'A museumkaart means there is no pressure to get my money's worth'

‘I have a new appreciation for the ‘rules’ of society’

'I would go for a beer and talk to the three Dutch guys sitting next to me'

'People here speak their mind, but they’ve never seemed rude to me'

'I couldn’t get over how perfect Amsterdam looked, like a postcard'

'Amsterdam weather is controlled by an angel who is on an internship'

‘There’s a non-hierarchic, “say what’s in your heart” mentality here’

'There are more than 400 museums in this tiny country'

'I got into local cooking because I had to. I knew I was going to stay'

'Dutch people don't like long silences but in Sweden we can live with them'