• Retirement Marieke

    Even though Marieke’s official retirement date will be October 1, 2024, she already enjoyed a number of weeks of freedom during the month of September 2024 just to take all her vacation that she was still entitled to. On September 18, the staff of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Vancouver…

  • Marieke’s 60th Birthday

    On August 17, 2024 we celebrated Marieke’s birthday with friends and neighbours. It was 29 degrees Celcius, so fantastic to be outside in the backyard! Here is an impression of the day!!

  • The Need for Surgery

    The health care system in British Columbia is broken. My wife Marieke was in severe pains due to osteoarthritis in both of her hips. Walking became more and more difficult and she ended up using a walking cane, then a walker and since November 2022 also used a wheelchair. The surgeon who she visited in…

  • Campbell Valley Regional Park

    Feb 14, 2023 It was a nice sunny day on February 14, 2023. My son Alex and I went into nature and captured some nice images of what it has to offer. This is just my own footage for which I used just only my iPhone 13 and a DJI Gimbal. For more information on…

  • 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…

  • 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.