Category: Bikes
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Amsterdam wrapped up
After a covid-y cock up where I moved to Edinburgh, back to the fam-jam in Canada, to England, and then back to Amsterdam – I am currently living in the EXACT room where I stayed 5 years ago (good thing I don’t compare myself to other people or I would be so embarrassed right now).…
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Merlin’s Beard Berlin
Berlin is eccentric. People have tattoos and dyed purple hair. My first impression of Berlin was that it is made up of memorials and kebab shops. Is that rude? Maybe, but I would rather hurt you with truths than with lies. That being said, kebabs are delicious so I don’t see that as a negative.…
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(Non-Caribbean) Dutch Islands
The Netherlands owns some islands. Now don’t get too excited, these particular ones don’t have palm trees or crystal-clear lagoons. Oh no, no. These bad boys are situated in the Wadden Sea. So you get to enjoy some crisp, cold North Sea air accompanied by flat farmland. There are five inhabited islands. I visited two…
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I Want to Ride my Bicycle I Want to Ride my Bike
You may have heard that the Netherlands has this thing where they adore bicycles. Not in the charming, they’re practical way but in the sense of if you don’t have one, you’re an idiot. Any other mode of transportation is seen as ridiculous. Are you seriously walking? Types of bicycles:Bakfiets literally translates to “container bike”:…
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How Mario Kart Prepared Me For the Real World
Riding your bike in downtown Amsterdam during rush hour can only be described one way; playing 150cc level of Mario Kart. You are Toad sitting in his little blue racing kart at the starting line. Countless challengers line up around you. You are calm yet fully aware of the green light starting gun. 3…2…1 And…
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