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Capital: Amsterdam
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Population: 15,981,472
Country Code: NL



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Zurich & Amsterdam - Day 130, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Zurich & Amsterdam - Day 130
Jul 1, 2008

"Left central Zurich at 6.45 this morning to catch a tram and a train to the airport. Then a short flight to Amsterdam, and a 5 hour wait for my connecting flight to Hong Kong. Will ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by christosp
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Day trip to Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands travel blog Day trip to Maastricht
Jun 7, 2008 (5 photos)

"Since it's only 1 hour away from Duesseldorf, we visited Maastricht on a day tip to taste the "Nieuwe Matjes" (raw fish with onions) and explore the beautiful downtown area. ..."

A travel blog entry from Maastricht by losbrowns
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quite the opposite actually......, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog quite the opposite actually......
May 3, 2008 (1 photo)

"'a few steps from bliss' was a bit optimistic - for now, I'm up to my ears in bags, boxes, clothes, documents, food, books - you name it, it's lying around somewhere in this tip. I ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by katherine-anne
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Sex, Drugs and.. Jews.., Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Sex, Drugs and.. Jews..
May 26, 2008 (6 photos)

"<Brian's loooong chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)... >   - Arrived in Amsterdam... the transit people aren't as helpful as you would think and give ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by flashpackers
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Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 30, 2008 (35 photos)

"Day 62 -On our way to the Netherlands today, Jens had to travel on the slow regional trains because it's the least expensive. Karla and I could wait for two hours, then take the IC ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by tbassplayer
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Amsterdam - 20-23rd July, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam - 20-23rd July
Jul 24, 2007

"Eyup! Hi everyone, in Munich at the moment after a very enjoyable few days in Amsterdam. As first nights go on a 12month trip Friday was a complete anticlimax, stuck on the Denmark ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by baileyandkerry
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Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam
Dec 29, 2007 (21 photos)

"December 15, 2007 Steve and I have been living in Germany for almost six weeks now, and we finally decided it was time for us to take our first trip to another country. Since Amste ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by petrest
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Choose My Side, Rotterdam, Netherlands travel blog Choose My Side
Sep 24, 2006 (7 photos)

"After I stayed with Roland in Geneva I thought the bar had been set fairly high for quality of hosts. Then I spent a few nights in Rotterdam with the lovely Mandy Los and that bar ..."

A travel blog entry from Rotterdam by danblank
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Goodbye desert, Bring on Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Goodbye desert, Bring on Europe
Jun 4, 2007 (10 photos)

"Brrrrr, its cold here. After the heat of Egypt it's nice to be wearing jackets and jeans again. We're just outside Amsterdam now staying with some more friends, Steve and Karin. Th ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by peteandmandy
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Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct 13, 2007 (12 photos)

"Ahhh, Amsterdam at last. When in Amsterdam, first thing you see is millions of bicycles. You see them everywhere and everybody has one. Students, adults, kids, grandparents, even t ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by yah27
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A trip to the spa, Maastricht, Netherlands travel blog A trip to the spa
Sep 4, 2007 (2 photos)

"This 'weekend', my best friend and I are going to a spa. We will get a treat. And gossip, And chat. A lot. These are our days to catch up, just the two of us. But Murphy's law came ..."

A travel blog entry from Maastricht by tonyandmarina
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Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands travel blog Rotterdam
Jun 16, 2007 (3 photos)

"Coucou beuh! Je suis a Rotterdam. Mon auberge est tres sympa, tres propre et tres bien situee. J ai appris que la ville de Rotterdam avait ete completement detruite pendant la 2iem ..."

A travel blog entry from Rotterdam by jelg
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Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam
Jul 9, 2007 (19 photos)

"We woke up REALLY early this morning in order to get to the train station on time for the first train to Amsterdam. Getting up early is not so bad when you get a good, hearty Germa ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by romero
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Do I have to state the obvious here??, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Do I have to state the obvious here??
Jan 26, 2007 (60 photos)

"Save the best for last.... for some this was the case. I was very excited about going to Amsterdam, I was excted about seeing everything I'd ever heard about there. On our way to t ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by lozdotcom
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chateaus and waffles, Utrecht, Netherlands travel blog chateaus and waffles
Oct 24, 2004 (33 photos)

"My first stop after Paris was the Normandy coast and the town of Bayeux. I wandered all over trying to find a place to stay, but places were either full or no one was there. The ch ..."

A travel blog entry from Utrecht by twittg
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this might get a little dirty..., Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog this might get a little dirty...
Mar 14, 2007 (15 photos)

"Amsterdam was OK but I think I was expecting something different.  I shouldn't have been too surprised, I guess, but I did find it to be very touristy.  If prostitution a ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by jay29
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Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam
Sep 24, 1999 (2 photos)

"After some homeless guy was driven out of the carriage by a couple of Austrian backpacker I ended up getting a pretty decent sleep. Arrived in Amsterdam late morning and was surpri ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by jag
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The journey, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog The journey
Jan 19, 2007 (2 photos)

"Well, after a hair raising moment when we thought the taxi wasn't going to arrive (the lazy damn driver couldn't be arsed gettting his fat self out of bed at 3.15 to pick us up, he ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by hels_belles
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Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam
Aug 13, 2006

"Holland. Weird wooden shoes, canals, bikes, and tourists. The population of Amsterdam, I have been told, is a little under a million. Supposedly, in the high season, there are a mi ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by gtrob
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The Netherlands - What could one possibly do here?, Brunsen, Netherlands travel blog The Netherlands - What could one possibly do here?
Aug 8, 2006

"From Birmingham, I caught the train down to my old haunt of Oxford. I spent an hour or two wandering the old town, lost in pleasant memories from a few summers ago when I taught th ..."

A travel blog entry from Brunsen by djchurch
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There's something about Amsterdam - Part I, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog There's something about Amsterdam - Part I
Aug 25, 2007 (81 photos)

"There's something about Amsterdam... We could tell as soon as we landed. Airport personel smiled when we walked passed and bid 'alstublieft' when we were given our passports back o ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by zento
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In Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog In Amsterdam
Jun 12, 2006

"Here I am in Amsterdam... 2 nights to make the most of it. You don't need any reminder it's Summer here... it's a scorcher here in Amsterdam today. After this, I think I'll be head ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by shanewilson
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Over the sea, not far away, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Over the sea, not far away
Sep 4, 2007

"This entry is here: http://cobi.wordpress.com/2007/09/ ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by cobi
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No More Overnight Buses, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog No More Overnight Buses
Aug 30, 2006 (6 photos)

"We have come to major decision arriving in Amsterdam at 4AM after very little sleep. We refuse to travel on any more overnight buses! Feeling very tired and exhausted we wandered a ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by eatdessertfirst
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Trains, buses, planes and trams, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Trains, buses, planes and trams
Jul 4, 2006 (10 photos)

"We spent the morning catching up on emails and trying to get accom in Amsterdam. Then we lugged our backpacks up to the train station and caught the train to Basel. Then we caught ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by scootergal
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Just 'Shroomin around The 'Dam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Just 'Shroomin around The 'Dam
Oct 18, 2006 (5 photos)

"Over the last few weeks there has been more than a few times that I have found myself humming along in my head Paul Kelly's "Every F***ing City Looks the Same" but I tell you there ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by catters
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Peter Crouch..... My Hero, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Peter Crouch..... My Hero
Jun 3, 2006 (1 photo)

"Quote of the moment: "I'm too old for this shit" - Lethal Weapon 1, 2, 3 and more than likely 4 It turns out we were right - starting our latest adventure with a 17 and a half hour ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by foolsgold
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City of Canals, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog City of Canals
Sep 14, 2005 (20 photos)

"After about a six and a half hour flight, we made it from Toronto to Amsterdam - not nearly the test of endurance of travelling to Asia! We flew during the night, though neither of ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by kimandmartin
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Amsterdam Stop, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam Stop
Jan 4, 2006

"We made itto Amsterdam without any problems. The plane had individual TV's for each seat with movies, games, music, maps and more. That was pretty nice. It made the trip go by fast ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by lilly_annew
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Taking a break in Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands travel blog Taking a break in Leiden
Apr 28, 2007 (14 photos)

"I took a 5 minute break on my way to the airport in Hyde park to pay my respects to my grandfather and the other fallen soldiers - given it was ANZAC day it seemed appropriate to t ..."

A travel blog entry from Leiden by susan_g
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Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam
Dec 13, 2002 (1 photo)

"Greetings from Europe! One of the best parts about the trip has been the time warp. The last international news I had heard was an oil tanker sinking off the coast of Spain. Since ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by eric
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But y'know what the best thing about Amsterdam is?, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog But y'know what the best thing about Amsterdam is?
Oct 4, 2005 (5 photos)

"Bicycles. If you have a fear of them, do not go to Amsterdam. They're everywhere. As I stepped out of the train station in the late afternoon, that's all I saw. In fact, in an inte ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by mishaley
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Something dodgy, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Something dodgy
Mar 24, 2004 (3 photos)

"Because we ended up flying into Amsterdam rather than getting the bus, which we had of course already paid for, we had to console ourselves with the fact that we got a passport sta ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by itsem
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Amsterdam on a Saturday night..., Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam on a Saturday night...
Aug 6, 2005 (6 photos)

"Well i arrived in Amsterdam yesturday and I really need to make this short entry as this place is unforgetable. We rocked up at the station with no place to go, so we headed straig ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by clintonb
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Old Friends, Den  Haag, Netherlands travel blog Old Friends
Jul 9, 2006 (12 photos)

"Despite only being back in Scotland for about 5 weeks I'd managed to do a spectacular job of unpacking, I had much more to do than I really should have. My parents took me to the a ..."

A travel blog entry from Den Haag by irax
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Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 31, 2005 (5 photos)

"Cruised over to Amsterdam, everyone was very excited - for the obvious reasons. First stop was a clog and cheese shop and then the Antwerp diamond factory. Quick stops as we're run ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by benandtrudie
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From the other side of the Ocean, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog From the other side of the Ocean
Jan 12, 2005

"We've arrived safely. I am now a proud supporter of KLM. Not only did we have our own TV screens on the flight but the brownies served with dinner had raspberry icing on top. It wa ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by cdrewitz
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PART IV (PRIORITY CHANGE?), West Terschelling, Netherlands travel blog PART IV (PRIORITY CHANGE?)
Oct 22, 2004 (4 photos)

"After only my first day of work during the wine harvest, my German boss Mattias told me to go enjoy myself until the end of the weekend. It was Wednesday afternoon. The Caves de We ..."

A travel blog entry from West Terschelling by modernoddyseus
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From Amsterdam to Accra, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog From Amsterdam to Accra
Mar 12, 2005 (5 photos)

"The first land we noticed was Belfast and then it became cloudy again. As we broke through the clouds in Amsterdam, the roads were covered in snow, which had melted by the end of t ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by hooktravellers
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Art and more in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Art and more in Amsterdam
Aug 1, 2005 (3 photos)

"Seeing one of our favourite bands wasn't the only reason we enjoyed our stay in Amsterdam. With its winding canals lined by tall and sometimes precariously leaning buildings, excel ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by mightylongway
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Sex, Drugs, and Jewish History!, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Sex, Drugs, and Jewish History!
Mar 22, 2005 (10 photos)

"The final destination of this amazing spring vacation was Amsterdam. Most people just think of pot and prostitution when it comes to Amsterdam, but the city has a rich tradition in ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by bdprice
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No rest for the weary traveller, Amsterdam/Munich, Netherlands travel blog No rest for the weary traveller
Dec 15, 2003

"My plane arrived at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, early in the morning. The sun was rising and it reflected my anticipation. When I walked off the plane I would o ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam/Munich by tlaffredi
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Upside down on the other side, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Upside down on the other side
Aug 24, 1996 (1 photo)

"Landing in Amsterdam, this was a whole new world for us. We were on the other side, the opposite and we needed to find where our bikes were so we could build them and hit the road. ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by uncle_davros
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Ginga Reunion, Enschede, Netherlands travel blog Ginga Reunion
Aug 28, 2005

"The reunion with the Ginga, the 9th time now on this trip, was always gonna be a good one. After skipping thru Germany, barely our feet touched the ground there, we had only time e ..."

A travel blog entry from Enschede by bonkers
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Red Lights and Musuems, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Red Lights and Musuems
Aug 21, 2002 (7 photos)

"On the train out of Germany, I found my my mood getting lighter. As enjoyable as it was, the history was quite heavy so it was nice to see cornfields and windmills. The countryside ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by whereshegoes
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Week 1 including Easter weekend, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Week 1 including Easter weekend
Apr 23, 2003 (3 photos)

"After almost a week in our new apartment, it is still a mess! I think we're finally realizing just how much stuff we have! On April 23 Chris has to go back to the U.S. to finish wo ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by chronometers
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Aimlessly in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Aimlessly in Amsterdam
Jun 7, 2003 (10 photos)

"2nd part of New York is currently work in progress ..... sorry... You know the saying when someone says "If I had a dollar for every XXXX, I would be very rich" - well if I got a d ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by jrcormack
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Get inside my head, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Get inside my head
May 15, 2000 (1 photo)

"My name is Benn Woodward. I was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia when I was very young and it was cool. My dad massages horses, my mum is the local tennis queen, my brother se ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by endeuro2000
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Quick Update, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Quick Update
Jul 31, 2008

"Very brief update before my time runs out. I'll update with stories from today a bit later. Check back through my past few entires because I've been able to upload photos. Other th ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by justen


Amsterdam - I got friends in Amsterdam - I got friends in "high" places...
Apr 17, 2008 (94 photos)

"So as we said goodbye to the Germans, their ultra high modern design, and their kick ass engineering, and leaving behind the lessons of WWII and the German war machine, we headed f ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by patandjill


Day 1 and 2: Day 1 and 2: "A Lesson in Flexibility"
Jun 22, 2007

"Day 1 & 2: "A Lesson in Flexibility" The group started off with much excitement as we boarded the plane Thursday evening. However, our lesson in flexibility began early, as our fli ..."

A travel blog entry from Portvliet by ccbridge


changing it up, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog changing it up
Dec 27, 2005

"i left my guesthouse in singapore knowing two things. one was that i was going to holland and the other was the address of a church in a small town that my friend joe was living at ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by jsiemer


Part cultural (part not) w/e in city of red lights, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Part cultural (part not) w/e in city of red lights
Dec 5, 2005

"A quick weekend adventure to Amsterdam with Leigh McFarlane and Cindy Gerber (my housemates)... Don't think we could've fit more into our 2 days there... We came back to London com ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by vermaakjeanne


Back to Civilization, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Back to Civilization
Feb 22, 2007

"(Holly Springs > Memphis > Amsterdam, Thursday-Friday, February 22-23, 2007)-A great bath at Wallace & Shannon's, a short but refreshing night's sleep and we're off from ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by johnsinclair


Because I got high ..., Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Because I got high ...
Jan 27, 2007 (42 photos)

"Five girls and a weekend in Amsterdam. Prostitutes in windows, space cakes, smoking a joint, Anne Frank house, Van Gogh Museum, a sex show, karaoke, horse carriage ride, dutch panc ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by beyond_the_sea


Europe Finally Here, Hengelo, Netherlands travel blog Europe Finally Here
Aug 7, 2005 (27 photos)

"I'm here finally - i've been promising my friend Julian from school that i would be coming to visit for about 4 years now! I spent most of my time in Eastern Holland in a town call ..."

A travel blog entry from Hengelo by wayno


Apres Paris, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Eindhoven and Covent Garden, Netherlands travel blog Apres Paris
Dec 15, 2004 (9 photos)

"Ok, so since Paris, all we've done is a few small bits really, but it's been nice seeing a bit more of England and doing short trips rather than long expensive tiring things. One o ..."

A travel blog entry from Bournemouth, Christchurch, Eindhoven and Covent Garden by erinreine


Travels continue, Camilla's big b'day on 19th, Maastricht, Netherlands travel blog Travels continue, Camilla's big b'day on 19th
Sep 5, 2007 (27 photos)

"BLOG PART 5 5th of September 2007 The last overseas anecdotes of the Guerin family's holiday in Europe. The big event for September will be Camilla's 40th birthday on the 19th. Onl ..."

A travel blog entry from Maastricht by gurus


Travel plan or package deal?, Maastricht, Netherlands travel blog Travel plan or package deal?
Aug 29, 2004 (1 photo)

"With only two weeks holiday to play with, my goal was to have a mini-adventure as far away from "it all" as possible. Although my initial plan was to take a PADI open water course ..."

A travel blog entry from Maastricht by mags


Utrech, Utrech, Netherlands travel blog Utrech
Oct 28, 2006 (4 photos)

"beautiful city near to amsterdam ..."

A travel blog entry from Utrech by samuvk


Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam
Oct 23, 2007 (7 photos)

"23/10/08 Day 84 We drive to Amsterdam and find the campsite without too much hassle. The campsite is a good one with large pitches with garden hedges on both sides for privacy, a g ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by rob.jenn


Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam
Jun 17, 2007

"We made it to Amsterdam without any trouble.  We didn't get much sleep, but we did make a new friend of Lucas and his mother.  Lucas just turned 2 recently and wasn't rea ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by thecrabbs


Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Amsterdam
Jul 7, 2006

"t ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by jtpharr


Only a few days to go!!, Breda, Netherlands travel blog Only a few days to go!!
Jan 21, 2008 (1 photo)

"Today is already Monday the 21st of January, so the week is closing in on me and its almost time to go!! Sunday I will depart at 11.30 am from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam to Hava ..."

A travel blog entry from Breda by brendadekater


The Hague, The Hague, Netherlands travel blog The Hague
Jul 21, 2008 (3 photos)

"I had to head off to The Hague today to try to find the Ukrainian embassy. Just in case I want to jump across the border from Slovakia I thought it might be handy to have a visa. I ..."

A travel blog entry from The Hague by budz888


Holland, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Holland
Jul 8, 2005 (1 photo)

"Hi everyone. Well Im sure you would all like to know about whats been happening with us....yes we're okay! Our first hiccup was in Belfast Airport! we thought we were doing really ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by moya-and-linda


Thumbs up!, Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Thumbs up!
Aug 24, 2005

"I'm in Amster-Amster-dam-dam-dam I stuck my thumb up in Orlando & 17 hours later I landed here. Finally - a plane that understands the bleary-eyed international traveler's need ..."

A travel blog entry from Amsterdam by musiquest


Against My Will, But Not So Bad..., Amsterdam, Netherlands travel blog Against My Will, But Not So Bad...
Aug 8, 2007

"Entry to follow (I AM kind of travelling here, you know?). Thanks for your patience. Check back later! ..."

A travel blog entry from