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Visiting Geldrop, The Lord Of The Rings Town In The Netherlands

Years and years ago, I read about Geldrop and how this completely unassuming Dutch town just outside Eindhoven had named an entire estate of street names after Tolkien characters. In fact, when I changed my "bucket list" page to a "wanderlist" page (a list of things I wanted to do that don't necessarily make "bucket… Continue reading Visiting Geldrop, The Lord Of The Rings Town In The Netherlands

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Being Giant Kids For The Weekend At Efteling, The Dutch Fairytale Theme Park

My colleague, at one point on our many hikes last year, mentioned how much she'd like to visit Efteling, a theme park in the Netherlands. Despite my knowledge being limited to snippets of stories of Ash's childhood visits there when his Dad was stationed in Germany, I said I'd be up for it, and Ash… Continue reading Being Giant Kids For The Weekend At Efteling, The Dutch Fairytale Theme Park

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#tbt: That Time We Went To Europe To See A Band

It's our sixth anniversary on Tuesday, so I thought I'd write a post on our first trip abroad together. I'd like to think of it as a poignant moment of our relationship - Ash and I actually planned this trip before we even got together; in fact, it's partly what brought us together, and the band… Continue reading #tbt: That Time We Went To Europe To See A Band