Netherlands: Utrecht – Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Helenaheuvel – Kaapse Bossen Walk in Utrecht
Dutchman and I love long walks, be it in the forest, mountains, fields or valleys. Unfortunately, we live in very…
Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Netherlands: An Afternoon in the Woods of Kaapse Bossen
Summer has been extended in the Netherlands, but this past week, even though temperatures were still good, I could feel…
Birthday Picnic and Vegie Fair at Castle Maarten Maartenshuis in Doorn, the Netherlands
The Dutch family love being outdoors in the forest. It has been a tradition in the family to spend walks…
Autumn Forest Walks in Landgoed Heidestein-Bornia and sighting some Moorland Sheep
Dutchman and I love walking in the forest, especially in the autumn months, and winter as well. We like doing…
A Walk & Tea in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug Forest in Doorn, Netherlands
Dutchman and I haven’t been in the woodlands a lot this year. We would have wanted to but sometimes the…
Austerlitz (Utrecht, Netherlands): Late Autumn Walks in a Forest and Shifting Sands
Would you say autumn is your favourite season? If not, you’d change your mind after seeing this picture: Dutchman and…
Sunday walk in Mollebos and tea at Het Wapen van Rijsenburg
Officially it’s spring in the Netherlands now but we are still very much in winter conditions. Along the coast, waters…
The ‘Hoogtepunten’ or the Blue Route in Kaapse Bossen, Doorn
Last September Dutchman and I did a 12-kilometre hike in Doorn, in Kaapse Bossen which is part of the Utrechtse…
Kaapse Bossen Green Route: Helenaheuvel in Doorn
Our Sundays are always spent walking in the forest, so today we picked a place we have been to several…
Kaapse Bossen Walks
At the onset of autumn, which was last September, we visited a nearby forest in Doorn, Utrecht called ‘Kaapse Bossen’.…
Birthdays, Kaapse Bossen, Chestnuts and Maarten Maartenshuis
Last weekend was a busy one for me. Saturday went shopping with Blondine in Amsterdam. Had coffee at the Americain…









