View over Kraków on a fresh January day
I have been taking photos ever since my uncle and aunt inspired me to buy my first DSL at the age of 16. I was born in Holland, moved to the eastern part of the Netherlands, immigrated to Sweden. Here I wrote a travel guide book as thick as a brick about my new home country, was a news and radio correspondent and was a teacher in Swedish schools. 15 years after settling in the land of the Vikings, I popped over to the southern side of the Baltic Sea, and found my third home in Kraków, Poland. The third time's the charm.
The first new series published in November are from a visit to a very picturesque village of white houses, near Brugge (Bruges) and the border with the Netherlands. Photographed during a sunny day in September 2025.
Marcel Burger
Kraków, 9 November 2025
Kraków, 9 November 2025
New stories from Belgium, Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands
Lissewege | Belgium
9 November 2025 • Unofficially known as The White Village, Lissewege near Brugge is charming because, well, all the houses are painted white. A laid-back stop on your way if you are in the neighbourhood, and certainly worth a D-tour.
Uppsala | Sweden
3 & 9 November 2025: new photos added • Uppsala is the forth largest city of Sweden and was once the capital of the kingdoms' lands of Svealand, still the name for the central part of the country. For me Uppsala was the first place I visited in Sweden, back in 2001. It later became my hometown for more than a decade. I revisited the city that I left in September 2025.
Stockholm | Sweden
2&3 November 2025 • It has been 24 years since my first trip to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. I went briefly back to Stockholm in September this year and revisited many of the places of back then. Photos from this trip and older work, going back to 2003, now live.
Kraków | Poland
26 & 27 October 2025: the Zakrzówek story added; new photos to Stare Miasto •Just south of the inner-city of the former royal city of Kraków lies an old quarry which has been flooded on purpose since 1992. I call it "mini Croatia". Check out why.
Bielsko-Biała | Poland
26 October 2026: added the Mount Klimczok story • Mount Klimczok (1,117 metres / 3,665 feet ASL) is a nice climb just south of the city of Bielsko-Biała. It is an easy hike up and down, and for the more lazy ones: a cable car can bring you quite some distance up. From the end station of the 1.8-kilometres (5,938 feet) long ride, there is a hike of about 20 minutes left to the top.
Sint Anna ter Muiden | the Netherlands
21 October 2025 • Border towns, or in this case, border village. They can be fascinating, and Sint Anna ter Muiden on the outskirts of Zeeland is no exception. In the Middle Ages, this sleepy village of 50 had city rights and a sort of city function. Now, it makes a nice stroll—with a substantial of homes up for sale during my visit. The geographical location of Sint Anna ter Muiden is pretty cool: it marks the Netherlands most western point within Europe.
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