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RE: Alkmaar, Enkhuizen & especially Hoorn: Ordinary or Extraordinary?
by Aribo 29 May 2012
I do not consider Haarlem, Den Bosch and Maastricht "ordinary", so apparently you and I have different views on what makes a place "special"…
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RE: Nicest town in Holand after Amsterdam?
by Cecilia 28 May 2012
Oh - and no, Eindhoven is another rather ugly city which is hard on the first-time short-term visitor. Go to nearby Den Bosch (also known…
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Alkmaar, Enkhuizen & especially Hoorn: Ordinary or Extraordinary?
by greekness2007 27 May 2012
Hi, Summer is here already! Wow. Anyway, I know the Netherlands pretty well: Amsterdam, Delft, Den Bosch, Den Hague, Gouda, Haarlem,…
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RE: Nicest town in Holand after Amsterdam?
by elrosso 25 May 2012
Don't forget Hoorn, Alkmaar, Maastricht, Zwolle, Haarlem, Volendam (de dijk), Den Burg, Staphorst, Zutphen, Muiden, 's Heerenberg and…
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RE: Nicest town in Holand after Amsterdam?
by Aribo 25 May 2012
Personally I don't consider Amsterdam the nicest town in the Netherlands, but that's just for the record. Rotterdam has a lot going for…
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The ugliest spot in ....
by arizona 15 May 2012
You want to see the real Netherlands? The windmills, Van Gogh, Elfstedentocht and storm surge barrier?! The image will not be complete…
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RE: Get out of Amsterdam!
by Aribo 14 May 2012
And the winner is... Stokhorst shopping mall, Enschede. [http://nos.nl/op3/artikel/372926-dit-is-de-lelijkste-plek-van-nederland.html?utm_s…
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RE: Get out of Amsterdam!
by arizona 10 May 2012
You come to NL (and other destinations) to watch do beautiful/nice things? That's not fair, when saying the same time you want to get…
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RE: My First Trip Abroad
by Aribo 10 May 2012
+Re: cross w/Aribo: Just reminds me how written text can sometimes be subject to (mis)interpretation because I never intended to hurt…
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RE: Reasonable accomodation at/near Schiphol with 5 people
by Aribo 08 May 2012
Except for the expensive Sheraton and Hilton hotels and the cheaper but slightly unusual CitizenM, all hotels near the airport involve…
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RE: Trip to Eastern Europe Need recommendations please!!
by Aribo 07 May 2012
I liked Slovenia (Ljubljana, Bled) better than Vienna. Perhaps that was because it was the last stop on my first, exhausting (too many…
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RE: 15 days europe backpack tour / first time europe - any offbeat travel ideas
by Aribo 05 May 2012
+so what places one can see in Netherlands or shall I shift to country specific thread now+ There are a lot of places worth seeing. I'll…
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RE: Is Netherlands The World's Most Advanced/Progressive Country?
by Groo 05 May 2012
"Spring Break" That explains the funfair in Haarlem's Town Square, the number of kids out of school and the number of people on the beaches…
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RE: Tulip blossom in Netherlands
by Aribo 24 April 2012
Forecasts show temperatures of 19-20C with sunny intervals, so it's not that bad at all. The reason why hotels are so expensive is that…
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RE: Should I drop countries from my itinerary? (Rank them please)
by Aribo 24 April 2012
+As an Amsterdammer I do understand the hype, although it took me a lot of travelling to finally see my own city afresh+ Funny, every…
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RE: Amsterdam, Rent a motorbike
by Aribo 20 April 2012
What the others say. However, if you want to give it a try anyway, here are a few websites (in Dutch only) of motor rental companies…
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RE: Visit the 'real' Netherlands! Amersfoort
by Aribo 20 April 2012
Amersfoort must be one of the most underrated towns in the Netherlands. Even most Dutch seem to overlook the place, but it is indeed a…
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RE: Day trip from Lisse to Amsterdam
by Groo 19 April 2012
Thanks for that, reiziger. Haarlem itself may be all that I need for an interesting day, and thanks also chris for your detailed and helpful…
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Amsterdam, Rent a motorbike
by mabibackpacker 19 April 2012
In Amsterdam or near it, like Haarlem or Leiden, I want to rent a motorbike to follow some flower routes Ive found on the web. Too bad,…
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RE: Day trip from Lisse to Amsterdam
by reiziger_nl 18 April 2012
There's a bus from Lisse to Schiphol airport, from there you can take a train to Amsterdam. Trip should take about an hour. Alternatively…
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RE: Queens Day in Amsterdam
by paul88888 18 April 2012
You could try hotels in Haarlem (thouigh it's probably booked out there too) or Zaandam. They're both easily reachable by train from Amsterd…
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Re: Amsterdam / sun / beaches
by stevesayskanpai 17 April 2012
Hi all, Just wanted to say thanks for all of your tips for Amsterdam, we had a great time there. In particular Cecilia, we went to a…
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RE: help me plan 6-7 days road trip in the Netherlands.
by Cecilia 10 April 2012
I agree with Minimi. +Consider this when offering a plan+ > we are not travel agents who earn money... Do some research, read a guidebook,…
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RE: 10 Days in Netherlands
by wateenmooiedag 09 April 2012
You can't see everything in 10 days, there will always be things that you didn't see but someone else has seen. But there will always…
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RE: 10 Days in Netherlands
by paul88888 09 April 2012
I'd recommend about four or five days for Amsterdam, if you plan on really checking out some serious nightlife and need time to recover…
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