• Vacation Netherlands

    Impression of our vacation to the Netherlands to visit family and friends and some beautiful cities I spent a number of days pulling together all of the footage that we gathered over the three weeks that we were in the Netherlands for. A special Thank You to Alex for sharing all his video pictures with…

  • Top 2000 Cafe Dec 2022

    After many years of watching the Dutch Top 2000 between Christmas and New Years Eve, Alex and I had the luck to get tickets to visit the Top 2000 Café at the Mediapark in Hilversum, The Netherlands on December 27, 2022 from 1 AM to 2 AM!!! This was quite the unique experience and now…

  • My Retirement

    After 42 years of careers with the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Praxisdata S.A. de C.V., Omnilogic, PwC Consulting, IBM Business Consulting Services, BC Gas, Terasen Gas, Kinder Morgan and FortisBC Energy Inc., I decided to officially retire on November 1, 2022. It was an honor for me to have been able…

  • Consular Corps at Pride

    For several years the Netherlands Consulate has participated in the annual Vancouver Pride Parade together with many other European Consular representation as well as the US Consulate. This is a short 5 minute impression I took during the July 31, 2022 parade. No matter your background, preferences or orientation, this parade is merely a celebration…

  • Abbotsford International Airshow 2021

    The pandemic halted the Abbortsford International Airshow in 2020, but in 2021 we were able to go back to the airfield for some spectacular flying. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t all that good and we had to wait quite a while before it was safe enough to start the show.

  • Hummingbirds and flowers

    Here is an impression of a wonderful and sunny July afternoon whereby the flowers were at their best and the hummingbirds were really picking up on that.

  • Chichén Itzá México

    While we were staying at Gran Bahía Príncipe in Quintana Roo, we decided to rent a car and drive all the way out to one of the Seven Wonders of the World. *Chichén Itzá, ruined ancient Maya city occupying an area of 4 square miles (10 square km) in south-central Yucatán state, Mexico. It is thought to have been a…

  • 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

    In 2010 Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics and I was fortunate enough to have been able to volunteer for this ‘once in a lifetime’ event. I was a so called “T1” driver and I had to honor to drive the President of the National Olympic Committee of Mexico to various competitions and events. Click this…