http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Netherlands , Overijssel en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:58:25 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:58:25 +0000 Friday 7th AugustA bike ride and a couple of beersAfter a long day yesterday and a fairly late night getting to bed we were obviously ready for a sleep in because we didnrsquot wake until nearly 8am.After breakfast Wim got the bikes out for us to ride with them to the towns Friday market where they purchased their fresh produce.Following our first experience of riding a bike for years this morni http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Zwolle/blog-428709.html Thursday 6th AugustThree countries in one dayWe have a long drive ahead of us today as we head north to Holland to stay with Cormacrsquos parents Wim and Diny for 3 nights.In doing so we shall leave Francepass through Belgium and traverse a good percentage of Holland before getting to Zwolle.The weather prospects look good for driving and the morning temperature is already in the mid 20rsquos http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Zwolle/blog-428705.html The Nightmare in Rotterdam parties were the first Dutch parties I'd ever heard about when I started listening to hardcore music. The first DVD I purchased was Nightmare In Rotterdam Welcome to Wonderland in 2005 when I was 16 hehe. After this I quickly got my hands on the Nightmate Outdoor for 2005 as well because I couldn't believe that they actually held parties outdoors. It seemed way too g http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/blog-417552.html Mijn reisschema. Hallo allemaal.Het duurt allemaal niet eens zolang meer dus ik denk laat ik mijn weblog in ieder geval eens klaar maken en uit proberen.Op 4 Augustus vertrek ik om 1400 vanuit Amsterdam richting Hong Kong. Hier kom ik om 725 s'morgens aan.En krijg ik en de rest van de groep een dag de tijd om de stad te bewonderen of even bij te slapen als dat nodig blijkt te zijn.S'avonds Ver http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Zwolle/blog-412624.html One of the promises that we made when we returned home was to go and visit Maarten and Lyke in Holland Since we met this lovely couple they have had a beautiful baby girl called Sophie who is 4 months old now.........So on one day in May we arrived into Dusseldorf Weeze airport to be greated by Maarten It was a bit unreal at first to see him there as the last time we saw him was back in Hanoi in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-410549.html Beste menschenEen traan en een glimlach... Mijn allerlaatste weblogje na bijna 6 maanden te hebben rondgereisd over misschien wel het mooiste continent ter wereld. Het is bijna niet te beseffen op wat voor een onvoorstelbare plaatsen ik ben geweest de hoeveelheid aan kleurrijke mensen die ik heb ontmoet en uiteraard al het lekkere eten dat in mijn maagje is gegaan voor vaak lachwekkende bedrage http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/blog-323920.html It was a very nice weekend in some lovely weather. We had sort of miscalculated which day it was on so we had to rush the day we got back to Amsterdam but it was worth it a great way to meet up and catch up with lots of friends and to enjoy a very well organised day. Apparently a picture is worth a thousand words so I'm going to leave it at that.... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Zwolle/blog-317646.html Simply a great evening with great friends great food and even more great wine o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-286901.html Last preparations for the first benefit concert tomorrow evening at Enschede with Wim Beunders and Thierno Barry. Concert between the two worlds o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-273388.html EnschedeHostels Hostelworld Hostelbookers Hostels.comVliegtickets World Ticket Center Gol Airlines CheaplastminutesBusmaatschappijen Bus Maatschappijen Zuid Amerika Vervoer in Zuid Amerika Busstations in Zuid AmerikaTrein Trein Trein SaexplorersSuriname GoSuriname http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-235922.html Untitled Monday late nightTuesday travel time Bruce and I caught a late flight 11 pm from Santorini back to Athens and as luck would have it it was late leaving. From Athens Bruce was heading home and I was continuing my trip. Final stop The Netherlands via Frankfurt Germany. Because Bruce had an early morning flight 6 am he only had about 4 hours to sleep. On the other hand my plane http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Zwolle/blog-183751.html Nina came over in the morning to say goodbye because she was leaving for her home in Hildesheim Germany. It was sad to know that I wouldn't see her for probably more than 6 months. Thank goodness for Skype and webcams I called Lea but she was already at the airport ready to fly to Israel so we will meet there I then called my friend and past classmate Andra and we decided to meet at 100 t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-183403.html When I arrived in Eindhoven it was rainy and cold What is this It's supposed to be hot and summery Well I didn't pack winter clothes and Nina and Wiebke told me that the weather was going to be that way for a while. I slept at Wiebke's that night on an air mattress woke up and went to Nina's for an hour while Wiebke went to the university for something. Then the 3 of us hung out at Wiebke's http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-183391.html So we rented a car in amsterdam got a 2 door ford ka super cute and tiny and blue. marc drove my last experience with a stick shift resulted in a broken clutch....yeah i'm a bit special. so my maternal grandfathers family is from olst a tiny village in the eastern part of the country. so off we go driving driving driving. we get there and it's market day so i think that we were th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Olst/blog-172488.html Hallo Wij zijn Maarten en Marleen neef en nicht van elkaar. Na een stage in Chili wilde ik Maarten erg graag terug naar Zuid Amerika. Tijdens een familieweekend kwamen wij samen op het idee om een reis door ZuidAmerika te maken. Na flink wat leeswerk en orientatie besloten wij in een weekend ergens in december 2006 dat Peru en Bolivia ons doel zouden worden. Op dit moment zitten we twee we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-172279.html Ah the camera has made a comeback. Welcome back I said. I'm still not up to a heck of a lot. I ran the halfmarathon in Leeuwarden the other week where I finished third so was OK for a bit. However upon receiving my prize they called my name out as Kees Kuiper or something. I mean I'm in the Netherlands I don't have to spell my name out or correct people a billion times a day so I expect a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Zwolle/blog-171754.html This was my last week of school and on Thursday Susanna invited me to go to a lunch at the faculty club with the head of the Communications dept and also my friend Bro who wants to go to Seattle next year. I thought the faculty club was just a cafeteria for faculty members but it was a complete restaurant with waiters and table linens Quite cool and I ordered a goat cheese and honey salad that http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-113269.html I returned to Enschede Saturday evening from a friend and familypacked weekend in Edam and Amsterdam. I checked my email and a nice lady from the university named Susanna sent me an email inviting me to watch a Korfbal game. A what game I had never heard of Korfball before it sounds more like a German baked good with sausage meat inside or something. I figured I could research ahead of time on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-110400.html In between all my travels and day trips I've actually been going to school believe it or not This past Saturday I met up with Nina for a weekly coffee break. We decided to try out a new cafe called Le Monde means The World in French. The place was quieter and more like a restaurant than a barcafe. We both just had a cappucino and the bill came out to 3.30 euros. I only had a 20 euro bill http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-108843.html So the past few days I've been a bit stressed over the draft of a paper that is due tomorrow. I'm working on it with a classmate but for some reason I can't get motivated to start writing maybe it's the month long break from classes Perhaps. It's an interesting subject so at least that's going for me. I'm also thinking a lot about my trip to Italy I'm very excited and anxious. So I couldn't http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Overijssel/Enschede/blog-103225.html