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The most important reason is our last: we are in love. Madly in love. Completely intoxicated with the love for South Africa. We love every single thing about it. Of course the flora and fauna stole our hearts, but also the type of houses, the lifestyle, the people, the climate and the opportunities. A few…

If we don’t go through with this emigration we will have to live this life till we retire. Sounds maybe crazy, because we like what we do, but then the question rises: Is this it? The question excisting. What are we doing every day, where does it lead us? Shouldn’t we do something that leaves…

Warmth and sunlight are two things we love so much. We are not per se the typical sunbathing types, but when the sun is shining we become instant happy and so much more relax. Wiebe is having some issues with his back, but when we are in South Africa the warmth helps him and he…

When we were for the very first time in South Africa and more specific in the lower bush during our honeymoon we realized it was so nice and quiet. In the bush there is plenty of time when you don’t see another person, just nature. In the towns around it there are people, but not…

This might sound ridiculous. To us it is ridiculous and super annoying. We refer to all the news of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, flight delays, road accidents, robberies, murders, wars etc. etc. Every time (which is almost every day) they say: there are or aren’t Dutch people involved. Completely ignoring all the other victims like…

There are many translates of this particulair phrase and suburbia is the best translation in our opinion. However nothing nails it as the original Dutch phrase: huisje-boompje-beestje. It means that someone lives a quiet, structured, conventional and happy life with a spouse, children, a good job and a nice house. For some it is the…

Another reason to emigrate is because we want to do something with our lives and go on an adventure. It is completely fine if you live life the way it is expected from you, if you are happy with that. We feel like that is not our path. We want to explore the world and…

In this series we try to explain what we like more about South Africa compared to the Netherlands. Which you might see as complaining, but is it complaining when you explain why something else suits you better? The complaining we refer to is the (stereo)typical complaining that the Dutch mastered. It sounds even a bit…

The Netherlands is a developed country which earned its credits. If you take a look at all the various lists and top 10’s and top 100’s the Dutch people are the most happy, most wealthy, most… well everything! If you live in the Netherlands you have everything you could possibily wish for. At least, that…

Even if you love the Netherlands there is no way of denying that the Dutch climate is not the best. The great thing is we do have four real seasons. Each with their own specifics. However it is not uncommon that the summers are full of rain and the last time we had the ‘Elfstedentocht’…