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RE: Alkmaar, Enkhuizen & especially Hoorn: Ordinary or Extraordinary?
by elrosso 31 May 2012
Alkmaar, Hoorn and Enkhuizen are worth the visit, as well as the surroundings. The fun in Hoorn starts with an old train to Medemblik.…
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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 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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Trip Report/Follow Up (Benelux & Paris for 3 weeks)
by musicdiver 21 May 2012
Hello all, I'd been hesitant to post something like this given that I'd seen others chastised for posting about their travels as 'no…
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RE: Youth working visa in The Netherlands approved
by Aribo 18 May 2012
What's your nationality? Citizens of most western countries don't need to apply for an MVV, have you confirmed that you need one? I spent…
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RE: Netherlands or Netherlands+Belgium in 1 week?
by qablo 12 May 2012
Hello In what are you interested in? Museums, art, cities, nature... ? To me in 1 week you have quite a lot of choices in Netherlands.…
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Re: Living in Hague
by iloverocknroll1984 10 May 2012
Hi, I am a Dutch girl and living in The Hague for over a year now. There are some tourists, but not the kind you would see in Amsterdam.…
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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: 15 days europe backpack tour / first time europe - any offbeat travel ideas
by qablo 04 May 2012
Hello Amsterdam itself can be it (at least) 2-3 days. Then you can do a day-trips from there to Volendam+Edam+Marken or Alkmaar + Zaanse…
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RE: Should I drop countries from my itinerary? (Rank them please)
by hilron 25 April 2012
If you're desperate to see Amsterdam, take a hotel anywhere outside, the public transport is one of the best of the world, the trains…
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RE: Should I drop countries from my itinerary? (Rank them please)
by wateenmooiedag 24 April 2012
I think that Amsterdam is a beautiful city, however it is badly managed when it comes to tourism. I for instance hate that fair that you…
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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: Study and Housing in Leiden
by noctiva 23 April 2012
Hi :) fantastic, are you going to be studying at Leiden Uni? I've decided i'm going to just get housing through the uni at one of the…
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RE: Study and Housing in Leiden
by Aribo 23 April 2012
Since noctiva doesn't seem to be very active on this forum and there isn't much information on this topic elsewhere on this forum, you're…
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Re: Study and Housing in Leiden
by t_obleron_e 23 April 2012
Hi, Same problem here. I'm a 28 y/o student starting in Leiden this September and have no clue about the housing issue. To be honest…
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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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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: 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: Cycling Holland to Berlin to Paris
by akana 15 April 2012
Totally agree with #4. It's quite a different thing for your other half to bike with some friends in Norway than with you and the bay…
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Cycling Holland to Berlin to Paris
by Ozchickybabe 15 April 2012
Anyone got any good routes, cycle tracks or advice on cycling from Leiden (Netherlands), to berlin, Paris and then onto London (possibly…
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cycling europe with a 13 mth old - where, tips, how?
by Ozchickybabe 15 April 2012
Hi ya - long time since we've really travelled since we had our little boy. He had his first overseas trip at 4-6 weeks (San Francisco,…
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