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The Dutch aren't bogged in their clichés, even though bikes, dykes, windmills and blazing flower fields are pretty much the norm outside the major cities. Do as the locals do - grab a bike and explore. It's a very big small country, and full of salutary surprises.
One of the chief pleasures of the place is its lively contrast between pragmatic liberalism and the buttoned-up just-so primness of a culture founded on Calvinist principles. In Dutch society, ostentation is anathema and fuss of any kind is regarded as undignified.
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 | By kreydatus | Views [21]
The bus ride from London to Amsterdam was hellish. So when I arrived to Amsterdam it was a beautiful sunny day but I was in a pisser of a mood, as you can imagine that means it wasn't good. No sleep, the bus driver was rude, the people on the were sick ... Read more >
Sat, 17 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [24]
Hi All, I was determined to get our itinerary sorted out with our contact in Russia today and spent a lot of time chatting with Uylana and going through iterations until finally arriving at what appears to be a viable travel plan. Vanessa went out ... Read more >
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [19]
Dear All, We woke to a lovely blue sky day and decided to head out to Kinderdijk and it´s 19 windmills. To get there it was a matter of catching a train and then a bus. We had conflicting information regarding tickets so ended up buying a ticket to Dordrecht ... Read more >
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [34]
Hi All, Quick 1hr train trip from Amsterdam and we are in Rotterdam. Lots of shiny new buildings in town centre which is no surprise as the city got flattened in the second world war. We looked around and said "where are all the native dutch people?"... Read more >
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [31]
One crucial side of life in Amsterdam was over looked in the previous story.Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, and ¨soft¨ drugs are tolerated. In Amsterdam's coffeeshops, hash is smoked, not fried; "pot"
doesn't refer to tea or coffee;... Read more >
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [35]
Hi All, Arrived but tired and a little grumpy (David)!!! Went to store our bags at the train station. The lockers were a little smaller than usual so our packs didn´t fit properly. I started the usual greedy bastard rant and gave the bags a bit of ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [83]
Sunday 26 th July Today is day 16 of our trip. After a sleep in we mucked around the campground trying to get our washing dry and using the internet that we had access to. We left the camp ground at mid day, and headed into Eindhoven city centre. It ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [75]
THE NETHERLANDS Friday 24 th July We were up just after 7am and out for a run. Unfortunately the weather did not hold this morning, and we got rained on. However we did choose a much nicer running route and ran along one of the canals, which ... Read more >
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By jamie_candice | Views [58]
We ended up in Belgium on the day that Cindy, Brett and Rick rang to say that they were finally ready to hit the road. We went to stay in a small town not far from the French border so that they could meet up with us the next day. We gave them some directions ... Read more >
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By ange_turls | Views [112] | Comments [6]
Hallo At the same time as being a real eye-opener, Amsterdam is a beautiful city. We arrived on Monday afternoon and had our first introduction to stairs in Amsterdam. Rach had told me about their experiences, but nothing can prepare you for how steep ... Read more >
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [78]
We spent only 2 nights in
Amsterdam on the way from Berlin to London, which is a bit of a shame as it
turned out to be one of our favourite cities in Europe! The weather was great so we rode bikes
around, stopping in parks and taking photos ... Read more >
Mon, 11 May 2009 | By anijensen | Views [120] | Comments [6]
Arrived in Rotterdam this morning around 7:30, disembarked at 8:30 and headed for the central train station. We are docked right across the river from the hotel we stayed in while last in Rotterdam attending the Banjer Boat show (see photo). We took ... Read more >
Fri, 1 May 2009 | By sarah-leary-and-chris-vt | Views [103] | Comments [4]
Ran into a rather lovely person at the airport in Amsterdam on Monday and we proceeded to catch a train into our first city together as fellow travellers! Cool hostel, lots of Australian music (usually the last thing you want to hear in a new country) ... Read more >
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 | By jjassen | Views [175] | Comments [1]
Ned Nederlander... from the Three Amigos... was he Dutch? Anyway, the Netherlands is so far, definitely living up to my preconceptions about a tolerant, laid-back country, and a great place to go for young people. I will find it difficult to say exactly ... Read more >
Tags: dutch, amsterdam, netherlands
Tue, 3 Mar 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [292]
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Dates: 30 April (if 30 April is a Sunday it’s celebrated on 29 April) Level of Participation: 5 – go mad in the streets of Amsterdam Description: Birthday celebrations for queens are supposed to involve tea and ... Read more >
Tags: amsterdam, netherlands, queens day, world festivals
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