Welcome to Amsterdam
1 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Phone dead? You can ride a bike at this table to charge it! Look how much fun people are having! (Also, the terminal is decorated like a forest, with REAL trees!)
Cycling paradise
2 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
For once, i wasn't the only person assembling a bike at the airport! There were SIX other people traveling with their bikes!
Naturally, it poured rain on me and i got lost in the 20 miles betweenBaca selengkapnya
A couple two-three bicyles
2 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
View from the top of a five floor bike parking area. And other pictures of bikes 😍
Obligatory canal pictures
2 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Featuring my CLEARLY not-dutch bike
Fresh cut herring, pickles, and onions!
2 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌫 59 °F
Just like a chicago dog
Noordermarkt farmers market
2 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌫 59 °F
Creme fraiche and raspberry ice cream from de ismakerij. I don't know why I'm making that face....maybe cause it was seriously delicious ;-)
and so much cheeeeeeeese! There was also an accordionistBaca selengkapnya
Camping Zeeburg
3 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
"Wow! A campground in Amsterdam for $12 a night, wifi, super clean showers, good security, and on-site bar, restaurant, and bike shop? What a deal!" I thought, along with the rest of Europe....
(ThisBaca selengkapnya
Cafe De Eland
3 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
If you search for a "coffee shop" in amsterdam, you will actually find yourself in a weed lounge. If you search for a "cafe," you'll find yourself in a bar. I gave up looking for coffee...
Last evening
3 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Tomorrow I wanted an early start, so I only planned to stay out until it got dark enough to see the canals at night. Well...the sun sets at 10pm. Whoops.
I got about 40 miles in total in just over aBaca selengkapnya
GOAT
3 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
I arrived to my campsite at night when i couldn't see much, and due to jet leg and beer... I was pretty out of it in the morning. I woke up in my tent two days in a row, thinking, "wow, those birdsBaca selengkapnya
First forty miles
3 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Well, my "early start" turned into not leaving until almost noon. Luckily the first 20 miles were easy, flat, and smooth - a paved trail with the gorgeous River Vecht to the left and cows and sheep toBaca selengkapnya
Things that are So Holland
3 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
"Ohhhh...."
3 Juni 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
I was riding my bike through the charming and quiet Dutch town of Passantenhaven when I had the following interaction.
Small child: "(something in dutch)?"
Me: *smiles and nods*
"Something else inBaca selengkapnya
Cafe Trappisten
4 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
There are only 11 Trappist breweries in the world and after 45 miles today I'm at one of them! Trappists are a particular order of monks that live a pretty strict monastic life, but (because it'sBaca selengkapnya
Brussels, finally
5 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Well: yesterday, because I started so late, I only made it 55 miles instead of 80. Which means that I had to make those miles up today. I rode 95 miles to get to Brussels, Belgium. Holy crap.
not-french fries
6 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Belgium is REALLY into fries and beer. I saw a guy with a belgian fries tattoo today. Usually they come in a cone, but this was the "small." They gave me two forks....I ate them by myself.
Things I ate and didn't eat in Bruxelles
6 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
The five basic food groups of brussels are: waffles, beer, fries, chocolate, and mussels. It's a weird combination, to be honest. Well, this unpopular opinion penguin is here to say:
1. I don't likeBaca selengkapnya
Ok, europe, you're alright
6 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
I'm going to be totally honest and say I didn't actually expect to be impressed by some buildings. But wow! The Grand Plaza was pretty amazing
Thank god for soccer
6 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Rode 60 shitty miles.
The first 20 were EXTREMELY hot and in the sun (and my face is already peeling and burnt from day 1 - its very attractive)
The next 25 were under construction, unimaginablyBaca selengkapnya
Campsite #3
7 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
Where I endured one of the strongest thunderstorms I've ever seen on a bike trip.
I was woken up around 1am by rain pounding on my tent, thunder and lightning. This "campsite" was not technically atBaca selengkapnya
Gastropods of Belgium Under Attack
7 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
The snails and slugs of the Rance Regional Forest in southern Belgium woke up to a grisly scene Thursday morning. An American cyclist rode 18 miles through rush hour traffic, injuring dozens. Some,Baca selengkapnya
Crossing into France
7 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
It looked like this
Pain Sandwich
7 Juni 2018, Perancis ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
Yep. After 300 miles, that's about right
chimay, belgium
7 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Chimay, Belgium is another famous Trappist brewery town. I was there around 10am after only a few hours of sleep so I skipped the beer, but it was beautiful
Morning after the storm
7 Juni 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Look at this stupid, beautiful Belgian countryside. Pretending there wasn't a storm that put the fear of God in it last night