Wooden shoes are a Dutch icon like tulips and windmills, but more peculiar. You may wonder why the Dutch were so fond of this particular type of footwear? So I put on my own wooden shoes to learn...

Many Pilgrims on the Mayflower lived in Leiden before they voyaged to America. Sailing from Leiden to Delfshaven was the first leg of their journey. Delfshaven was a sea harbor in The Netherlands...

Johannes Vermeer was a famous Dutch painter who lived in Delft. It was in Delft that he painted his exceptional masterpieces. As a lifelong Vermeer admirer living next to Delft, I wanted to answer...

If you visit The Netherlands, you will notice immediately that the Dutch are remarkably tall and that the average heights in The Netherlands seem higher than in any other country. Are the Dutch...

The Pilgrims lived in Leiden, The Netherlands, from 1609-1620 before they embarked on the Mayflower for their voyage to the New World. You can still visit the places where the Pilgrims lived, worked,...

Rembrandt lived in Leiden for the first 25 years of his life. He developed his exceptional talent in Leiden to become a world-famous painter. So these years in Leiden were crucial for Rembrandt....