Skip to content

Searching For Stella

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Stars of Nature
    • Linville Gorge, NC
    • Discovering Glenmore Forest, Scotland
    • A Walk by Loch Ness
    • Two Walks on the Isle of Skye
    • Into the Black Forest
    • Experiencing the Austrian Alps
    • Road Trip to Vienna
    • Nara Park: Where Deer Abound
    • Mt. Fuji: A Sea of Trees Beneath the Mountain
  • Stars of Mankind
    • Discovering Kindness Over the Atlantic
    • Feeling Hostel
    • “So, What Do You Think of Mr. Trump?”
    • Kindness in Culloden
    • The Road to and from Loch Ness
    • The Commerce of Kindness
    • Finding Warmth on ICE
    • American Family in Germany
    • A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Kindness
    • The Wonder Beyond the Wonder
    • A Hop, Skip, and a Jump
  • Stars of Cities and Towns
    • A Love Letter to Charleston
    • Edinburgh, Scotland
    • Inverness, Scotland
    • Kirkwall, The Orkney Islands
    • The Shetland Islands: Lerwick and Scalloway
    • Aberdeen, Scotland: Saturday Evening and Sunday Morning
    • Skye: Out of the Woods and Into the School House
    • Ft. William: The Heart Beneath Ben Nevis
    • Glasgow, Scotland: A Tale of Two Pauls
    • Amsterdam: Why Going Dutch is Cool
    • Germany: Winter in the Black Forest
    • A Sunday Walk through Salzburg, Austria
    • Vienna, Austria: Searching for Garp
    • Prague: A City of Familes
    • Baptism in Dresden
    • Goodbye Berlin
    • Osaka, Japan: The Small Town That Goes on Forever
    • Koysan, Japan: A Town Built on Enlightenment
    • Kyoto, Japan: Seeking in Silence
    • The Izu Peninsula: Matsuzaki to Kawazu
    • Tokyo, Japan: Hello Edo
  • Poems and Musings
    • Sky Dancer in Sumter
    • Kiwi
    • Janus
    • Stella at Tyvoan Bothy
    • Beyond Culloden
    • Train-Bus-Boat-Bus: Robert Burns’ Day
    • In Aberdeen
    • A Haiku in Izu
    • The Long and Winding Road
  • Audio Journal
    • On Leaving Sumter High
    • Exploring Scotland
    • Looking Forward
  • Contact Me
Amsterdam: Why Going Dutch is Cool
Amsterdam: Why Going Dutch is Cool

Amsterdam: Why Going Dutch is Cool

The canals at night are simply glorious. With the street lights along the edges and the occasional Christmas lights that are strung across, the black water shimmers with a romantic glow. I saw a lot of couples wandering along the canals, holding hands, high on each other.

SearchingForStellaFebruary 4, 2017February 4, 2017 Stars of Cities and Towns: A Picture Gallery
Amsterdam: Why Going Dutch is CoolRead more

SFS Audio Journal: Looking Forward

SearchingForStellaFebruary 4, 2017 Audio Journal
SFS Audio Journal: Looking ForwardRead more
Glasgow: A Tale of Two Pauls
Glasgow: A Tale of Two Pauls

Glasgow: A Tale of Two Pauls

I know that I didn’t give Glasgow her due, but, if I am lucky enough to return to Scotland one day, I plan to remedy that.

SearchingForStellaFebruary 3, 2017February 4, 2017 Stars of Cities and Towns: A Picture Gallery
Glasgow: A Tale of Two PaulsRead more
The Commerce of Kindness
The Commerce of Kindness

The Commerce of Kindness

I’ve been thinking a lot about the nature of commerce and of kindness. I don’t know of an economy in the world that doesn’t rely on the trading of goods and services and the gauging of value. I’ll do this…

SearchingForStellaFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017 Stars of the Week: Stories of Acts of Kindness
The Commerce of KindnessRead more
  • « Previous
  • Next »

Recent Posts

  • Finding Stella Within and Without
  • Tokyo, Japan: Hello Edo
  • Mt. Fuji: A Sea of Trees Beneath the Mountain
  • The Long and Winding Road
  • A Haiku in Izu

Archives

  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016

Latest News

  • Finding Stella Within and Without
  • Tokyo, Japan: Hello Edo
  • Mt. Fuji: A Sea of Trees Beneath the Mountain
  • The Long and Winding Road
  • A Haiku in Izu
Copyright © 2025 Searching For Stella. Theme by Colorlib Powered by WordPress