DMD Travel Diary

01/08/2025

Celebrating my 2nd year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

18/06/2025

09/11/2024

Giethoorn village, the most beautiful and fairytale village in the Netherlands. The Dutch village where the inhabitants can only sail around, walk or cycle to transport themselves. Every year, 1 million people visit Giethoorn. Stay tuned for the full video.

09/11/2024

Great experience staying in JE’s B&B Giethoorn!
Feel like home. Highly recommend!

Je B&B Giethoorn, is located in Giethoorn, Netherlands. There is a picnic area and guests can make use of free WiFi and free private parking.The apartment is...

22/10/2024

The Amsterdam was an 18th-century cargo ship of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; VOC).

The ship started its maiden voyage from Texel to Batavia on 8 January 1749, but was wrecked in a storm on the English Channel on 26 January 1749. The shipwreck was discovered in 1969 in the bay of Bulverhythe, near Hastings on the English south coast, and is sometimes visible during low tides. The location in 1969 was found by Bill Young, the site agent/project manager for the sewage outfall being built by the William Press Group. With time on his hands during the long stay away from home, he followed up the rumour of the going aground. He was castigated by the Museum of London for scooping out the interior of the bow with a digger as it could have led to the structure collapsing. However, it uncovered the initial items which led to a more extensive excavation of the cargo which reflected life at the time. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England. Some of the findings from the site are in The Shipwreck Museum in Hastings. A replica of the ship is on display in Amsterdam.
I have visited the Replica of the ship Amsterdam and Museum in the month of September 2024 and below is the YouTube link for the full video.

Maritime Museum & Ship Amsterdam [4K]

Visit the replica of the Ship Amsterdam in the national maritime Museum in Amsterdam