In the absence of hot water to submerge in, I find lolling in steam a good alternative. Great for the skin, relaxing for the muscles and all-round soothing to the soul. Unless, of course, you’re in Russia. In which case it can just be traumatic (although very relaxing in hindsight). The following are a few of my adventures in steam. Honestly, some were more adventurous than others. And if you're not comfortable with public nudity, these are not the travel experiences for you...
Continue reading...13. June 2008
Traveling further afield from Amsterdam? You can try the well-known tourist destinations in Belgium like Bruges and Ghent, or Antwerp and Brussels. Yet there are several options for quicker day trips within the Netherlands, whether your tastes lean towards modern urbanism or pastoral tulip fields. Amsterdam Day Trips: Rotterdam Cube houses in Rotterdam Rotterdam, less than 90 minutes [...]
Continue reading...2. April 2008
It’d been a week of bad weather coming up to the Amsterdam Red Light District walking tour, making it feel like the place was kinda living up to its name. Old Man Horizontal Snow, Captain Sleet and Unfeasibly Strong and Bloody Cold Wind with Grey Skies (didn’t get his first name) had all been round [...]
Continue reading...6. February 2008
If you’ve got a thing about flowers, colour, beauty, history, and/or sweet smelling air, Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands is the place for you. It’s gorgeous. So gorgeous, in fact, that no-one has ever taken a bad photograph there. Well, not of the flowers anyway. The tulips at Keukenhof Gardens Keukenhof is the world’s largest flower garden, [...]
Continue reading...2. March 2007
From tree-lined canals and museums by day, to an explosion of electronic music and illicit offerings at night, Amsterdam certainly lives up to its name as a European party destination. In that spirit here are my recommendations for a night out on Amsterdam’s straats (streets) and pleins (squares). Before you dive deep into Amsterdam’s nightlife grab [...]
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16. December 2008
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