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Keukenhof: Because flower gardens are not just for old ladies!

Keukenhof had just opened when we arrived in Holland last week and given that Holland is the place to see tulips, we went to check it out, and I have got to say it was pretty damn awesome. These world famous gardens are near the town of Lisse, south west of Amsterdam. They were started in 1949 by the Mayor of the town to showcase and exhibit new and existing flowers, in an effort to help the Dutch export industry. [...]

Would you like to buy a windmill?

  You do!? Well you are in luck. One just like this is for sale in Rotterdam right now. The asking price? ONE EURO. That’s right, for just one euro you can be the proud owner of your very own 18th century windmill. All you need is a spare 40 or 50 thousand euros per year, the amount required to keep the windmill in top working order, as it has been for the last several hundred years. You might be [...]