Hellevoetsluis Travel Blogs

Every 2 years, the Dutch Classic Yacht Regatta is held in my town and this morning I went to the harbor, also known as "De Vesting". It was a sunny day, partly cloudy and a good wind, perfect for the yachts. There were already many out on the water, "De Haringvliet". I walked around the area for ab…

This picture was taken in my hometown of Hellevoetsluis. It's a song by one of my favorite bands: R.E.M. Man On The Moon Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahAndy Kaufman in the wrestling match. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahMonopoly, twenty one, checkers, and chess. Yeah, yeah, ye…

The small city I live in. An old Dutch navy harbour. When you look in google earth you see the shape of the "vesting" its the old defence works of the city!!

TO BE CONTINUED Storytelling During the war my grandfather had been working in Germany as a skipper and when he got back, the whole of Rotterdam was occupied. He signed in with the marine because they told everyone they would be helping to free the Netherlands and he left for Scotland for a Marin…

My pasion for Diving!