Day 7 – Golden Circle & Northern Lights
We woke up in Iceland today, that’s sounds so cool. I’ve wanted to come here for quite some time and it feels great to finally be in this part of the world, I feel very grateful…
Day 6 – Reykjavík, Iceland
We woke again to rain on the roof but by the time we left the B&B the skies were clear and the sun was out. I took the opportunity while waiting for our flight to…
Rene Descartes – A French philosopher who lived in Amsterdam
Well yesterday I blogged about Baruch Spinoza but today I want to say a few things about the philosopher Rene Descartes, another philosopher I have learned more about recently and am inspired by. Descartes was…
Day 5 – A History Lesson and Sore Feet
We woke today to the sound of rain on the roof but thankfully by the time we set out this morning it had pretty much cleared and held off for most of the day with…
Baruch Spinoza – a Dutch Philosopher
“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.” Baruch Spinoza Today we visited the statue of Baruch Spinoza, a Dutch philosopher whom I have been…
Day 4 – Sinterklaas Parade
Do you ever have days where you just feel so grateful to be alive? Well I had one of those today, more about this later in the blog, We took advantage of another early start…
Day 3 – A trip to Hoogkarspel
One of our absolute favourite things to do in a city, especially Amsterdam, is get out very early and wander the streets. That way we have the place pretty much to ourselves apart from the…
Day 2 – We have arrived in Amsterdam
We landed in Amsterdam at bit after 1pm local time. Whilst tired from the trip we were much better rested this time as we were able to get some good sleep on both flights. Upgrading…
Day 2 – Doha Stopover …
After our 14 hour flight from Adelaide we have now settled into the Al Mourjan Business Lounge Bar at the Doha Airport. Our flight was awesome, the ability to be able to lie down and…
Day 1 – Our adventure begins…
Well, after a day of domestic chores where we cleaned and tidied our home and garden so it is looking it’s best for our house sitter Cody, said our goodbyes to Missy and Oscar, drove…