Posts in tag "Stena Line"
Guest Post: Bush Birdie shares her Stena Line story
This week our guest post comes from travel blogger Frankie Thompson from As The Bird Flies. She can also be found writing about her travel experiences at Travelettes. “A ferry down memory lane” For many years, when I was a child, I was blissfully unaware that I suffered from chronic, debilitating, embarrassingly pathetic se...
Amsterdam shopping guide
This week we have invited Ashley Howe from Amsterdam Blog to contribute some of her local knowledge. “If you’re on your way to Amsterdam to shop until you drop but don’t where to start, then this shopping guide will help you find your way around, whatever your budget. De 9 Straatjes (The 9 Streets) is…
The ultimate summer holiday destination?
We expect that plenty of you planning your summer holiday are asking the question: city.. …or coast? Luckily, Dutch city The Hague has two beautiful beaches, Scheveningen and Kijkduin, to satisfy both the beach bum and city slicker! Travel to The Hague with Stena Line this summer and experience the best of b...
Where to spend your savings
We are delighted to be running a series of offers throughout June, the official 120th anniversary of our beloved Harwich-Holland ferry route. But what could you be doing with your savings?
120 years of the Harwich-Hoek van Holland route!
June marks the official 120th anniversary of the ferry route between Harwich, Essex and Hoek van Holland! Since then we’ve come a long way. To celebrate, we are running some amazing offers throughout June, such as a car, driver, passenger and kids from only £99 return, and a bike, rider and a passenger from o...
Top table for two?
The annual San Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurants list has been published, with Oud Sluis in the Netherlands once more on the list, ranking at 31. The prestigious award recognised the “supreme marine-centric artistry” in the restaurant’s daily-changing menu including standout dishes such as shrimp head, Sardinian bread and Indonesian cappuccino with coconut foam. Here is why they…
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Holland
FirstToKnow.com has launched a two-year round the world trip that visits all 962 UNESCO World Heritage sites. The trip takes takes two years, all for a mere £1 million. If you’re feeling a bit more frugal than that, Stena Line recommends taking yourself to Holland’s UNESCO sites, each one chosen for its cultural and natural ...
How far we’ve come…
This year will mark 120 years of the Harwich-Holland route, and last year was our 50th anniversary. We have come a long way in that time, but we like to think we’ve always done things with a touch of class. Here are some images from our archives which show this off… Have you travelled…
Ferry vs Flying
It’s the second week of National Ferry Fortnight 2013, which has got us thinking about all the great reasons to travel by ferry rather than flying. Quite besides the fact that straight-to-DVD sequel Snakes on a Ferry received terrible reviews, every stage of a ferry journey has an upside compared to its alternative. Here is…
Happy Vastenavond!
This Shrove Tuesday (‘Vastenavond’), rather than the flimsy English pancakes we usually cobble together, we will be making poffertjes, small, fluffy Dutch pancakes, made with yeast and buckwheat flour. Typically, poffertjes are served with powdered sugar and butter, and sometimes syrup, and we recommend eating them with strawberries and whipped cream – delicious! Poffertjes are not…