A thirty something British expat, Julia Fallon describes herself as a reluctant explorer, a wobbly, stiletto wearing cyclist and technology geek all rolled into one. She followed her boyfriend over to Amsterdam and tells us how she is learning to love and live the Dutch way of life.

I’m sure you’ve never heard this before: where are you from?
I’m from England – I lived in a small village in the South, surrounded by fields but an hour from the seaside and an hour from London.  I’d describe myself as quite English – I also have a habit of saying things like ‘oh golly’, and ‘blimey’.  Since moving to Amsterdam I find my English-isms have surfaced even more which has my expat friends laughing and the Dutch staring blankly at me.

Keith Jenkins is a thirtysomething living in Amsterdam. His greatest passion is travel: having visited more than 60 countries across six continents. Along with travel blogging Keith offers social media consultancy and marketing services for travel companies and organisations. He talks to us about Amsterdam.

I’m sure you’ve never heard this before: where are you from?
I was born in Kota Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. My family moved to Kuala Lumpur when I was about two and I lived there till I was 17.