The summer highlight for the Limburg region are the many music festivals in the area. This year I went to Pukkelpop in Hasselt, about 30mins from Maastricht, for a day of music, and got to see London Grammar, Bastille, George
Walking tour of Rotterdam : Netherlands
Back in January 2016 I did my first visit to Rotterdam during newyears with a walking tour of the cold deserted streets. A couple of months ago I visited Erasmus University and had a chance to explore and see a bit
Erasmus University Campus : Rotterdam
I recently visited Rotterdam for a quick visit to see Erasmus University on a weekend. Dutch academia is doing very well, and Erasmus is one of the more modern Dutch universities that has been climbing up the world rankings, especially
Jesuit underground art tunnels : Maastricht
Like caves and tunnels? Then Maastricht is just the place for you. In this very small area of the Limburg province in the southern part of Netherlands are an endless array of tunnels dug deep into the regional hills. You
Zonneberg tunnels Maastricht & Fluweelengrot tunnels Valkenburg
Lots of funky underground tunnels all over the Limburg area around Maastricht. I previously wrote about the remarkable Roman Catacombs in Valkenburg and the Fort Sint Pieter and underground tunnels Maastricht, and today I’ll mention two more, and there’s another that I’ll write about
Sint Janskerk Church observation deck : Maastricht
Maastricht is pretty flat and there aren’t any tall buildings, so to see Maastricht from above you’ll either need to head to Saint Pieter hill fort or go up a church tower. At the center of Maastricht is Sint Janskerk and
Eindhoven Glow light festival
Last November I went to Eindhoven to attend a workshop with the local university, and when I came out after night fall I was surprised to find that campus was filled with the events of Eindhoven Glow 2016. Lights and sounds
Stedelijk Museum : Amsterdam
Lots of great museums in Amsterdam, from world-class art museums (Rijksmuseum), local history museum (e.g., Anne Frank, Jewish museum, Canal House museum), to funky beer museums (e.g., Heineken). The Stedelijk Museum falls into the first category, grouped together in the Amsterdam
Fort Sint Pieter and tunnels Maastricht
The small town of Maastricht has quite a few great tourist attractions, but perhaps the biggest highlight has to do with the Maastricht Saint Peter hill which features the Saint Pete Fortress and a large array of underground tunnels. A
Eindhoven Institute of Technology
On a gloomy winter Friday, I headed up from Maastricht to Eindhoven to attend a workshop at the Eindhoven Institute of Technology (EIT). Before that trip up I knew very little about this institute and only caught a glimpse of it