Bastion Hotel Barendrecht

... friendly in red writing on white. These are smaller and much harder to spot; worse still they frequently conflict (sometimes diametrically) with the Blue routes to the same destination.

I think it was about a 30 mile day and I was fine until the last 2 or 3 when Utrecht stubbornly refused to give me a 'Centrum' (town centre) sign for about 30 minutes. I was literally just about to stop someone when it turned up - seriously, this town has a signposting problem.
Utrecht, Netherlands asphalt_pilgrim

in Den Haag or the Hague, whichever you prefer.

I was going to join some other couchsurfers in Rotterdam, a half hour train ride away, but I'd much rather just have a half relax day and update my internet stuff, search for some couches, etc.

I'll head back into Rotterdam in a ...

... attached it to crank.. We said "screw that" before we even tried it

4th attempt..
I stuck a stick in the crank. This solution lasted two full rotations

5th attempt...
We tied duncan's shoe to the good pedal so that he could pedal with only one leg. This solution lasted for about 20 minutes before his one leg got too tired.

6th attempt..
I tied a chain to my bike and started to pedal as Duncan held on. This worked, but was ...

Schiphol at last ! Nu snel inchecken zodat we de zware koffers kwijt zijn...even zoeken naar de goede balie en dan....WEER WACHTEN ! (Dit idee bleek namelijk niet erg uniek te zijn, want er waren zo'n 40 mensen die hetzelfde idee hadden) Daarnaast hadden de dames achter de balie waarschijnlijk de opdracht gekregen om ook maar NIET 1 minuut voor 8 uur het in hun hoofd te halen om te beginnen met inchecken. Want die stonden tot precies tot 8 uur 'lekker' te ...

... Not mine and Pete's cup of tea, but Jess wouldn't budge, so we let her enjoy her time. We carried on strolling down past the many canals over to Anne Frank's house. Although we had to queue for a while, it was definitely worth the visit. It really had a sense of history, and it was one of those times that made you feel so lucky for what we have! Although it wasn't furnished as it was when Anne lived there, you were guided through the rooms she lived in along with 7 others ...

... few days were all about relaxing. Although after a day lying on the beach I was sometimes even more tired than after a day of hiking. The highlight probably came right on my last day at Octopus, when I went to the reef right off the beach for a last round of snorkelling. After having seen about every animal imaginable during this trip (from Kiwi's to stingrays, and from dolphins to kangaroos), a shark was yet missing on my list. I had already given up on that, when ...

Long time, no entry, i know. nothings really been happening, been settled in a hostel on the beach. It's been pretty nice to be able to unpack the bag and just relax before heading to Asia. Decided it would cost to much to travel anywhere so just stayed here. However, today i will switch homes. Picked up a tent for 50 euros, no nights stay. So about four of us will be camping in the dunes near the beach ...

... in Dutch cultural views. Finally we walked through downtown Den Haag. It began to snow, which although did not feel particularly pleasant at the time, made for a couple of nice pictures. As we asked directions on the way to the train station, a local showed alarm that we were not planning to take the bus. I assumed it would be quite a walk. Eric was undaunted, however, and to my relief we were at the station in just over ten minutes ...

... all day pouring out money into the tourists trade you never meet anyone but tour guides, waiters, and ticket takers." "The less we spend, the more fun we have," the girl comments. "You two have the right idea," Steven says. "You should hang out here longer, maybe try to do some work." In fact, the two would love to stay to work away the winter and weather the low-season. They know they will be on their return flight though. The thought of somehow raising enough ...

... east and west). Originally I was planning on taking a course called the sociocultural context of psychopathology with professor Liem. However, it was cancelled for next year. Wonderful. I´m going to wander across the tracks and take a few courses with the BU Anthropology department. They have an enormous choice of courses and some that fit perfectly with what I´m interested in. An institution that caters to my crazy ideas, amazing, I know. Senior ...