- June 9 - 10
I headed out on my trusty steed for the VVV office in Amersfoort at 2pm on Tuesday afternoon with the full intenton of riding to a stayokay hostel in Bunnik. When I got to the VVV office Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jun 10, 2009
- The start of summer in Amsterdam
Sometimes it seems to be all about time and numbers. It’s almost a year since we left familiar shores to begin travelling, and a month since we returned to Amsterdam after a three-week hiatus back in New Zealand. It Posted by joshtracey in Josh & Tracey's Adventures | Jun 10, 2009
- June 8
Today I cycled off on my own into Amersfoort. It's Monday and most of the shops were closed till at least lunch time if not for the whole day. I cycled around the old fort walls and moats. Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jun 8, 2009
- June 7
Today we rode to Ida & Berends church and Berend kindly translated for me. Both morning and evening services were quite enjoyable with many cleared throats and rolling R's. Berend did a legendary job with the translations. Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jun 7, 2009
- Amsterdam
The journey from Victoria to my hostel in Amsterdam was long and tiresome. That being said, I met some friendly travellers along the way and got upgraded to a much better seat on the plane (it wasn't full). Upon finally Posted by TimEurope in Tim in Europe | Jun 8, 2009
- the old dam on the amstel river
On our must do list was, of course, Amsterdam.
Amsterdam is well known as a nirvana for those who enjoy the seedier side of life; coffee shops for smoking pot, window prostitution, live sex shows, and some of the nicest beer Posted by hughmadden in escape from reality | Jun 7, 2009
- Yikes! Bikes and dykes (it's not mardi gras) it's Amsterdam!
There's just no place like Amsterdam for a lost weekend. It has all the ingredients for an escape from routine for a couple of days.
Amsterdam is only a 45 minute flight from London. The moment we reached cruising Posted by StephenJen in Stephen & Jen | Jun 5, 2009
- Amersfoort Military Open Day
Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jun 6, 2009
- June 6
Today the Dutch army held an open day. Berend, Auke, Dieuwe and I rode down to the Army base at Amersfoort which is about 40 minutes by bike. We parked our bikes with about 300 others and walke Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jun 6, 2009
- June 5
Today I bought smoked horse meat and tried it! It is kinda dry and tastes smoked… That’s about all I can say about it. We went to the local markets and saw many “Crams” (stalls) Ida Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jun 5, 2009
- June 4
Today I feel a little more rejuvenated after the 7 hour sleep I got last night. I woke at 3am feeling like I could take on the world. But I lay in till 8 and then had a Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jun 4, 2009
- Flight & Arrival
I have now arrived at Ida & Berend’s place. I have had a shower which was fantastic after such long flights! The flight into Amsterdam was approx half an hour early and they hardly even looked Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jun 3, 2009
- testing
just trying out some stuff here.. Posted by kaira_e in On my way | Jun 2, 2009
- Viva Bremen!
Some pics from my weekend in Bremen it was great to see most of my friends that still live there and see my dear friend from the UK that was a special treat! I had wonderful hosts and a great Posted by Hansnally in China vs Canada | May 27, 2009
- We are going to call this one...Power Blogging!
So blogging every day...not going to happen haha! We never see computers and when we do, we have to pay for them. So, here is an amalgamation of the past five days in one blog. Aaaaand GO!
May 19th and 20th
We Posted by liznjules in My Backpack's too Heavy | May 23, 2009
- Sunny at Schiphol
Well I arrived in the Netherlands to sunshine - I have to say this is the first time in or out that it has not been raining at Schipol. Exhausted I did not last very long but I was happy Posted by Hansnally in China vs Canada | May 22, 2009
- The Beginning
We've not just left yet, just planning the whole thing. But.. in a couple of months we wil be heading to france with an old Fent Farmer 102 (tractor). The new way of backpacking!
1000+ km at Posted by Liekele in Fendt to France | May 21, 2009
- 23 days
Sitting in the University Library I fantasize about what awaits me. It's quiet here.
In about 23 days I will be heading to Bolivia. From Schiphol to Miami, where I will convince the US customs dudes that I'm a-ok, that I Posted by Evita in Bolivia 2009 | May 8, 2009
- amsterdam
so I just got back from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was so cool, it was what i always dreamed it would be. The streets were way fun to walk, the museums I saw blew my mind, and i loved the Posted by LMURPHYL in across the pond | May 8, 2009
- Amsterdam!
As I arrived to Amsterdam, I seemed to learn about it. No matter what I did I always heard people talking about how Amsterdam is their capital and the largest city in the Netherlands. It got its name from where Posted by aosentoski in One Small Ticket, One Big World | May 7, 2009
- I Am Amsterdam
this is how you should experience Amsterdam.
Fly KLM
drink Heinekan during the flight because it is all you can drink!
land, pick up your bags, buy metro ticket to Amsterdam Central Station
exit the Central Station and check-in at Flying Pig.
B-Li Posted by trinh in Euro Trip | May 5, 2009
- Day 85
After a late night yesterday taking in the sights of Amsterdam we had an easy morning in our apartment for our last day off somewhere before returning home.
[img=http://photos.travellerspoi Posted by EdAndJames in Coastin' Around | Apr 29, 2009
- Clogs, Canals and Coffee shops!
Well, it's been a busy week.
Our last day in Paris was spent trying to cram in everything we hadn't yet seen, including the Notre Dame and the Moulin Rouge. The Notre Dame is an incredible building - not like the Posted by RachMulder in The BIG OE | Apr 27, 2009
- Day 84
Despite the marathon this morning we got out of Hamburg without any problem and were on the main road very quickly. The dual carriageway we were on was a slightly irritating mix of clear sections and roadworks (about half and Posted by EdAndJames in Coastin' Around | Apr 27, 2009
- Dia 30 Amsterdam
In the morning I picked the bike, and going around until 12:00.
I took some pics.
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/196893/2403. Posted by Ughitus in A Tour in Europe | Apr 24, 2009