There’s isn’t much that’s more iconically Amsterdam than bikes and canals in my mind. Wherever you look it’s always bikes and canals for as far as the eye can see. I snapped the above just up the road a little from the Anne Frank House on my first ever visit to the city way back in May 2010. I have returned since then, and while I was still getting bells […]
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How Much Did It Cost – Amsterdam Budget
Ah Amsterdam your sure are a different beast and budget to Brussels. Unfortunately for me I arrived the day after Queens Day so got all the extra cost for late booking a hostel and none of the fun that goes with it. Amsterdam was a chance to have a night out and really have tourist central force fed to me. Sure I did Paris and while it is touristy I […]
From Amsterdam to Berlin
My final day in another city and Amsterdam must have realised, as it turned on the sun for a change. With my camera in hand I set off to wander the suburbs and snap a few photos before that beautiful shine disappeared. Walking along canal after canal and stopping off at a little bakery for a bite to eat I was finally enjoying my time in Amsterdam. Sure hanging with […]
Resting Up in Amsterdam
When presented with yet another day of rain in Amsterdam I gave in. Pretty much all of my clean clothes were wet from yesterday and my exploring vs blogging ratio was out of proportion, so I opted for a work day. Finding out the hostel internet rate of 3 euro per hour, it was clear if I was working it wasn’t from there. A quick look about and I decided […]
Touchdown Amsterdam
Arriving in Amsterdam meant learning how to get around in another city, finding my hostel and trying to find some new friends to explore with. Turns out finding a new friend was the easy part. As I stood up from my seat to get off the train, not 4 seats away looking right back at me was my friend Sofia from Spain. We shared a dorm room from my first […]