Guestpost: The do’s and don’ts of Wildlife Tourism

9 February 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

You probably have seen pictures of travellers taking selfies with tigers, swimming with dolphins or other animal related activities that seem super cool, but are actually awful extortions and abuse of the animals that are involved. We all know what kind of activities are too cruel (like bears ‘dancing’ or people standing on top of […]

Travel Guide to Tulip Season

6 October 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

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. Tulips is one of the things The Netherlands is famous for, and lots of tourists come in just to see the endless fields of color. Time for a […]

Traveling during corona

7 July 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Ciao! Right now, when I am writing this, I am in Rome having a fabulous time. I’m super grateful that the European borders have opened up, so that I can travel. I know most of you are still stuck in quarantine, and I can only say how much I am hoping that all of this […]

Rule #1 is that you gotta have fun

11 June 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

You guys, I just discovered the BEST museum in the Netherlands! Put this on your bucketlist and book your flights to Amsterdam, because you will want to visit Wondr! The world is opening up again, and I couldn’t be happier! From the beginning of this month, the museums, bars and restaurants have opened again, and […]

The anti-bucketlist

18 May 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Today, something a little different. Normally I chatter to you about trips I took and trips I want to take, but today I want to shine a light on things that I don’t want to do, and neither should any other traveler. Activities that, unfortunately, are still popular with tourists, even if they are cruel […]

The best online museums for the stuck-at-home traveler

23 April 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hey guys, how are you doing? I’m still cooped up in my home due to the corona virus, and aside from working, I’ve been searching for things to do. The following weeks I will give you some tips for the stuck-at-home traveler. Books, series and movies and games that fellow wanderlusters might enjoy, because they will transport you […]

Northern Lights guide for ordinary travelers

21 April 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

Last week I wrote about how this quarantaine is a way to self-reflect, to think about what you want out of your life. What are your dreams and what has been holding you back to actually achieve them? Lots of people have the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, written down on their bucketlists and the […]

How to satisfy your Wanderlust without being able to travel due to the Corona Virus

17 March 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

This whole Corona thing has pretty much disrupted ordinary life. Children are home, the streets are empty, restaurants and bars close, as do museums. And traveling is not even an option, with so many restrictions as to where you can or can’t go. Of course it’s different according to wherever in the world you are, […]

Travel Traditions

27 January 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Traditions are fun. Everybody has them, in everyday life but also when traveling. It’s fun to have some things you do on every trip, like buying a cookbook on vacation and making some recipes from the country you’ve visited when coming home. Or visit a zoo in every city that you come across. Whatever it […]