This is me. Manon.

I am the creative behind ‘Visiting The Dutch Countryside’, a travel blog about The Netherlands created by a born and raised Dutch citizen. I’ve been living 27 years in a country that has so much to offer, yet many foreign visitors don’t see the beauty. And that’s what I’m about to change with this travel blog about The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my story? Have a look at that here.

The Netherlands is a country that is underrated in its whole. You have heard about The Netherlands and visited Amsterdam. That’s why you think you know The Netherlands. But no capital city is like the rest of the country. That’s like saying Washington D.C. is the representation of the U.S.A or that Jakarta is the representation of Indonesia. So, do you know The Netherlands?

Probably not. But we can fix this. If you are using my website, you will be guided through the less visited places of The Netherlands. Now you can enjoy The Netherlands like the locals do. One extra tip: Don’t call The Netherlands Holland.

Holland is a combination of the two provinces of Noord- Holland & Zuid- Holland. The Netherlands has twelve provinces in total and they don’t appreciate it when you call them as a part of Holland. The provinces in The Netherlands are: Utrecht, Gelderland, Noord- Brabant, Drenthe, Groningen, Friesland, Overijssel, Limburg, Flevoland, Zeeland, Noord- Holland and Zuid-Holland.

I have visited most of the places that you will find on my The Netherlands travel blog and guide with the use of public transport and/or bike. There are a few places that have no public transport available, but this is something that very rarely happens. So are you thinking of using public transport in The Netherlands? Please do so. It’s easy, saves you parking fees, gasoline and good for the environment.

I hope you all enjoy this travel blog about The Netherlands by a local. You can click through any photo in order to get to the pages and articles you are looking for. Use the navigation at the top of the website to get to the page you want. For all the provinces click here, if you want to see all the articles written so far, have a look here. Or scroll down to see more most read articles and new articles.

If you have any questions I am always happy to answer them. Go to my contact information right here.

And, if you ever click links on my website that don’t show a website that is correct with the information I gave, please tell me in which article you’ve found it: Sometimes, companies that I’ve used and recommend change their website address, and such.

To keep you inspired to travel to The Netherlands I’m constantly writing new articles and publishing new videos on Youtube.

You will be able to see more photos and behind the scenes of beautiful places in The Netherlands on my Instagram. On my TikTok (@visitingthedutchcountryside) you will be discovering more cool places in The Netherlands.

Oh and last, but certainly not least, subscribe to my email list for more tips, tricks and places to visit in The Netherlands that won’t be making its way to this website.