Destination: Netherlands

Day 72

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 | By lannigan | Views [345]

went to the van gogh museus today. Was pretty cool, but he was a bit of a weirdo. Couldnt believe how busy it was though, rediculous. The shop was a good place to buy souveneers. Just went for a wander after that, trying to find a cool birthday present ... Read more >

Day 71

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 | By lannigan | Views [400] | Comments [1]

Amsterdam is a pretty small city, so we figured that today we'd just walk around a bit, maybe checkout a museum. We went to the van gough museum, its really near the hostel, but the que was rediculous...out of the museum, all through the front garden ... Read more >

Day 70

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 | By lannigan | Views [383]

left 8erlin at around 10am, made it to the trainstation with plenty of time to spare. Caught our train to amsterdam, took ages though, almost 7hrs, atleast we had seats this time. Got into amsterdam at around 8pm, checked into our hostel. Its called ... Read more >

Photos: Holland 2010

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 | By ligia-richard | Photo Gallery

Photos: Amsterdam

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By mccartgemm | Photo Gallery

Amsterbeen’s Dam Awesome

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 | By neil_loewen | Views [1418] | Comments [15]

Our travel blog - originally intended as a one-time only, epic adventure - has surpassed expectations and we’re gonna give the crowds exactly what they’ve been begging for: a sequel! DA DA DA...   From the masterminds who brought ... Read more >

Tags: alice berents, amsterdam, anne frank house, antwerp, belgium, kendra eyolfson, neil loewen, paris, red light district, van gogh museum

Too Jet-lagged to Come Up With a Witty Title

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By neil_loewen | Views [1891] | Comments [11]

So this is my travel blog, (hopefully) chronicalling my adventures in Europe.  I began my journey in Winnipeg.  After hugs and kisses, I took off for Chicago.  I anticipated a long and boring two hour trip, but ended up sitting next to the most interesting ... Read more >

Tags: alice berents, amsterdam, damrak, kendra eyolfson, neil loewen, the flying pig, the netherlands

Heading off to Salone

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 | By daan | Views [922]

Hi y'all! First of all; a happy new year! Tomorrow I'm heading off to Sierra Leone again for a four weer working trip. Up here I'll keep you updated! Check out my photo's and blog entry from my Salone trip in 2009: Blog  / Photos - Daan

Photos: + Ligia in Brazil 09

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 | By ligia-richard | Photo Gallery

Photos: Winter in Holland '09

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 | By ligia-richard | Photo Gallery

Laos over de Mighty Mekong

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 | By supercozi | Views [1309] | Comments [5]

Op dit moment zit ik Laos, in Luang Prabang om precies te zijn. Voor me een heerlijk kopje sterke koffie. Over de straat kuieren Laotianen, monniken, toeristen. Alles gaat hier een versnelling lager. Dat geeft een heerlijk gevoel. Je hoeft niets en ... Read more >

Tags: cruise, fair trade, laos, luang prabang, mekong, weven

Mahout voor een dag

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 | By supercozi | Views [1356] | Comments [2]

Gisteren was ik de hele dag mahout (eigenaar/bestuurder) van mijn 16-jarige olifant Mea Noi. Het werd een dag van leren vertrouwen op een enorm dier.  Karen tribe Deze cursus is iets anders dan wat de meeste toeristen in Thailand van olifanten zien.... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai, elephant, mahout, olifant, patara, thailand

Kalm aan maar

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 | By supercozi | Views [790] | Comments [4]

Vandaag onze tweede dag Bangkok. Na de Thaise massage van gisteravond (oeh dat deed best pijn) waren we heerlijk soepel. Op het moment van in slaap vallen begon het wekkertje van de buurvrouw te piepen... en bleef doorgaan. Receptie gebeld, die gaan ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, heet, royal palace, warmte

De kracht van geuren

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 | By supercozi | Views [799] | Comments [4]

Daar gingen we vrijdagavond dan eindelijk op pad naar het verre oosten. Door de striemende regen, met backpack maar zonder regenjas, liepen we naar Station Zuilen. Vanaf daar ging alles gesmeerd. Voor het eerst gevlogen met KLM. En ben best onder de ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, eerste dag, eten, klm

Photos: amsterdam & london

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 | By vivienne_and_iona | Photo Gallery