Netherlands

It’s funny how distances are perceived in The Netherlands. If I speak to someone from the USA for instance, a 5-hour train ride gets you into another city. In The Netherlands however, you would be in Germany, Belgium or even France. Still, we moan when we have to take a train for 45 minutes to see…

We all have that one strange building we drive/cycle/walk past every day on our way to work, wondering what we could find inside. Often we never find out, unless we go out of our way and investigate. For me, it was two small warehouses with tram tracks leading to them, which I cycle past on my way to work.…

Where do the locals eat in Amsterdam? It’s not the McDonald’s or Burger King unless they have had one too many of course. There is a great choice of places to eat in Amsterdam, but few of them are in the central touristy areas. So who can help you find the best places to eat in Amsterdam?…

The Dutch have struggled with the weather since the beginning of time. Being a ‘Hollander’ myself, cycling to pretty much any destination within my hometown of Amsterdam, I admit that the combination of wind, rain and coldness makes me want to punch a kitten sometimes. There isn’t a clear distinction between seasons either, which means…

Weed? No. Coffee? Yes please! As a born and raised “Amsterdammer” who has never had even one puff of a joint, I DO mean cafés when I talk about coffee shops. Actually, finding new cafes in Amsterdam to work or just catch up with friends is my number one favorite activity in my home town, closely followed by number two: conquering nightclubs.

And now for something completely different; who likes to party? I’m a hipster from Amsterdam with almost 10 years of experience in organizing club nights and being a DJ. Although I’m not that super active these days, I still have a lot of friends who are, which keeps me in the loop of what’s going…