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Summer vacation in Europe, what is this?!

I have always worked in a global company and i find that a blessing in some sense. we get to…

France, frenchlife, frenchlifestyle, frenchvacation, myfrenchlife, summer, summervacation, Thoughts, travel

The Netherlands diary #02: Five more surprising things i discovered here/ Part 2

I seem to have more things popping up in my thoughts the more i stayed in the Netherlands.  At this…

bicycles, ilovenetherlands, iphonography, Netherlands, photography, rotterdam, streetphotography, travelblogger, travels, vsco, wanderlust

Salaried workers benefits in France: CPF Trainings

There are many benefits of being a salaried employee in France. One of it is the benefits of having a…

CPF, France, french, frenchlanguage, frenchliving, myfrenchlife, Thoughts, travel

The Netherlands Diary #01: Rotterdam – Ten Things that i’ve found surprising here

Thanks to Sam’s job, this is my 3rd time following him to Rotterdam. I’ve often spoken of the Netherlands with…

bicycles, canals, ilovenetherlands, iphonography, Netherlands, photography, rotterdam, streetphotography, travelblogger, travels, vsco, wanderlust

36 hours in Upper Normandy, France

Taking this chance to introduce a few places around my area should you find yourself visiting upper Normandy or would…

cliffs, deauville, France, frenchlifestyle, frenchliving, Honfleur, houses, lehavre, myfrenchlife, normandie, Normandy, sea, sunset, travel, uppernormandy

Last Summer in Dubrovnik

It took me a while to post this. The trip happened in July 16, and here i am posting this…

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Moving to France -Êtes-vous prêtez?

I celebrated my 1 year anniversary in France on 13 Feb 17. It’s a milestone achieved. Not just because of…

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TGIF!! . . This wine bar has quickly become one of our favourites. From the outside it doesn't look anything special but when you enter the shop, the little hidden garden at the back was a surprise gem find. . . On the blog today, i shared a short piece on my thoughts of the Summer Vacation season in Europe. Afterall, we are right in the middle of the peak of the holiday season now. . . --------------------------- . . #travelwriter #travel #instatravel #travelgram #instago #passportready #travelblogger #wanderlust  #travelling #traveltheworld #travelblog #mysupervacations #travelphoto #travelingram #mytravelgram #travels #travelphotography #beautiful  #aroundtheworld #traveller #lifeisgood  #fromwhereistand #photography #life #vsco #vscogram #France #Europe #summervacation 🇳🇱 Netherlands travel diary. Blog updated! . . The time spent in the Netherlands seemed to have triggered my writting bug. . . You know how when you first come into contact with a new thing, you start comparing the new with the familiar but after awhile, the new settles in and becomes a familiar. So it took me a while to remember the old new things i felt about the Netherlands. . . And in this post, i talk about them, the 5 more surprising things I've discovered in the Netherlands. . . Link in bio. . . ------------------------ . . #travelwriter #travelphotography #travelblog #traveldiary #natgeotravelpic #traveljournal #travelwithme #traveltips #travelblogger #welltravelled #travelgram #netherlands #ilovenetherlands #travelwriter #travel #instatravel #instago #travelblogger #wanderlust  #travelphoto #travelingram #mytravelgram #travels #lifeisgood  #fromwhereistand #photography #life #vsco #vscogram Delft, Netherlands 🇳🇱: A family taking a break by the canal. . One of the prettiest cities in Netherlands. . Been here in Spring and was already loving it. However, in Summer it was totally different. It was bustling with so much life (aka tourists), the market square was busy with the fresh market. Quaint shops and little restaurants along the small picturesque streets with charming canals. Every corner was a gem find. . . If i live in the Netherlands, Delft would be where i want to live in. . -------------------- #travelwriter #travel #instatravel #travelgram #passportready #travelblogger #wanderlust  #travelling #traveltheworld #travelblog #mysupervacations #travelphoto #travelingram #travels #travelphotography #beautiful  #aroundtheworld #traveller #lifeisgood  #fromwhereistand #photography #life #vsco #vscogram #netherlands #iovenetherlands #amsterdam #rotterdam #delft 🙄🇳🇱We visited Amsterdam last Saturday for just a day trip. The train ride took 40 mins from Rotterdam central station to Amsterdam Central station. . . All over old Amsterdam, its not difficult to notice huge hooks attached to a beam on the roof gable for each building. Since buildings in old Amsterdam are yes..old, they were built to be narrow, and stairways in such buildings are also narrow and rather steep rendering it impossible to move furnitures up to other levels. . . So when furnitures are needed to be moved to levels upwards, the residents just need to remove the window, a pulley and tie the furniture up with a thick rope attached to the hook and hoist the furniture up to the level needed. . . Looking at how every building has this hook, i suppose this works really well. So well that even newer buildings have them too. Let's just say, I've been looking around upwards alot haha.. . . A nice way to check out such a building is either to stay in one ( can be pricey because Amsterdam is expensive) or visit Anne Frank museum, not only you get to learn about her hiding place and what life was like for Jews in WWII, you get to see how such building is like inside. . . Again its not my camera or photographing skills, the buildings are really leaning at an angle outwards in this photo. ______________ #travelwriter #travel #instatravel #travelgram #instago #passportready #travelblogger #wanderlust  #travelling #traveltheworld #travelblog #mysupervacations #travelphoto #travelingram #mytravelgram #travels #travelphotography #beautiful  #aroundtheworld #traveller #lifeisgood  #fromwhereistand #photography #life #vsco #vscogram #iamsterdam #amsterdam #netherlands 🇫🇷Blog updated. Taking a break on the Netherlands to speak about one of the many benefits of being a salaried worker in France. Yet trying to enjoy this benefit has caused me alittle frustrations recently. . . This warrants a photo of a windmill, but it's not from the Netherlands. This one is from Paris at Montmarte along Rue Lepic. There are only 2 existing windmills left from 15 others in the past when Montmarte was a still a village with peasants, agriculture, millers and craftsmen. Believe it or not, as many as 300 windmills used to be in Paris until the 20th century. . . So back to my story. . . Employees accumulate 24 hours for the training each year until reaching the threshold of 120 hours (e.g. 5 years full time work), on trainings we choose to do. It can be anything, boating, languages, horse riding. Whatever. For free. . So i’ve worked for a year in France, so i have 24 hours i could utilise. . . I decided to put these 24 hours into French lessons with a language school. Easy. Straightforward right? Except its always not that straightfoward. Or maybe its me, DRAMA always find me. Like i asked for it. . . Read more in the blog. Link in bio. . . Blog updated -10 things that have shocked me in The Netherlands. . . 1) This is a land of giants! 2) What a big thing cycling is over here 3) How flat this country 4) The first class transport system 5) There are such things as water taxis and bicycle taxis!! . . God i'm only 156cm. Schoolmates used to make fun of me when i was in school in Singapore that i'm a midget (yeah they were mean) even though the average height of women in Singapore is 160cm. I'm not THAT far off being an average. Here, i am definitely a midget when standing next to these blond haired giants. In a report released in 2016, it's confirmed that Dutch men are the tallest in the world. The average height of a Dutch man is 183cm, and average height of a Dutch women at 170cm. . . Read on more in my blog. Link in bio.
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