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When I started The Postcard, I was mostly writing for the version of myself who loved crafting the perfect itinerary filled with long walking tours, local cuisine, and the small details that make travel feel magical. Then I had…
When we first starting thinking about starting a family in the Netherlands, we weren’t entirely sure what to expect. All first-time parents go through a massive learning curve. Having a baby in a foreign country where you don’t speak…
Winters in Amsterdam are generally dark, grey, and rainy… very rainy. We typically get just a couple of flurries over the course of the winter. Absolute best-case scenario, the snow sticks enough to turn the city white for a…
It’s been a very long time since I’ve posted to The Postcard. We’ve gone on a few particularly memorable trips these past few months, which I’ve been meaning to post about. I didn’t intend to have such a long…
A year ago today, I published my first post on The Postcard. Dan and I had just left our jobs in New York for a three-month-long trip to Europe. The idea was to put out feelers to companies here…
2018 was one for the books! At the start of last year, I never would have guessed I’d be living in a foreign country as an expat and that the majority of the year would be spent traveling around…
Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas is just around the corner. That means it’s time for a little holiday shopping! I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite travel-related items from this year (and a few…
Before moving to the Netherlands, I knew very little about the country and its complex history. I’ve since learned many interesting, and often surprising, facts about Dutch culture and the important role Holland and it’s capital city of Amsterdam…
I consider myself a thrifty traveler. It's not that I don't enjoy luxurious hotels or 5-course dinners, I just prefer to spend money on trips in a way that gets me more... longer vacations and ultimately, more time spent…