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Maastricht Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Maastricht, Netherlands
February Happenings
This is a top pick! ... trips as at the end of February. At the beginning of the month Melanie had a 2 day meeting in Maastricht, in the southern tail of the Netherlands. Chris came along and spent one day visiting the Orval monastery in Belgium and the other day exploring ...
Day trip to Maastricht
This is a top pick! ... special deal on Netherlands train day passes so we got a couple and took a day trip to the most southern tip of the Netherlands, Maastricht. We had been to Maastricht before (see February 28, 2004, entry) and knew that it was a vibrant, interesting ...
Day trip to Maastricht
This is a top pick! 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 ...
Rollin, rollin, rollin, Amsterdam
This is a top pick! Maastricht loomed. On the border of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, we had finally arrived. We drove into town, found a spot to park, found the coffee shop as well. That was my job done. We walked around having a look, and then drove off. We were ...
A trip to the spa
This is a top pick! 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 in between: the morning we were going to leave. SM was sick as a ...
Herman Funster
This is a top pick! ... Otis, his older daughter Zoë and her friend Nike came over to take me out as those young people do. Maastricht is no exception to the "more bikes in the Netherlands than people" rule (which makes you wonder, who rides the rest of the bikes?) and I don't ...
Last couple of words on Malaysia...
You've probably gathered I really liked Malaysia and its people. I read someone's comment saying "the Malaysian people seem to have dropped their friendliness as a result of a reasonably healthy economic environment". I disagree. If that's the kind of ...
The extraordinary ordinary in Maastricht
... glasses as souveniers from my trip and Mackenzie is very good at documenting these occurances.... These are the extraordinary ordinary days in Maastricht: wine and cheese, beer and futbol, movies and friends -- what more could a girl ask for?? I am still ...
A little bit of Aussie in The Netherlands
BBQs, beers, Aussies and comfy beds. Unload the van Michelle, we're goin' ...
Maastricht 200
I attended the Maastricht 2006 ATM conference for HMI and Datalink. lots to learn and people to catch up ...
Maastricht with Craig, Cheryl and Family
... arguing, through un-curtained windows. Even in Craig's cul-de-sac, all the houses leave their blinds open. Maastricht has a wonderful old centre, with cobbled streets, very expensive stores, and very well dressed elderly couples strolling along with ...
My home away from home away from home
... getting into. Mackie has a blog as well with some fun stuff--you can look at it at www.travelpod.com/members/mackieineurope. Maastricht is a beautiful city and it seems that everytime we go out exploring we find a new treasure. Mackenzie, Sarah, Shauna, ...
Oost Maarland bij Maastricht
... een tandem, de dochter van 12 op haar eigen fiets en vader op een fiets met een bagagewagen erachter. Gisteren zijn ze in Maastricht gestart aan de Groene weg naar de Middellandse zee. Ze hebben de hele dag tegenwind gehad en moesten direct met de ...
Virée dans le Pays de Menno
... route. Nous étions supposé aller à Maastricht aux Pays-Bas demain mais en fin de compte, nous y sommes allé aujourd'hui. Maastricht qui veut anciennement dire: "place où traverser la Meuse" (la Meuse étant un cours d'eau qui passe dans la ...
In search of the treaty...
Today we got up and decided to head into Maastricht and look for the treaty. Unfortunately we could not find it, but we did find a delightful town - less dutch and more belgian, with lovely streets and a nice square where we enjoyed a ...
Belgium, bicycles and birthdays part four
... There are catacombs under the streets where cave paintings have been found. The people are considered the most classicly stylish in The Netherlands and three of the city's plazas rank in the top five Dutch plazas for eating and drinking. On the way ...
Happy Valentine's Day!!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I woke up this morning prepared to be bombarded with hearts, chocolates, flowers, and love music everywhere around town, but Valentine's Day is not nearly as commercialized here as it is in the U.S. I've seen a couple ...
Just over the Border into the Netherlands
... very late tonight (12:30 am actually) Johanna, Robert and I decided to take a drive over to the Netherlands for the day. Our destination was Maastricht which is just over the border from Germany and took a little over an hour to reach. We ...
Border Hopping In Holland
Entry to follow (I AM kind of travelling here, you know?). Thanks for your patience. Check back ...
The Carnaval opening
November 10 So I finally arrived in Maastricht early enough, I contacted Sander (HC:sbakkes) and Laura whom I met shortly on the square before going to bring my things at Sander and chat a bit with him and his girlfriend. Later on, I went out again ...
¿Vamos a almorzar a Holanda?
... ciudad donde mas droga se trafica, todo viene de Holanda casi sin controles. Despues de media hora de cruzar la frontera llegamos a Maastricht, conocida por uno de los tratados que hay que cumplir para entrar en la Union Europea. Dejamos el auto, fuimos a ...
My update for you from Maastricht :)
... as smoothly....but nothings perfect right! :) I have made soooooo many new friends, and relationships that I know will last a lifetime! Maastricht is starting to feel a little more like home as I become more accustomed to the city and townspeople here. My ...
Futbol and I....it may be love :)
... :) The futbol field is located on the Belgium border, so we had some fun taking pictures of us standing on the Belgium and The Netherlands border at the same time. On our way home, we also saw a gas station, and Kelsey and I got very excited because ...
Utrecht to Maastricht (230 km).
... for something else to go wrong with his bike which again delayed us further (broken screw Linton). The ride to Maastricht though was perfect trailing a canal the majority of the way through the beautiful Dutch countryside also crossing the Belgian ...
Travel plan or package deal?
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 in Ko Lanta, Thailand and had therefore (after ample research) ...
Meeting up in Maastricht
... I then rode back into town and then West all the way until I went over a big river and passed the Netherlands/Belgium border. I rode through the small Belgian town for a while before turning around and coming back into ...
on the river Maas
Hi - Waking up after an easy night in Luxembourg, we took the next train to Maastricht, Netherlands. Chris and I have been to Maastricht before. Two years ago, we traveled hear with a soccer team and stayed in the town for a week or so, practicing and ...
Travelling Through Holland
Today i travelled briefly into The Netherlands and despite searching long and hard, i didn't see Peter Pan - nor did i see any windmills... most ...
Missie
... tijd om door de douane te gaan. Kus, dag. Om 12.41 hebben we de trein naar Breda. Om 16.00 uur zijn we weer in Maastricht, halen onze fietsen op en fietsen naar de camping. Diane is dan al een eind op weg naar Moskou. Wij trekken morgen verder. Statestiek ...