The Unknown Amsterdam by Bike – Part 2
Reading Time: 6 minutesLast week, we started cycling to Amsterdam north and checked out some great places. This week we continue the trip along the waterfront.
Cycling in the Netherlands
The Unknown Amsterdam by Bike – part 1
Reading Time: 6 minutesAmsterdam is more than canals and coffee shops. We are going to explore the highlights of Amsterdam North by bike. It is not what you expect…
Cycling to the Quintessential Dutch Windmills
Reading Time: 6 minutesNot far from Haarlem and Amsterdam, the Zaanse Schans is a bike-able destination. We checked out 17th century saw mills, old farms, Dutch skies, a ferry and passed a waste facility that looked like a luxury hotel.
Cycling from Haarlem to De Haar Castle
Reading Time: 6 minutesthe Netherlands has a number of interesting castles. Today we combine a trip through the Green Heart of Holland with a visit to a castle.
Cycling to Hilversum (Netherlands): Where Modernism and Nature Meet
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe start at train station Naarden-Bussum. After a loop via several towns and fields of heather we arrive in Hilversum to admire modernist architecture.
A visit to Haarlem's Bio Dynamic Farm
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe paid a visit to a farm in Haarlem that is based on biodynamic principles. Volunteers, the city, a care facility and a private person came together to make it happen.
Haarlemse Hofjes (Almshouses)
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen in Haarlem, take the self guided tour on the hofjes, those green oases in the city centre.
Grocery Deliveries by E-Bike in Amsterdam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDutch super grocer Albert Heijn is testing grocery deliveries by cargo bike.
The Netherlands, a Nation of Cars too
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Netherlands is known for cycling like no other country. But did you know that there are also eight million cars?
Rotterdam: City Centre as City Lounge
Reading Time: 4 minutesRotterdam is taking a lane away in their downtown arterial to create more space for pedestrians and cyclists. The population had asked for it.