[LIMBURG] Budget and Itinerary

SUNDAY: 16 April 2017

Belgian Rail (Liege - Maastricht) - 5.60

Saigon Cuisine (Chicken Fried Rice w/Coke) - 12.50

Toilet (Maastricht Hbf) - 0.70

Arriva (Maastricht - Aachen) - 6.00

EUR24.80

[MAASTRICHT] Lunch in the Netherlands

Given the proximity of cities within the Euregio, you can just lump most of them together in a single day. As they say: Breakfast in Belgium; Lunch in the Netherlands; Dinner in Deutschland. Of course you can always add #blessed at the end of your post to annoy the hell out of your friends, those who think that you need to ride a jet to shuttle back and forth between these cities. But then again, their being geographically challenged is the least of your problems. Besides, fate seems to favor the geography geek.

[NORTH HOLLAND] Budget and Itinerary

TUESDAY: 5 January 2016

Easyjet (Berlin - Amsterdam) - 72.92
BVG Intercity (Schiphol - Amsterdam Centraal) - 5.20
BVG Metro (Amsterdam Centraal - Amstel Station) - 2.90
Airbnb (4 Nights) - 120.00
Amstel (Water/Chocomel) - 4.00
EUR205.02

[AMSTERDAM] So Many Canals, So Little Time

And today’s blog post is dedicated to Amsterdam’s canals, for they are so ubiquitous they need an entire article all for themselves. Article? Hahaha. More like a collection of random rants and raves while passing by these bodies of water, I’d say! So what is there to know about this canal fascination? If you want a history lesson, there’s always Wikipedia. All I know is that there are more than a hundred canals in this city, and I think they were built more due to necessity rather than preference.

[AMSTERDAM] That Elusive Iamsterdam Selfie

I let out a mild chuckle as I scanned the shelves. From sex toys to legal drugs, Amsterdam seems to have it all. As my eyes panned from left to right, products such as tiny pecker condoms and special cookies met my gaze. I just love how unpretentious this city is. Perhaps I find it hilarious as hell because I just know that you’ll never have the same experience in Manila. The devout Catholics are going to have a field day, and the owner of that store will burn at the stake the next afternoon.

[AMSTERDAM] A Chest Freezer of Cannabis Ice Cream, Please

If ever I die here in Amsterdam, it’ll be because I got fatally hit by a speeding bicycle. I just can’t help but invade the bike lanes, like, “Oh really, this is your lane? I thought this was a catwalk made especially for me so I can model my OOTD. What ‘ya gonna do about it?” And then the bikers will gang up on me and I’ll end up as nasty roadkill. But the Dutch are a cool bunch, and the language sounds like English if you close your eyes and listen but don’t pay attention.