Destination: Netherlands

The Netherlands - The Red Light District

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By pattybm | Views [323]

Silence.  We walked from a tight alleyway to the open street.  We stopped, without a word, without consultation and looked up to the towers of the train station.  The street was busy, the cars taking our first breaths away from the canals, through the ... Read more >

“Why are you going to Amsterdam?”

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 | By craigbyer | Views [2366] | Comments [3]

I got posed this question many times before arriving in Amsterdam. I prefaced each response I gave with a smile and a laugh. You see, there are a few factoids about the city that I wasn’t aware of before signing up for the trip. Fact #1: Amsterdam is ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Amsterdam

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By craigbyer | Photo Gallery

The Flight

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 | By cape_bound | Views [802] | Comments [1]

Who ever thought getting there would be half the adventure So the day we left was filled with much running around and last minute forgot-to-dos (it wouldn’t be a true family trip without a high level of last minute chaos).   As we bid our house ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

there's more to holland than amsterdam

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 | By ausimons | Views [450]

When you say, " I'm headed to Holland " most people think " Cool - Amsterdam huh! " but if you say that to a Dutchie, they may get offended (a bit like when you say you're from Oz and people are like: Cool - Sydney? ... ahhh, no -... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Caves of Maastricht

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 | By disco | Photo Gallery

people people everywhere

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 | By ausimons | Views [450]

people ... there are some that are small (like the ones I look after) sometimes they crack me up, while other times they manage to creep under my skin and press buttons to enduse my blood boiling - but hey, they ARE kids ;0) There are some people that ... Read more >

Tags: People

Amsterdam, pot and hookers

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 | By cmdwedge | Views [12847] | Comments [8]

I participated in two of the three. I ask you, the viewer, to guess which two. Before we proceed, I must protest against this hellish keyboard. Farking Germans. They lose the war, they fark the tourists. Y and Z are flipped around. So if you notice ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Gallery: Netherlands, week one

Fri, 8 Dec 2006 | By cmdwedge | Photo Gallery

Amsterdam

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 | By rhiannon | Views [973] | Comments [1]

I love Amsterdam. It is by far my favourite European city and I’d love to live there for a bit if I ever get the chance. The Dutch people are amazing. Always friendly and helpful, although sometimes they can be so helpful you have to be careful. If ... Read more >

Tags: Backpacking

Meeting Friends Abroad

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 | By leelefever | Views [2522] | Comments [2]

One of the things we miss about being on the road is contact with our friends and family and even a little contact with fellow Americans.   Sachi was saying yesterday that she has gotten so used to English with an accent now that it sounds normal.... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Gallery: Amsterdam

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Me here. Bags somewhere else.

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1602]

I checked my backpack into Paris CDG airport and they requested it be put into a air France clear plastic bag. The lady then issued my boarding pass and told me my luggage would go straight to Amsterdam. When I got off the plane I waited at the baggage ... Read more >

Tags: lost baggage, planes trains & automobiles, true claim stories

Amsterdam

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [1191] | Comments [3]

There are only two things I hate; those who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch (Goldmember in case you didn't know). It's not good remembering that line, i kept walking around and talking in that shtupid aschent and wanting to ... Read more >

Amsterdam

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 | By BigTripBlog | Views [859]

We weren’t in Amsterdam long enough to come up with a more creatively named title for the post. Just the name will do. We were there for one full day, sandwiched between travel days. The first day we just dropped off our luggage at the hostel ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures