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Immigrating to Amsterdam from South Africa: part 124 July 2020
Emigrating during coronavirus24 July 2020
Stroopwafels and IKEA… we have landed in Amsterdam! (the emigration tales)24 July 2020
A rite of passage – my bike was stolen24 July 2020
Week 2 in Amsterdam: thoughts, bike rides and more fries24 July 2020
The two-week emigration update27 July 2020
We’re official residents of The Netherlands – the 3-week emigration update3 August 2020
Things I’ve learnt in Amsterdam5 August 2020
Life lately… swinging over Amsterdam, heat waves and more admin11 August 2020
Why Dutch kids are the happiest14 August 2020
Bike falls, baby plants and more of the heatwave17 August 2020
Another bike fall, a robotic mop, and doing the uncoolest thing ever to my son – settling into Amsterdam25 August 2020
The expat series: From Johannesburg to Amstelveen, The Netherlands28 August 2020
My 10 stages of emigration1 September 2020
My recent lesson: Always take an umbrella8 September 2020
The expat series: from Johannesburg to Delft11 September 2020
Settling into Amsterdam: Answers to your frequent questions18 September 2020
The expat series: from South Africa to Veghel25 September 2020
An Amsterdam update – birthdays, class moms and “blind dates”1 October 2020
Maastricht: our first weekend away6 October 2020
Three months since our touchdown in Amsterdam13 October 2020
Weird Dutch dust and other observations23 October 2020
From Johannesburg to The Hague – the expat who moved for love3 November 2020
Boxes, oliebollen and even more new baby plants10 November 2020
Emigration with kids – how it’s really been19 November 2020
Gearing up for our first winter in Amsterdam27 November 2020
I wasn’t expecting this when we emigrated7 December 2020
Winter is here… here’s how to not let it feel too dreadful10 December 2020
A life lockdown: part 216 December 2020
The airfryer, Peppa Pig and homeschooling part 26 January 2021
Six months in Amsterdam – the learnings so far14 January 2021
More snow, crafts, curfews and a visit to the dentist26 January 2021
From Johannesburg to Hilversum: the expat series5 February 2021
New observations about life in Amsterdam16 February 2021
Emigration tips (my advice from Johannesburg to Amsterdam)2 March 2021
From Midrand to Hilversum: the expat series17 March 2021
Are you planning on immigrating to The Netherlands?18 March 2021
Our first Pesach in Amsterdam1 April 2021
A weekend away in Den Helder6 April 2021
A little Amsterdam life update28 April 2021
How has it been 10 months already?7 May 2021
The expat series: from Cape Town to The Hague21 May 2021
Oh yeah, there’s sunshine in Amsterdam this week1 June 2021
The expat series: from California to Amsterdam10 June 2021
How to choose a school in The Netherlands7 July 2021
The almost one-year Amsterdam update8 July 2021
Emigration… it’s a bit like riding a bike17 August 2021
From baguettes in Paris to waffles in Belgium23 September 2021
Is this what “normal” feels like?19 October 2021
Where have I been all this time?24 November 2021
From France to Germany – lockdown lifters15 December 2021
The mundane and the magical15 February 2022
Two lines, snow in April, marathons and beautiful blooms13 April 2022
Two years and about two hundred kilograms of eaten potatoes later13 July 2022
A European road trip and back to the hustle6 September 2022
A fracture, a celebration and another new chapter11 November 2022
I swear I’ll blog more this year on life in Amsterdam13 January 2023
Another fracture and a new home!14 March 2023
The second hardest part of emigrating (it will probably surprise you)3 May 2023
Almost 3 years… already?5 July 2023
Another epic summer holiday (with autumn undertones)31 August 2023
New year, blah blah blah2 January 2024
The 4-year Amsterdam update14 July 2024

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