15 ways to fight depression while traveling
It may sound weird to you, traveling long term and visiting the most beautiful countries and places and getting depressed. But it is not strange at all. I know many long-term travelers that suffer one way or another from burnout…
I feel repulsed thinking about my ex
It never happened to me before and I did have my kind of share in dating and short relationships. But now, the last one that I ended, I feel repulsed every time I think of my ex or see his…
Reflecting on travel and living in a desert
A long time ago I took the picture above the blog article. It was in Zaandam, Zaanse Schans, an open-air museum filled with mills and cheese and other Dutch stuff. I was a tourist in my own country first before…
5 signs a person is over you after breakup that are universal
When you are dating in a different culture you have to face the cultural differences between you and your date or loved one. And when the relationship continues this does not become more easy, just more known. You get more…
What To Do (and Not to do) at a police checkpoint in Mexico?
Lots of stories going around about Mexican (Police) checkpoints. Some good, most not so good. I kind of worried when I started riding a motorcycle in Mexico, preparing for a big trip to the other side: would I be safe?…
I almost gave up!! RoadTrip to Bacalar.
I am the kind of person that can go really low when things go wrong. I am a glass-half-empty kind of person. When the glass was full, I drank half of it, that was good (or not??) and now it…
Reflecting on solo travel and loneliness
It is about enjoying the status you have right now……. A random line I read on the internet as I research the topic of being single and longing for touch. I long for touch, but I am also enjoying the…
6 years of social media exposure and how it changed me
It’s been nearly 6 years that I am online, by choice, let me start by saying that. I had been online before I even started with Leavingholland.com and all the social media connected with it, but only as a blogger.…
Why closure talks are not for strong people
We all are familiar with the term “Closure talk”, without that there is no closure and we struggle, something like that. And the internet makes us believe that they are healing and necessary and that healing from a breakup without…
My ex is pursuing me to get me back
I think I am in a position many women that are heartbroken dream about. I have my ex pursuing me to get me back. So many websites are dedicated to this subject and women follow a hopeless cause of getting…
Does your relationship have double standards?
Are you wondering if your relationship has double standards? Do you feel like you are treated unfairly by your partner? Do you feel like you cannot do what you want while your partner seems to do anything they want? If…
All that is me will be gone
The moment I go past the passport control at Schiphol Airport I leave my Dutch life behind me. And all that is me will be gone. There are days that I really need to catch my breath on that part.…
Why I like being alone
Sometimes I read articles about loneliness, and they always seem to refer to people with limited social contacts. But real loneliness is about nog feeling connected to people. Some people can feel lonely in a huge crowd. And that is…
Live your dreams and follow your heart
Throwing away my life is not always well accepted by people I shared my story way back in 2015 when I prepared to leave the Netherlands for good. Because that’s how they see it: I’m throwing away my life. I’m…