Europe, Travel

A Day trip to Utrecht: Travel Guide

Our day trip to Utrecht was wonderful as we met up with a close relative on my Dad’s side, Eva! She acted as our tour guide and showed us all the sights, which was enjoyable and so beautiful. Utrecht is a university town with a 14th century bell tower and […]

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Europe, Travel

Amsterdam 48 Hour Travel Guide: Part 2

Our second day in Amsterdam brought us blue skies, breakfast, museum wanderings, and the largest flea market in Europe. Not to mention, sore feet from walking the length of Amsterdam a few times! You can check out day 1 of our 48 hours in Amsterdam here. Breakfast at Omelegg in […]

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Europe, Travel

Amsterdam 48 Hour Travel Guide: Part 1

Amsterdam 48 Hour Travel Guide - Dutchie Love

Last summer, Nathan and I embarked on a 3 week trip of a lifetime to Europe! Better late than never to share it, right? Since I experience travel anxiety, I had always daydreamed about Europe but wasn’t brave enough to visit until last year. The Netherlands was the first place that Nathan and […]

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Life

Living a Gezellig Life: My Reaction to the American Election

Living a Gezellig Life | Dutchie Love

Social gatherings happened often in my childhood home. My parents were the first ones in their circle of friends to have kids in their early 20’s, but that didn’t stop them from inviting people over on a Saturday night. There was always delicious food and drinks, music playing in the background and the warm glow […]

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Life

Why I Quit Blogging (and Why I’m Back Again)

Dutchie Love Quit Blogging Back Again

My love of storytelling and blogging began in kindergarten, with riveting tales of girls named Sophie.  This is Sophie. Sophie made the stars. She turned purple. She had long legs. Sophie had nineteen eyes. The End. In grade 3 I wrote letters to my parents in a weekly home journal. It’s hilarious to look back […]

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Life

Post It Notes and Endometriosis

Post It Notes and Endometriosis

I’ve meant to write this post for some time now, but the blank page was staring at me and the words just wouldn’t come out. Even now, I’ll probably write and rewrite this post a hundred times before hitting publish. Getting real and sharing your truth is tough, my loves! Here’s […]

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