http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Netherlands , Province of Groningen en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:17 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:17 +0000 Hi everybodyAs you have noticed time flies by It39s only one week before my adventure on the other side of the planet.I started realizing that this might be a bit nerve wrecking for me. But I39m just gonna keep breathing try to sleep well and stop making lastminute plans with friends. I haven39t organized too much for my trip just a plane ticket a working holiday visa a travel ins http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-752053.html Hi everybodyWelcome to my travelblog for New Zealand. I was very pleased with my first blog on my trip to SoutheastAsia. My dear friends family and acquaintances left very sweet messages and responses. Here39s the link in dutch httpsimoneleidelmeijer.waarbenjij.nuAs you39ve noticed I39ve decided to blog in English. So all my friends will be able to understand most of it. Definit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-748030.html Only two days left. The thought scares the hell out of me to be honest. Thursday afternoon I39ll be flying solo to the other side of the earth to live with complete strangers and travel through a world in which I speak little of the language. And yes that frightens me. Slightly. I39m thinking that the first few days will be the most scary. I39ll have to travel to Tokyo transfer t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-724792.html Yes I admit it that I am what you can consider as a downloader. Espacially things designed for a computer I download. It seems to me that it is just not needed to go to a shop purchase a cdrom with a file on it that you need to put onto you hard drive before you van install the whole thing when you can just download the needed file in about half an hour.I like efficiency. Hence I downloaded http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-723450.html The last strawsI39m almost done with my schoolwork and although that off course has priority Japan starts lingering in my brain. Next thursday I39ll be flying to the magnificent I hope land of the rising sun SqueelThere was a slight change of plans since now I39ll be going and attending the WCI programme on my own but afterwards my mum joins me in the metropolitan that is ca http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/blog-722904.html It is final I39m going to Japan.It sounds like something you would just decide but I for some inexplicable and sinister reasons decided to choose the high road. I was to join a program. Which as you are reading sounds as child39s play.Well not really. First of all a little teensyweensy fact about your truly I suffer from a bad case of homesickness. To the point of manic panic att http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/blog-710637.html In the north west of Groningen province lies a small town called Pieterburen. It lies directly south of the Dykes so profoundly Dutch. It is in this small town a lady named Lenie van't Hart started a rescue center for sealsPieterburen Seal Rescue CenterThese seals are rescued from the everchanging Waddensea which was recognized the status of UNESCO world heritageWaddensea world heritage I took http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/blog-584402.html Well several of my Groningen sk8ers friend suggested I ask about working at the local Oz themed pub and restaurant.I'm so glad they did. This place is a charming genuine place to relax and have a good meal. Yes they serve kangaroo but more surprisingly they have Boerswore and Beltong I choose Boerswore thick chips and salad of course being a South African born Banana boy thats a name given to guy http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-528252.html I went for a skate to explore Groningen in the evening. When I say explore that actually means wonder aimless until I became hoplessly lost well after dark it's holland you can do that it safe reallyThe question I think of now if you don't really care that you don't know where you are. Are you really lost at allI'm leading a charmed life over here so many positive unexpected opportunities keep http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-527968.html Went to bed really late after late night call to Australia with Jenny and Izzy. Memo to me as soon as we get home I will have to get my flights booked as need to be in Melbourne in time for birth of my grandson.Packed up and left in plenty of time for our ferry to Germany from Rodbyhavn to Puttgarden which was only 10 minutes drive from our campsite. At the ferry port we were loaded straight http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/blog-517609.html Hi We start from home... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-480932.html Heaven and Hell del 1. Mest Hell.Hade en fantastisk krning ned till Hollands krok krde oover vallen som de driftiga Hollndarna byggt fr att reclaima the seafloor Smaka p det reclaim the city. Fantomen var instlld p att vlja kortaste vgen och motorvgar och det funkar bra. D vljer han ven motortrafikleder som heter N i Holland t.ex. N242 som r som svenska 70vgar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-416092.html GPSen r tbax with a vengeanceLyckades hitta en Garminbutik i Groningen och kpte en ny GPS exakt samma som mr. Garmin. Det r fortfarande ett mysterium varfr mr.Garmin flg ur efter en mil. Han verkade forest helt dd men kryade p sig framt kvllen s pass att jag kunde koppla upp beltet och dra ur alla Waypoints.Sen s r kartorna p minneskortet City Navigator 2009 med alla http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-416086.html Holland del 2Har spenderat dagen med att cykla runt i Groningen p en gammal norsk ovxlad herrcykel. Groningen r vldigt charmigt cykelbanorna ar lika breda och manga som vagarna. Groningen r ungefar lika stort som Uppsala men har naturligtvis det r ju Holland ett litet red light district kvinnorna i skyltfnstret ser inte ut att vara your average next door dutch girl utan snarar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-415159.html Ingen vg r fr litenNr dom designade danmark anvnde dom Holland som ritning.Krde in i Holland p E22 och landskapet ndrade ganska direkt karaktrblev mera ppet och..de..nja.Kom fram till Groningen och fick mat och l len hgrade och jag lg ver tanken p motorvgen.Nsta morgon kom med tung dallrande hetta och strlande sol. Det var s grymt varmt att jag krde http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-415011.html Inte lngre slav under klockanMin klocka gick snder igr kronan har krvat s gnget tar inte. Vilket gr att den inte gr att stnga och inte funkar. I en av ppningsscenerna till Easy rider str Peter Fonda och Dennis Hopper i knen vid brjan p motorvgen som ska ta dem frn Cali till New Orleans. Fonda tar av sig klockan tittar p den och kastar den sen. Med klockan i sand http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-414706.html Man ska inte underskatta ett folk som byggt sin ekonomi p sillfiske.Jag gillar Holland och det sgs ju att det r dom som r mest lika oss. Men jag r imponerad av sttet som dom expanderat landet p Ligger det under vatten No problemo Vi bygger en stor jvla damm och en stor jvla pump Driftigt r ett understatement.Och jag har sjlv en hel del kopplingar till HollandMin frsta http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-414702.html Hojar som vcker habegret inom migJag tycker att det finns hojar och s finns det hojar. Det r dom sistnmda som ger folk den dr glimten i gat och som fr dom att om inte brja kra hoj iallafall fundera.Och eftersom jag nmde m72 frut s tnkte jag vl outa mina favorithojar som alla borde kra nn ngongng1. HD sportster. r nn frvnad Kom1957 och str sig n http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-414581.html ..NOTJag har valt att inte plja ner en herrans massa stlar i en MCnavigator utan kr helt enkelt en Garmin Etrex legend hcx i cykelfste fr mindre n halva priset av en MCnavigator.Den drivs av tv AAbatterier jag har laddningsbara och driftstiden r ca 24 hmer n tillrckligt. Den kan drivas av MCn genom ett cigguttag hur man tillverkar ett om man inte har en Guldvinge ell http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-414570.html Efter 9 mil brjar stjrten att d..Det r ju en gammal sanning som hller n.Har idag avverkat 86 mil i sadeln men r nd mrkligt pigg och ostel Jag pallar ungefr 1012 mil innan det r dags att strcka p benen och f ner lite blod till baken. Har haft grymt bra krning idag med kanonvdersom en sdan drtavla frn 1700talet med disig bl himmel och puff moln hela ti http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-414568.html