Tag: amsterdam
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Why my trip to Amsterdam made me love Seattle even more
I expected to feel a little sad upon arriving back in the United States after a weeklong family vacation in Amsterdam. But that’s not what happened. I love Seattle, and I love biking here. Perhaps it’s because I’m older now or have a kid or because I wrote a whole book about biking in this…
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On vacation in Amsterdam
Greetings from the lower countries! We took our five-year-old on her first trip out of the country for a somewhat spontaneous family vacation to Amsterdam. We spotted a surprisingly cheap flight a couple months ago and bought the tickets on a whim. Now we’re here without much of a plan, which is my favorite way…
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What I did on my summer vacation
I specifically tried not to work for the three weeks I was traveling for my honeymoon. But of course being a bike blogger has poisoned my brain, and I couldn’t help noting city-making lessons for Seattle. So here’s a brief rundown of where I went and what I saw. First step in our trip was…
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Amsterdamer biking 17,000 miles for charity will host ride in Seattle Saturday
Dirk Spits worked for years in a Hosteling International in Amsterdam when he got an itch to do something bold for the world. So he started a charity called 99% Ride. The “gimmick,” as he put it, is that the world would be a better place if everyone gave just 1 percent of their money,…
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