Walks · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 6 min read
Amsterdam at bike speed, canal belt to Noord
A loop that starts in the Jordaan at eight and ends on the free ferry to Noord. Where to park a bike, and where absolutely not to.
Jordaan · De Pijp · Amsterdam Noord · Haarlem
Amsterdam
A city best done at bike speed. Canal-belt mornings, brown cafés, and the neighbourhoods a ten-minute ride from the queues.
Amsterdam itineraries
Food · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 5 min read
Brown cafés: the ones locals still use
Sticky ceilings, a cat, no music. Six old-school cafés where a beer is €3.50 and nobody is filming anything.
Day trips · Haarlem, Netherlands · 5 min read
Leave Amsterdam for the day: Haarlem in fifteen minutes
A €4.60 train, a Saturday market, an almshouse courtyard behind an unmarked door, and beer brewed inside a windmill.
