"Best wishes from the Netherlands" MATIM's Profile
The average tourist wants to go to places
where there are no tourists!
A journey is like marriage.
The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people.
You might better stay at home.
The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.
People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.
This is what they do with you when you virtual attend a meeting.
They put you in the mouth of a crocodile!
During summer holiday 2008 we went rafting at the Durance in France.
My favorite animals are dogs.
At the age of 9 I got my first dog, my mam wasn't too found of giving me an animal for my birthday, however that was all I wished for.
On a Sunday we went to the bird market in Antwerp Belgium. 30 years ago it was still allowed to sell animals at the market.
There we found a little dog, because my birthday is in Februari it was very cold and the dog was lying near a heater. My mother was so sorry for the dog, so she bought a blanket for him at that same market and carry him the whole afternoon!
His name was Bonnie and we had him for 16 years.
After that I had a golden retriever, I had him for 14 years, then we bought Max.
Max loves his cuddly toy he never goes anywhere without him :)
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Comments (357)
Good morning!
Thanks for your answer to 'Is it safe for a 20 year old female to travel from USA to Amsterdam/rotterdam alone? '. You've been a huge help.
Hope you had a great birthday Ilse, I was in sunny Spain on your birthday :-)
Hi, how are you? Happy travels and hopefully my birthday wish may be on time next year ;-)
I hope that you had a great birthday Ilse.
Carole.
Thank you!
Bon anniversaire Ilse! Greetings from the sunny Valais ;-) Patrick
Merci :)
Hope you had a great birthday, I believe it's one of those special ones
Thank you Dave, yep never throw a huge party, but this year...............o boy :))
Happy belated wishes from me!
happy belated birthday Ilse
greetings from Lisbon
THanks Antonio,, my big 50th birthday party will be on Saturday
:)
Happy birthday, Ilse!
thank you
Ilse, happy birthday and all the best for your 40th. Many greeting from snowy Germany.
Thank you for the birthday wishes, unfortunatly it is my 50th!
I still can't believe it. *charminggrin*