Blogs from Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe - page 3

After a long flight over... well two long flights over (one with 7 hours of no entertainment system) I Finally made it to Amsterdam. Was great to see a familiar face on the other side of the arrivals terminal, which was just as great to not have to find my way to into town and look for a hostel at 6am. Given the long flight it was natural that I should have a snooze, so it was said we would sleep for a few hours until 1... so while in bed I woke up, had a look at my clock and it was only 11, so off I went into another deep sleep only to be woken up again not long after... at 3pm. Apparently when I looked at the time on my phone it was ... read more

Getting an early start is unusual for us but we made it off the site by 9.30am ready for the day ahead, the first stop was to be the Delft Pottery, finding it was easy enough we just followed the coaches, getting in proved to be a problem, two hours wait, we decided to leave it and head to our next destination Woolly says – This was the one I had been looking forward to most, Woolly World. The drive there was horrible with cars back to back most of the way, we saw two accidents and thought we would be stuck in traffic for the rest of the day, finally we made it to the miniature world of Madurodam based in The Hague, it was opened in 1952 and has buildings both modern and old ... read more

As soon as you tell people that you’re are going to Amsterdam, they all know why. Trying to tell them that you’re going for the architecture, or to immerse yourself in Dutch, or pick tulips is just fruitless. We all know that you’re going for one reason and one reason only. Everything else is secondary – a pleasant after thought. So let’s be honest with ourselves fellow travellers, we go to Amsterdam to be able to smoke/eat weed in public and not have an overwhelming wave of panicked terror every time you hear a noise and automatically assume it’s a policeman. The Red Light District is Amsterdam’s main pulling factor; housing anything and everything that any adult’s wicked side could dream of. It’s the ultimate adult’s playground. Swap slides for brownies, swings for the half naked ... read more

I am feeling alternately elated and unsure. Am I crazy (please do not chorus YES!!)? Who am I fooling, this is the most ridiculous idea ever segues seamlessly into wow aren't I fantastic going on this big adventure and living large... The truth is that like almost all my decisions this was spur of the moment, reactionary, badly thought through etc etc etc but as I am too proud to admit error I chug along putting out the fires I started myself. And so i am commited to this trip by dint of my big mouth...Secret tip about big mouths...They act as goal setters... 6 more days to blast off and not only Houston is having a problem...How can I possibly get everything done...short answer: I won't. Can I live with that? Short answer: What's the ... read more

Our first two weeks has comprised of Southern England exploration as our MH has been inspected and serviced. Using a small car enabled us to tour the REALLY narrow roads in Devon, Cornwall and the Dartmoor National Park areas. Several National Trust sites in that area also would not have allowed our MH entry. The Dartmoor moors were captivating. The beauty during periods of bright sunshine was such an opposite to the brooding and bleak appearance under cloud cover. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the Hounds of Baskerville while staying in the moors and the film WAR HORSE was filmed there. A likely surround for the huge Dartmoor Prison, that was also described by Doyle in some of his writings. The total freedom of the wild ponies, flocks of sheep and herds of cattle keep the ... read more