The Netherlands tourist bureau advertises a Vermeer landscape of manicured fields, herds of bicyclists, and little canals. However, behind Holland’s whirling windmills lies the most peculiar country of Europe.
Steve Dudek sets off from America to work for a year in the Netherlands. His laboratory job at a Dutch university is fraught with the humorous stumbles of a naive American abroad. Dutch language requires a steady supply of throat lozenges. Dutch cuisine is best procured from a wall. Dutch train stations make for lousy hotels.
Along the way, Steve Dudek explores the not-so-far corners of the Netherlands. He pokes into the idiosyncrasies of Dutch life from the clerk offices to the coffeeshops. Don’t install a red light on the porch and don’t take more than one cookie.
Adventures in Dutchyland guides those about to move to Holland, sends postcards back to those that rather stay home, and laughs along with those that have bicycled through the low countries—and fallen off.
Details
- Publication Date
- Jan 8, 2008
- Language
- English
- Category
- Travel & Adventure
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Steve Dudek
Specifications
- Pages
- 253
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)