Johan Ramakers

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June 1-June 5 – Exploring Heerlen, Han’s Home Town

We checked-out of the B&B and checked-in with brother Eef and his wife Marlies. We slept in Han’s childhood bedroom. How cool is that? I slept on a single bed, while Han insisted he take the single floor mattress. It was kinda of like camping out. Every morning we were woken up by their roosters …

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A Week In The Countryside Of Valkenburg, Netherlands and Beyond

Our hotel/B&B is lovely, owners are very informative and friendly, enough room in our suite to spread out, IKEA furnishings, it is on the outskirts of town so is very quiet unless the farmers decide to work at night, morning birds are very happy, chipper and loud, breakfast is European fare of boiled eggs, expensive …

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May 24th – My Virgin Flight to Europe

My European blogs will be somewhat different then the ones I wrote about in the states, since this is my first time visiting Europe, so most will be my impressions and suggestions for first time foreign travelers like myself. If you want frequent traveler observations check on Han’s site. Jet lag is real. For aging …

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Yee-hah, destination Florida!

May 7 – Yee-hah, destination Florida! No, I don’t want to move back, but yes I am looking forward to staying in one spot for a few weeks. On the way back we stopped over in Savannah to see my son Drew, had lunch with him, he gave me a lovely photo album for Mothers Day …

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Long Trips Spawn Ambitious Plans

May 6 – Woke up to a sunnier day but was definitely not ready to deal with the insane drivers in the West Virginia Mountains on I-64. They literally drive crazier in the mountains. Myself? I just let them go on by and avoid them at all cost. There are also a couple of long scary …

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