayed with friends who live in Tolar we went out for dinner a few times in Granbury. These are the top 2 restaurants to eat in Granbury. Stumpy’s Well we went twice here. Our friends took us here at the beginning of our stay with them and we loved it. Their fried catfish is the best. Don’t take our word for it, take it from our friends who are from the area. You can sit inside and outside, we did both. They have all these funny texts all over the inside. Outside you…

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    Where to eat in Utrecht

    April 10, 2020
    To show one of the dishes with satay from Gember & Sereh, Eat in Tilburg.

    Where to eat in Tilburg

    March 11, 2020
    To show one of our lunches. Eat in the Dordogne

    Where to eat in the Dordogne with kids

    February 26, 2020
  • To show something of the Fort Worth stockyards. Fort Worth with kids.
    City,  Fort Worth,  Kids,  museums,  roadtrip,  summer,  Texas,  USA

    What to do in Fort Worth with kids

    February 27, 2020 / 18 Comments

    Fort Worth in Texas is a fun city to visit with kids, there’s plenty to do, so getting bored isn’t an option. This blog gives a list of things to do in Fort Worth with kids. We visited Fort Worth a few times while staying with friends who lived an hour away. We stayed at a small town called Tolar. Which is a perfect base for exploring Texas. Going the other way hiking in Austin is perfect. Fort Worth with kids Fort Worth is a city in Texas, it’s adjacent to Dallas. It’s the 5th in population, coming after Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin. It’s the 13th largest city…

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    To show the terrace of Salon de Roosekrans. Eat in Den Bosch

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    March 20, 2020
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    Honfleur Travel Guide

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