6 articles tagged with utrecht
The morning mist hovers just above Utrecht's ancient canals as I adjust the seat on my rented bicycle. Having traversed Alaska's rugged wilderness and Southeast Asian forests, I find myself drawn to this Dutch city's gentler rhythms—a perfect counterbalance to...
There's something magical about the way morning light catches on Utrecht's canal waters, creating ripples of gold that dance beneath centuries-old wharf cellars. Having traded the sun-baked streets of Seville for Australia's coastal breezes, I find myself drawn to places...
After twenty years of exploring Europe's hidden corners, I've developed quite the knack for slipping into local rhythms. Utrecht, with its medieval center and iconic canals, captured my heart five summers ago when I stumbled upon it while researching Dutch...
Growing up in Venice, I developed an almost spiritual connection to canal cities. While Amsterdam gets all the glory in the Netherlands, I've discovered that Utrecht—just 30 minutes south by train—offers the same charm with half the tourists and twice...
While Amsterdam draws the crowds like moths to a neon light, Utrecht sits just 30 minutes south by train, flowing at its own deliberate pace—a pace that, at 62, I've come to appreciate more than the frenetic energy of larger...
There's something almost magical about the way Dutch countryside unfolds when experienced from the seat of a bicycle. Last spring, while taking a break from my astronomy research in the UK, I embarked on what turned out to be one...
