traveling to holland...links

[southflorida]

the idea for this thread was to give people who want to travel to the netherlands for ic mag cups links for travel info, plane ticket reservations, hotel and apartment rent reservations, amsterdam information, etc.

CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER POSTS BELOW BECAUSE THEY HAVE MANY OTHER LINKS....THIS FIRST PAGE IS ONLY AN INTRODUCTION

also if anyone knows where to find information for people who maybe want to move and live in holland...like local real estate agency websites....also maybe there are websites where owners sell their own real estate without agents...and any other sites that would help a person who wants to make the netherlands their new home.....like me....in about 3 years

any information...anyone wants to add will be appreciated folks....AND THANKS IN ADVANCE TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTES TO THIS THREAD !!!

CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS OF *OLD HIPPIE DAVE*...IMO THE BEST VIDEO COLLECTION ABOUT COFFEESHOPS IN HOLLAND

http://www.youtube.com/user/oldhippiedave
http://www.youtube.com/user/711groove

SO THAT YOU GET AN EXACT IDEA ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN *THE DUTCH COFFESHOPS* AND CAN SEE BEFOREHAND IF IT'S FOR YOU OR NOT...LOL

AND these links are for those who want to see what a full size cannabis plant looks like and in these videos you can see Arjan...owner of the coffeeshops Greenhouse in Amsterdam and owner of seed bank greenhouse seed company....that are sold in seedboutique.com....enjoy.....Super Silver Haze....White Widow...and Great White Shark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4JdGiq5A_A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Ma7yeZWbY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy_BTy_xvtA

HERE is a site about netherlands from a person who is living there

www.postwar.nl/pw_2007/subject/amsterdam/

it has interesting stuff about holland, maybe to some of you it will be of interest

CHECK OUT THE POSTS BELOW FOR MANY OTHER LINKS!!!

I will keep adding all info that I find also




this *buds* for all of you my *ic mag* friends

 

[southflorida]

anyway i will start it off with the NETHERLAND COFFEESHOP MENUS...since I think many ppl want to do some window shopping first...lmao

www.black-arts.org/~reatta/menus.html

this link has coffeeshop sites and so much INFO ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS IN GENERAL and THE CANNABIS SCENE you could spend a few months checking it all out...anyway...enjoy

www.black-arts.org/~reatta/CFH.html

and some STRAIN SMOKING REPORTS from amsterdam

www.smokersguide.com

and of course the BEST COFFESHOP SITE and FORUM

www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com

 

[southflorida]

Okay, here are some of the links that can help you to find what you need when travelling to The Netherlands.

In Amsterdam The Best Place To Stay for cheap is AROZA HOSTEL on Nieuwindijk street. This is 5 minutes from The Central Station, and 2 minutes from Greenhouse United, Daampkring 2, Barney's, Rokerij, and many others!!!

BEST LINK TO FIND CHEAP HOSTELS IN AMSTERDAM

http://www.hb-247.com/aff/smokersguide/netherlands/amsterdam/

AWESOME APARTMENTS:

http://www.spiegelkwartierapt.nl/index.htm
http://www.leidsecorner.nl/
http://www.centralstationapt.nl/

HOTEL,APARTMENT RESERVATIONS, ETC:

www.stayamsterdam.com
www.goingamsterdam.com
www.channels.nl
www.hotels.nl
www.bookings.nl
www.citymundo.nl
www.hemp-hotel.com
http://singelhotel.nl/welcome/
www.hotel-abba.nl
www.hotels.nl
www.booking.com
www.amsterdamer.supanet.com
www.simplyamsterdam.com
www.directliving.nl
http://amsterdam.craigslist.org/
www.expatriates.com/classifieds/amst/rma/


AIRLINE RESERVATIONS:

www.skyeurope.com
www.economytravel.com
www.easyjet.com

PARK AND RIDE:

http://www.amsterdam.info/parking/park-ride/

OTHER STUFF THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST:

www.bikes.nl
www.hiptravelguides.com

THIS LIST WILL GROW AS I FIND NEW LINKS TO ADD....PEACE

 

[Ronley]

This is also an excellent site for hotels.
I have used it 3 times in booking myself a place to stay in the Dam.

http://www.medialink.nl/amsterdam/index.php

 

[southflorida]

thanks ronley for this link....i checked it out and it has some great deals....including very inexpensive 1 star hotels for people who stay out mostly and only need a place to crash for a few hours...lol.....and that don't remember anything anyway since they are too wasted from smoking lots of weed....lmao

anyway thanks to everyone in advance for any information you provide for the future travelers to the most wonderful country in the world

 

[sagaseedman]

thanks for the links. i am going to Amsterdam sep 1 so I can use all the links you have

 

[southflorida]

also if anyone knows sites that have the best deals for airline tickets....with flights to amsterdam...that would be a big help...since I read many times that people had problems finding good prices on airline tickets

 

[SpacedCWBY]

Great thread SF

www.economytravel.com

Cheapest airfare I found and I spent 6 days surfin' before I came across it.

The price they show you is the price you pay, taxes already included.

$853 from JFK for CC week in november. Seems like I paid around 750-790 last year, somewhere in there.

Channels is a pretty good resource. They've got all the local hotels on there. Avoid the big travel sites and just talk directly to a cheap little hotel. Paid 40e a night and got a free breakfast. Had a nice private place all to my lonesome.

 

[Queso]

www.ignatzmice.com - site about the red light district and its offerings.

www.stayamsterdam.com - another apartment site

www.virtualdam.co.uk - cool site for info and reports

www.channels.nl - forum and guide

and i think you covered the rest

 

[southflorida]

thanks spacedcwby and queso for those links.....I wish I read more info and watched more videos about amsterdam before my first trip there....would have avoided lots of bad coffeeshops...and spent more time in the better ones...plus would have tried better strains and hash of course

 

[kid606]

super cheap airline within europe..skyeurope.com

 

[SpacedCWBY]

Hey queso, may want to change your www.channels.nl link

 

[Queso]

lol my bad. fixed er all up now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drWDVvTCXM0

this is a cool video of coffeeshops.. a bit old, but a fun watch

 

[southflorida]

queso....have you watched *old hippie dave* videos on youtube? those are the best overall videos...hours of coffeeshops and buds video...and funny ass shit said by him...while he is stoned off his ass

by the way I'm gonna put up the best shops so people can discuss themand say which they liked the most and which didn't like and how the scene is changing in holland....for example in the last half a year hear a lot of good about this place



definately will check it out when I'm in the dam

 

[SpacedCWBY]

Oughta be a sticky... Took me months to find all the stuff he put together here in a few days.

 

[FLA.GOON]

SF, GOOD INFO AS I AM TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE DAM THIS NEW YEAR!

THANKS FOR THE LINKZ

 

[southflorida]

many people on here who have never been to the Dutch Coffeeshops ask which *coffeeshops* are the best to hit....while in Holland

well.....my recommendations and of many....many.....other people's are:

(1a) willie wortels *INDICA* (awesome location, small,cozy, awesome-friendly staff)
(1b) willie wortels *SENSIMILIA* (large interior,large assortment, large terace, unique experience for sure)
(1c) willie wortels *SATIVA* (closed till middle of aug) (when opens....closest to train station...first stop before strting the haarlem coffeeshop crawl)

(2a) dampkring (owned by dampkring..lol)
(2b) de tweed kamer (owned by damprkring)
(3c) pink floyd (also owned by dampkring)

(3) grey area (owned by american dude's 1 riding on bike in the dam)

(4) amnesia (owned by barney's now...lol)

(5) barneys (owned by crook derry...at least tha's what many call him....lol)

......and of course many many more....these are listed in order of my favorite from the first .....imo...... being the best and so on.....lmao

***by the way I only like barney's because you can go there in the early in the morning while most of the other coffeeshops are closed....otherwise I try to chill at the 1-4 coffeeshops...that makes seven different coffeeshops where I spend *most of my time*

would be excellent if people wrote which they really liked and if they remember what they bought and smoked there...pictures if you have would be cool too....anyway here's a few to of mine

 

[mr.haze420]

the pink floyd has been sold and is now part of the dampkring group

 

[thinman]

please people, do yourselves a favor and take this advice: wear comfortable shoes. you'll do more walking than you can imagine and if your feet hurt, your experience will not be as great as it could be. nobody will be looking at your shoes so don't worry about fashion---just comfort. een though public transportation is fantastic in the DAM, you'll end up walking more than you possibly ever have before. i know this because i ended up with horrible blisters on my heals after just a couple days (wore new shoes), and could only wobble around like an old man for the remainder of my trip.

i stayed at the Hotel EUREKA and they had a dynamite free breakfast---and an elevator. i would recommend that place. very friendly.

 

[mr.haze420]

rent a bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and avoid the sore feet