Adventures of a Cat Lady

  • The Rijks Museum Library

    The experience of visiting the Rijks Museum Library, taking in the history and reading a few random books.

  • Why you should be boycotting the Dutch Olympic team this year at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    SOME READERS MAY FIND THIS POST DISTRESSING, AS IT CONTAINS DISCUSSION OF CHILD RAPE. Have you ever considered boycotting the Olympics? I think it’s fair to say that most of the population like the Olympics, from being massive fans attending the games to following the games on tv or reading it on news outlets. Generally…

  • Dubai Bar in the Netherlands

    Have you heard of the Dubai Bar? If not, you’ve been hiding under a rock, lucky you! If yes, you’re either on social media or have a chocolate addition (no judgement from me). *Edited to add in additional bars, including Fix, the original Dubai Bar* What is this magical bar? I’m glad you’ve asked! It’s…

  • Museums and laughs

    For those who know me, Im a total museum nerd. I prefer modern art museums but I dip my toe into what is going, to experience it and more likely than not, judge it and make fun of it (Im laughing with it, not at it). In the Netherlands you have the museumkaart which is…

  • The things we do for our cats

  • Ice sculptures and Eindhoven

    A cold Netherlands ice Sculpture Festival and visiting museums in Eindhoven. From one side of the Netherlands to the other.

  • 5 Years in the Netherlands and 2022

    Celebrating 5 years living in the Netherlands and looking back on 2022.

  • Saying a very cheerful good-bye to 2020!

    2020, what a year! Everyone likes to say what a horrific year it’s been; admittedly it has had its challenges but I’ve had a good year. It hasn’t been a total success, being in and out of lockdown for over 9 months now, saying ‘…I think you’re on mute’ over and over again to colleagues…

  • List complete, mudwalk done!

    Ive had 2 tick boxes this year, sky diving and Wadlopen, Ive now completed both! Im 100% for the year, which I think makes my 2020 much better than many others. What is Wadlopen? During specific times of the year, groups walk across mudflats located in the Wadden Sea. You can only enter the mudflats…

  • 1 box ticked, 50% done for 2020

    Can you believe it’s already half way through 2020? Blink again a few times and it will definitely be Christmas! Over 3 months in quarantine and now coming out of it (maybe not for the first or last time), whilst it was quarantine for me, it did feel at times as though I was the…