Category Archives: Europe – (not Lux)

Floriade, The Netherlands

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Michael Jago

Last weekend we made the 3 hour drive up to Venlo in The Netherlands to visit the Floriade Flower and Garden show. This event is on for a 5 month period and only takes place every 10 years. So we … Continue reading →

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Strasbourg

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Michael Jago

We visited the beautiful city of Strasbourg in France to see their famous Christmas lights display. Strasbourg is a 2 1/2 hour drive south of Luxembourg. We drove through snow in some parts of Northern France, but it had cleared … Continue reading →

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Flying over the Swiss Alps

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Michael Jago

This week I flew from Lux to Milan via Zurich. Here are 3 photos I took from the plane whilst flying over the Swiss alps on the way back to Zurich. The photos are great, but really don’t do it … Continue reading →

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“Voyager of the Seas” highlights video

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Michael Jago

(Please click the HD or vimeo logo above if you prefer to watch the Hi definition version. You can only watch the HD version on the vimeo site). We spent 7 nights on the cruise ship and enjoyed day stops … Continue reading →

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Our Cruise Holiday on “Voyager of the Seas”

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Michael Jago

For the past 8 days we have been away in Italy on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship called Voyager of the Seas. We arrived home last night at 3am after a very late flight and a long drive home from … Continue reading →

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Keukenhof

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Michael Jago

Here’s a 5 minute video of our visit to Keukenhof. I have password protected it, and the password is tulips

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Today in Holland…

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Michael Jago

We had a very busy today today, starting by visiting Delft, which is described as the prettiest town in the Netherlands, and where they make the famous Delft blue and white and stupidly expensive pottery. (No, I’d never heard of … Continue reading →

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So much for Tulips…

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Michael Jago

After over two months of sunshine and no rain, we discovered the tulip season peaked early this year and is officially over (in our expert opinion). We made it to Keukenhof today but it was a shadow of its former … Continue reading →

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Here come the tulips…

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Michael Jago

I have taken a couple of days off to have a long weekend with Julie and Mia in Holland. Today was a very long day as the 4 hour drive took 6 hours with the required rest stops for Mia. … Continue reading →

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Today in… Metz

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Michael Jago

Today we drove to the French city of Metz. It’s a one hour drive south of Lux. The weather was cold and overcast but at least it didn’t rain on us. We enjoyed wandering around the old town and were … Continue reading →

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