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.
Travelling abroad
Serviço Consular Holandesa com Bicicleta de carga
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt large events such as the World Cup soccer and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there are always people getting in trouble. It can be drugs or alcohol related but also incidents such as loosing one’s passport, a serious collision or worse, a death. Holland Heineken House The Netherlands Embassy prepares for that by setting up a temporary office during those events, for example in the Holland Heineken House, a place that serves as the temporary location where everything and everyone Dutch comes together (medal events, Dutch radio and TV, spaces to hang out etc). Orange bicycles In Brazil, the [Read more…]
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?
Vamos a Mexico City
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn which we take a bird’s eye view of cycling in Mexico City without being one bit complete.
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.
In Holland, Everyone Can Ride a Bike
Reading Time: 6 minutesI remember that in my youth back in Holland in our village of 13,000 a teen called Sjaak (from ‘Jacques’) with Down Syndrome cycled by our house regularly. He had an upright bike with two enormous mirrors. His bike was his pride. The freedom for him was fantastic. He could go where he wanted, was sent out for errands by his mom and everyone knew him. Note that this was the 70’s, indeed over 40 years ago when Dutch bike infrastructure was probably not even 10% of what there is now. But Sjaak cycled on a busy road, with vehicles on [Read more…]