Hello Rotterdam!

Hi! And welcome to my blog. If you found me following my talk at Careers Made in Rotterdam, welcome! You can find out more about me here , or you can  read one of my books here. If you want to keep in touch I'm on  Facebook,  Twitter,  Instagram and  Pinterest too and I make playlists over on 8tracks .

I wanted to share a copy of my presentation with you here and to also give you the link to my Travelettes article " 21 Reasons to Love Rotterdam " as well as lots of other articles and ideas for things to do in Rotterdam and reasons to love living there.

Here's the presentation:

Rotterdam: A city of opportunities from Frances M. Thompson

You can download a copy here .

Here are some Twitter handles and Facebook pages worth connecting with:

@loveRotterdam @weownrotterdam @petitepassport @WORM_Rotterdam @ArtsHolland @Ik_Rotterdam @TENT_Rotterdam @Netherlanders
Rotterdam Street Art Facebook Rotterdam Unlimited Facebook Pigeons of Rotterdam Facebook WTFRotterdam Facebook Rotterdam van toen (old photos of Rotterdam) Facebook Open Rotterdam Facebook Rotterdam Facebook Group
Some great blogs. websites and articles about Rotterdam.

Spotted by Locals Rotterdam PetitePassport IkRotterdam Urban Travel Guide Article A Local's Guide to the City on National Geographic Great video showing how much fun cycling in Rotterdam is  and take your pick from  these posts about the Netherlands from the same blog
And these websites are great for general information about living in the Netherlands:

IamExpat Expatica School for Dutch (highly recommend if you want to learn Dutch, though it is based in Amsterdam)
And here's what I thought and wrote about Rotterdam:

Here's where I went during my stay in Rotterdam for the North Sea Jazz Festival using real-time blogging with Foursquare, Instagram and Tweets!

These were my first impressions - I think they were fairly accurate now I've been back a few times...
My experience at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2013, a playlist celebrating the artists who performed there and more photos here  and here .

Why I loved staying at the Student Hotel in Rotterdam: A review .
I would move to Rotterdam for Koekela alone.
Feel part of Rotterdam's history with lunch at Hotel New York .
Rotterdam is also home to one of the most comprehensive and fascinating modern art museums in the form of Boijmans van Beuningen Museum (give yourself at least a whole morning or afternoon to spend there) and it's where  my favourite photography museum  can be found.
Two photos of the striking Erasmusbrug by day and by night.
Some my  moments of happiness in Rotterdam , captured with my camera.
I hope this is helpful. Please feel free to add your own tips in the comments!