To me the best things I've done are when I could travel freely. By myself or with friends. Hitchhiking, not having real plans or schedules, just exploring, meeting new people, new places, new cultures. Discovering we can learn so much from anyone.

I'm Dutch and love food, so here comes a list of Dutch food you should try. Deep fried: - bitterballen - frietje oorlog - kroketten - frikandellen (try frikandel speciaal) - kapsalon - oliebollen (only for NYE) TIP at the snackbar: fries typically come with a 'snack' of choice, such as frikandel, kroket, kaassoufflé and at least one type of sauce (typically mayonaise) but mostly more. Sweet snacks (have them with tea/coffee): - stroopwafels (put it on top of the hot mug so the syrup melts) - speculaas (dip it in your drink) - roze koeken - tompouce - soesjes - vlaai (from Limburg! - many types) - pepernoten (for Sinterklaas - only available September until December) - beschuit met muisjes (when a baby is born) Fish snacks: - raw haring with onions - kibbeling Breakfast/Lunch: - boterham with butter and Goudse kaas (buy it on the market in Gouda) - boterham with butter and hagelslag/vlokken - ontbijtkoek with butter Dinner: - stamppot (winter dish that comes in three versions: 1 boerenkool (with rookworst) 2 hutspot 3 andijvie (with spekjes) - erwtensoep (snert) (winter soup) - pannenkoeken Dessert: - poffertjes - vanillevla - chocoladevla I assure you, you'll love it! And if you dare, try zoute drop! ---------- Towns to definitely visit: - Amersfoort - Nijmegen - Leeuwarden - Den Bosch ('s Hertogenbosch) - Breda - Haarlem - Utrecht Nature to visit: - National Park De Veluwezoom Things to do: - Canoe the canals of Utrecht ---------- Some info about the Netherlands: - 4th of May is Memorial Day, at 20.00 there's 2 minutes of silence - Test Alarm: first Monday or the month at 12:00 (noon) - Website for parking + costs: www.prettigparkeren.nl - Gas prices: www.brandstof-zoeker.nl - Tap water = drinking water Holidays (stores may be closed): - 1 January: New Year's Day - Good Friday: Friday before Easter - Easter: Sunday and Monday - 27 April: King's Day - 5 May: Liberation Day - Ascension Day: Thursday before Pentecost - Pentecost/Whitsun(day): Sunday and Monday - Christmas: Sunday and Monday - Supermarkets that have anything: Albert Heijn, Jumbo - Supermarkets that are cheapest in general: Dirk, Lidl, Boni - Budget store to buy decent stuff: Action, Op = Op Voordeelshop - Budget stores where things are (almost) expired: Medikamente Die Grenze, Datumvoordeelshop - Instant picture printing service: Hema, Kruidvat

A clean, polite and hopefully fun guest! Also - I write the longest references that I usually have to shorten because they don't fit haha! Noor is very chilled, down to earth, likes to hang out and chat, but also likes being on her own. She is clean and tidy, curious about other people and cultures, excited about learning new things and eager to grow. Just like me she likes to try all kinds of food 🍔, loves to be in nature 🌴, discover cute (medieval) towns with nice castles 🏰, and prefers to sleep at night rather than going out and party.