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when the saints

New Orleans’ beat has been composed with the blood, sweat and tears of generations. Its notes move over a gamut of hope and fear. ‘When The Saints Go Marching in’ is the city’s soul. A sounds straight out of the Big Easy heart of one of its favorite sons: Louis Armstrongs…click here for the full […]

the haunted hotel

Railroad tycoon Alex Johnson set out to build South Dakota’s finest hotel. Decorated with Native American symbolism and art, his Tudor style showpiece dominated the skyline of what would be known as the City of Presidents: Rapid City. Apparently, Sir Alex fell so much in love with his palace that he could not part from […]

summertimmmmme

Not one, not two, not three, four, five….but six articles by journeylism.nl are featured in the ‘summer is finally here’ edition of AmericA Magazine that hits shelves and doormats on June 18, 2019. From Alberta, Canada to Rapid City, South Dakota. From Tampa, Florida to Kentucky and (take me home, country roads) West Virginia with […]

behind the candelabra

A couple of days after the 2016 Presidential election, journeylism.nl took a look behind the scenes at the new Trump International Hotel DC. Outside protesters were either shouting at the top of their lungs or sharing free hugs. Inside, the sound of silence was disturbed only by the pops of champagne corks and crispy dollar […]

america magazine #1 2017

Journeylism.nl contributed five articles to the new spring 2017 edition of the Dutch travel glossy AmericA Magazine. Dust of your Dutch and read all of them in the publication section of journeylism.nl. The topics of these five articles? Annapolis, The new Trump Hotel in DC, On board Amtrak’s Empire Builder, Jack London and American Songbook: Happy Birthday.

stampede city boutique

It is almost a straight line, the 2,3 kilometer 20 minutes and something walk from a traveller’s paradise to ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’ also known as The Calgary Stampede. The stampede is a yearly event that takes place over the course of 10 days in July, one of the most pleasant months to […]

best of banff

Banff, Alberta’s (in-)famous gateway to the Rockies has much to offer. Crisp, clean air in spring. Foliage in fall. Mucho snow thrills in winter. Bright days and long warm nights in summer. For decades people have found their way to Banff. Or should it be ‘for decades people have made Banff a way of life’? […]

jewel of the free state

Named after a Swiss town where the exiled Paul Kruger spent his last days on our planet, Clarens these days is also know as ‘the Jewel of the Free State’. It’s not hard to imagine why when walking around the central square or staring at the colorful sunsets painting the sandstone embracing this Free State […]

happy landing – hotel verde cape town international airport

The core of the air conditioning serves as a cooler for the wine supply. The fish produce nutrition for veggies for the kitchen. The artwork is a translation of the imagination of local school kids by professional South African artists. The pool is a self-supporting eco-system. Rainwater is re-used and solar panels provide both shade […]