Tag Archives: Seaside

Shanks’s Pony Enjoys a Day at the Beach

Posted on January 5, 2015 by susancarey

My New Year’s resolution is more frequent use of Shanks’s Pony (Brit. idiom for walking) and I can’t think of a more picturesque and bracing place to do it than the North Holland coastline. New Year’s Day in Holland was dismal … Continue reading →

Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea!

Posted on March 16, 2014 by susancarey

One of the advantages of living in Amsterdam is that you’re never more than half an hour’s drive or ride from the sea. Zandvoort-aan-Zee is the favoured beach for Amsterdammers, easily reached by train or car. But my favourite seaside … Continue reading →