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Volendam Netherlands

                                                    Volendam Netherlands During our last trip around Europe we visited our Cousin and her lovely family in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is such a beautiful very colorful place. While we were there Our Cousin took us to see this very quaint little fishing village called Volendam. It was just beautiful we fell in love with it and just didn’t want to leave, but we had to because our tour guide (our Cousin had more she wanted to show us). Volendam is a Dutch town on the Markermeer Lake, northeast of Amsterdam. It’s known for its colorful wooden houses and the old fishing boats in its harbor, which is lined with seafood vendors. The Volendam Museum features paintings, sculptures and pottery from 1800 to the present, a gallery of traditional costumes and mosaics made from millions of cigar bands. The ...

This is One Of Our Favorite Caravan Parks

This is One Of Our Favorite Caravan Parks  Boy do we miss this place with not being able to travel outside of Melbourne right now.  This place used to be called Boat Haven Caravan Park at Ebdon, but know it is called Discovery Park - Lake Hume. It may have changed hands over the years a few times but their standards have never changed. It is located as the name suggests on the Victorian side of Lake Hume.  When you walk through this caravan park it is like you are in a very beautiful and very expensive resort. But it's not expensive at all. We just love this spot, it certainly ticks all the boxes for people who love to holiday.  It has on-suite powered sites, powered sites, sites right next to the lake, and sites that over look the lake. It also has camping sites and very beautiful cabins. It is very well catered for families with lots of activities for the children to do. One year for my Mother's Birthday we took my parents up with us and paid for them to stay in on...