Henk Bekker

Henk Bekker is a freelance travel writer with over 20 years of experience writing online. He is particularly interested in history, art, and culture. He has lived most of his adult life in Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark. In addition to European-Traveler.com and European-Cultural-Traveler.com, Henk Bekker also owns a travel website on the Lake Geneva region of Switzerland and maintains statistical websites on car sales and classic car auction prices. He holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Development Finance from the University of London.

Amsterdam: Online Time-Slot Ticket Reservations Essential for Top Sights

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Rijksmuseum Vermeers

Online time-slot ticket reservations are essential to see top sights in Amsterdam such as the Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum, and Rijksmuseum — tickets are no longer sold on-site. An increasing number of top sights and museums in Amsterdam no longer sell tickets onsite making it essential to buy time-slot reservation tickets online in … Read more

By Bus from Weeze Airport to Duisburg, Moers and Essen, Germany

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Weeze Airport (NRN) in Germany

The previous Airport Shuttle Express / Cox Taxi service to Moers, Duisburg and Essen from Weeze Airport was suspended. It is uncertain if it will resume. See By Train to Weeze Airport for alternatives when traveling from Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Moers, Essen and other Ruhr cities to NRN. By Train from Airport Weeze to Duisburg and … Read more

By Bus from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Cities in the Netherlands

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Buses at Weeze Airport (NRN), Germany

Traveling to Weeze Airport near Düsseldorf from cities and towns in the Netherlands became more expensive and complicated in recent years as regular airport shuttle vans and buses stopped such services leaving the train the only public transportation option. Private transfer services are best reserved in advance and likely will be more expensive than the … Read more

Visit the German Ossuary War Cemetery at Huisnes-sur-Mer Normandy

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The German war cemetery near Mont St Michel has the graves of 12,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.

A large German war cemetery near Mont St Michel — the ossuary at Huisnes-sur-mer — has the graves of 12,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The German Ossuary at Huisnes-sur-Mer near the hugely popular UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed site of Mont St Michel in Normandy, … Read more