Utrecht – Wanderlust Wonderland

Utrecht guide for ordinary travelers

17 September 20206 October 2020Posted in Citytrip, Europe, Netherlands, Travel Guide for ordinary travelers, UtrechtLeave a comment

Wanderlust Wonderland brings you: a travel guide for ordinary travelers, with must-sees, tips and tricks and the most delicious food, for ordinary travelers, like you and me.

My favourite city in the Netherlands is Utrecht. It’s a charming city that feels very homey. It has all the highlights Amsterdam has, but it is less crowded and feels more comfortable, if you ask me. In this post I want to show you all of my favourite places in Utrecht!

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Utrecht for Bookworms

15 September 202017 September 2020Posted in Citytrip, Europe, Netherlands, UtrechtTagged Best bookstores in the Netherlands, bookstore, bookworms, Broese, library, Netherlands, Utrecht, Utrecht for bookwormsLeave a comment

For the ones of you who have been following this blog, you already know that I’m a huge bookworm and that my favourite city in the Netherlands is Utrecht. What better way to combine the two of them, than by visiting the best local bookstore and the library? Both have just relocated to amazing venues, so when I visited the botanical gardens, of course I had to go into the city center as well, to check them out!

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Flora and Fauna in Utrecht Botanical Gardens

10 September 20206 October 2020Posted in Europe, Netherlands, UtrechtTagged botanical gardens, botanical gardens utrecht, hortus, Netherlands, Utrecht1 Comment

The botanical gardens in Utrecht have been on my list for a bit now. I can’t believe I never went there before, not even when I lived in the city. But, once again, we were looking for things to do in our own country and since we wanted to visit Utrecht again, we decided to start the day in the botanical gardens.

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Gift shopping in my favourite city

12 December 201922 September 2020Posted in Europe, Netherlands, UtrechtTagged best city of the netherlands, Christmas, christmas shopping, city, favourite city, gift shopping, Netherlands, shopping, UtrechtLeave a comment

It’s been a tradition of ours for a couple of years now, to go Christmas shopping in our favourite city in the Netherlands, which is: Utrecht! Utrecht has all the charm that Amsterdam has but it is quieter and cleaner. There are less tourists, less cyclists and it just feels safe and homey. Maybe that’s because I did study here for three years and I’ve even lived in the city for a while. It will always be my home. And with the holidays approaching, it was time to pay the city another visit to get some fun and original presents!

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