I already mentioned the Delft Blue Houses in a previous blog. These pretty little miniatures are KLM’s gift to Business Class passengers and are very popular. The good news is that this month house number 92 has been released. It was only a few years ago that I learned that a lot of these miniatures… read more »
In this week’s blog, I’d like to take you more than seventy years back in time to the days before the Second World War when it was common for Dutch families living in the Dutch East Indies to send their children to the Netherlands to be brought up in the ‘proper Dutch manner’. But as… read more »
Orange is the colour of Holland. At least, in our opinion. So on world-famous Queen’s Day (well, we like to think it’s world-famous) most towns in our country are decked out in orange. Almost every Dutchman has an orange shirt, dress, hat or pair of trousers in this colour, which is only brought out on… read more »
Have you ever read any books by Redmond O’Hanlon? I’ve read quite a few of them and was deeply impressed by In Trouble Again: A Journey between the Orinoco and the Amazon in particular. That’s not just because of the hilarious way the author describes his journey into the deep, impassable rainforest. What regularly comes… read more »
Ever wished the earth would swallow you up? I’m pretty sure everyone has had that feeling now and then. At least I have. I had it again on my last trip. As I was standing in the lift with a colleague one night, a lady entered wearing a dress that was just a little too… read more »
How do you go about buying wines for more than 20 million passengers a year? The answer is you taste a lot of it! But, all kidding aside, tasting is what it’s all about. Buying wine for KLM is not an easy job, but what a job it is! – 4.5 million bottles of wine… read more »
After we arrived in Panama City, the outgoing crew told us some great stories about spotting whales. Apparently it was the season. So we decided right away to go on a boat trip the next morning. Unfortunately, the only boat we knew of was already taken for the next day. Too tired to go and… read more »
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