Queensday

Most people who have ever been in Amsterdam at Queensday, will agree with us that it is a bit of a madhouse. Yet this year we are pleased to be in Amsterdam. For some time, we know that we will have to vacate the office building we are living in. Relocation is scheduled for next Sunday. Today there is flea market on the square in front of the building. So it's a great opportunity to get rid of some of our belongings. Too bad the organisation has decided to build a stage right in front of our frontdoor. So we have to abandon the plan to display our stuff in the entrance hall. Luckily there still is enough space on the market square and the weather is really cooperating. We have enjoyed ourselves and even sold some stuff. That saves moving!...

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London Calling

Every year, the company Sander works for organizes a trip to a European destination. This year it's London, starting point for Long Way Round and Down. On sunday a dinner was planned near Shepard's Bush. So Sander couldn't resist having a peek at 25 Bulwer Street. The starting point for Long Way Round. There's no sign of Charley or Ewan. Nowadays a dance studio is located at the address. Of course this would be a great cover for their new series 'Long Way Up', that will potentially start once the new BMW 1250 GS Adventure is released!? ;P...

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Quest for the ultimate tank bag

Because our motorcycles are a bit old it is not easy to find a suitable tank bag. Hoping to find the ultimate tank bag, today we traveled to Belgium. Maybe we're just too demanding. But up till now we have not succeeded in finding a good tank bag for our motorcycles. We already visited all motorcycle dealers in our neighborhood. And also during the Motorbeurs (motorcycle fair) in Utrecht we were unable to find anything to our liking. Most tank bags are too big, use magnets or have a quick-lock system which (unfortunately) is unsuitable for our old fashioned gascap. That's why today we go to RAD (Belgian Louis). They have some tank bags on their site, which we would like to try on our motorcycles. Once there, it turns out not to be a problem at all. We are allowed to take the bags...

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Couchsurfin'

Through the grapevine we heard that Couchsurfing is a very good way of meeting other people and not entirely unimportant reduce the cost of staying abroad. Because we have more than enough room at the moment, we decided to give it a try and figure out if it suits us. Since Sander updated his Couchsurfing profile, that we are living in Amsterdam, we get a lot of requests of people who would like to come to Amsterdam for a couple of days. As we don't have any plans with Easter we decide to invite Linda and Nadia (two girlfriends from Germany and Switzerland). Initially, the appointment is not quite right. The girls seem to arrive 1 day earlier than expected. Luckily we figure out this misunderstanding just in time, so it really isn't such a big problem. However the girls will have to...

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