Not too long ago we had the pleasure to lunch with Jim and Jane Collins. Yes, we are talking about THE Collins. They were in the Netherlands on their way to a Chautauqua 2019 in Portugal (note, that’s not until[…]
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Not too long ago we had the pleasure to lunch with Jim and Jane Collins. Yes, we are talking about THE Collins. They were in the Netherlands on their way to a Chautauqua 2019 in Portugal (note, that’s not until[…]
Read moreIn 2018 we went on a 9 week road trip through Europe. We took the car and just drove with a rough route in mind. We booked an apartment for the first few nights, and did the rest “from the[…]
Read moreI have to get going with these last few road trip reports. This as we are about to get to the point where the road trip was almost a year ago, already!! Therefore today the 9 Week Road Trip Report[…]
Read moreNot to long ago we looked at if you should buy a holiday home? That was not such a great idea. Let’s think outside the box, could you make money with a boat? In short, should you buy a yacht?[…]
Read moreAfter writing part 1 & 2 earlier, it’s time to sit down and write this 9 Week Road Trip Report – Part 3. In between finishing the rather long to-do list…. Anyhow, we start this overview in southern Italy, go[…]
Read moreWe are back in the Netherlands! “Normal” life has resumed, albeit I don’t have a job anymore at this stage. You would assume that I now have tons of time on my hand, and you are probably right! However, the[…]
Read moreWe are in Austria and are having a bit of a break day. After having pretty good weather for the last month and a bit, we are now suffering from clouds and rain. In short, it’s a great time to[…]
Read moreAs some of you might recall, we will be going on a 9 week road trip through Europe. Why? Because it’s very difficult to do this again once our little one goes to school mandatorily (as of age 5). But[…]
Read moreWe have a reader question for your for today. We are doing pretty good on the savings rate side of things at the moment, but that is about to change next year. We are planning for a 9 week holiday[…]
Read moreIt already seems like ages ago, but it was only 3 weeks since we were celebrating our holiday in Germany. It was yet another “holiday on a budget”, similar to the one we did in Belgium earlier this year. This[…]
Read moreWhen I write this on post (last Tuesday), we just came back from a short weekend family holiday. As a yearly thing we are invited by the in-laws for a long weekend in a chalet vacation park (they even pay for[…]
Read moreA cop and his partner investigate the death of an accountant, who is found in an industrial wood shredder (what’s left of him anyways). In their search for the truth they end up with a pastor at a local church.[…]
Read moreI probably should be writing the savings rate post for April, but I’m still too much into the whole holiday thing. Despite already being at work for three days….sigh. So instead of pretty graphs with good savings rates, you can[…]
Read moreWhere Have You Travelled? Travel After reading up on the blog “Wandering Earl”, and enjoying it very much, I’ve started to think where our (Mr. CF, Mrs. CF and Team CF) travels have let us to in the last decades. The[…]
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