Joyce Van Soest

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My most impressive site: Decani Monastery, Kosovo (it is not only a beautiful monastery, but going to the monastry protected by armed soldiers is an experience by itself)

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks by Joyce van Soest

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Having lived in the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies, I have been hiking through the Rocky Mountains a lot. It is a great place and there's so much …

City of Luxembourg by Joyce van Soest

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City of Luxembourg

The view from the old city wall is beautiful and you can easily spent some time hanging around there. When you get up early and go to the city wall …

Bryggen by Joyce van Soest

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Bryggen

When visiting the city of Bergen it is hard not to see Bryggen: the small area of old wooden houses. I first walked by and took a quick peek, but …

West Norwegian Fjords by Els Slots

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West Norwegian Fjords

In April I visited Norway and since I didn't have a lot of time and most of the tourist sites were still closed, I did the Norway In A Nutshell …

Works of Antoni Gaudí by Els Slots

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Works of Antoni Gaudí

Ah, beautiful Barcelona! I have fond memories of my visit to the Catalan city and whenever I think of Barcelona I think of the buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí.

Whether …

Old City of Berne by Joyce van Soest

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Old City of Berne

Bern is a nice city. It is not so big so you can easily visit the touristy attractions by foot. There's lots of odd-looking colorful small fountains in the city, …

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch by Els Slots

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Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

This glacierfield is the largest one in the European Alps and quite impressive. You can take a special train up to the Jungfrau and you have to change trains twice …

Olympic National Park by Roman Bruehwiler

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Olympic National Park

We visited Olympic National Park for a weekend once, and it's a beautiful piece of nature. We drove up to a campsite where we pitched up our tent, and after …

Dinosaur Provincial Park by Joyce van Soest

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Dinosaur Provincial Park

I had seen pictures of the park before, and I really tried visiting the site. Lots of people only visit the town of Drumheller for it's well done Dinosaur museum …

Kinderdijk by Joyce van Soest

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Kinderdijk

Whenever I have foreign friends visiting me, I take them to Kinderdijk. If you want to see windmills, this is the place to be! You can have a nice stoll …

Rietveld Schröderhuis by Els Slots

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Rietveld Schröderhuis

A few years ago I visited the Rietveld Schroderhuis, and even though it's quite expensive to visit, I am glad I did it. At the tour they gave (you are …

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