THE HOLLYWOOD OF THE NETHERLANDS IS... HILVERSUM? 🍿 🇳🇱

In this episode, Michelle and Alex explore Hilversum, also known as "Hillywood", the hub of media production in the Netherlands (TV, film, radio, and music). Episode 172 · Filmed on April 30 and May 1, 2025 · Hilversum, The Netherlands ❤️ Get exclusive bonus vlogs on our Patreon!   / buncharted   📸 Follow us on Instagram!   / buncharted   🛫 Want to move to the Netherlands? Check out our guide! https://move.buncharted.com ⚙️ Our filming gear (these are affiliate links and support our channel): • Our main vlog camera body https://buncharted.bcns.ai/fujifilm-xh2 • Our main vlog camera lens https://buncharted.bcns.ai/fujifilm-1... • Our discreet vlog camera https://buncharted.bcns.ai/osmo-pocket-3 • Alex's backpack https://buncharted.bcns.ai/peak-desig... • Michelle's backpack https://buncharted.bcns.ai/fjallraven... 0:00 Introduction 0:30 We're back in Hilversum! 0:56 Michelle's wearing her Hilver-socks 1:40 Beeld en Geluid (Sound and Vision) 2:59 Foodhall Mout 4:02 Mmm... what'd we get? 5:10 Raadhuis Hilversum 5:47 Suns out, buns out 7:01 A few more Hilversum sights 7:17 Let's try this video again... 7:50 Why is Hilversum the hub of Dutch media production? 8:39 Exploring Media Park 9:47 We're changing our plans again 10:55 Snackline Gijsbrecht 11:58 We finally tried raspatat 12:39 Sanatorium Zonnestraal 13:58 Alex forgot to wear sunscreen 14:19 Hilversum Airfield 15:06 Getting drinks and watching planes 15:27 Our impressions of Hilversum 16:05 Wrap up #netherlands #expatlife #hilversum --- WHO IS BUNCHARTED? We're Michelle and Alex, two American expats living abroad in the Netherlands. 🇳🇱 In 2020, we quit our jobs to travel the world, and... well, that didn't happen. So in 2022, we decided to make an even BIGGER change: to pack up our lives (and our cats 🐈) and move to the Netherlands from Austin, Texas (in the United States). Subscribe for new videos like this every week!