When you want to cycle just for a day or a couple of days the routes of the Dutch Railways are excellent. Main advantages: it is easy to hire a bicycle at the railway station. The route is always signposted and makes a nice day of cycling. An overview of these 30 routes you’ll find […]
When you don’t want to cross all of the country, but rather discover a smaller part of the country extensively, you can use the network of cycling routes (fietsroutenetwerken). This system consists of junctions which have a unique number. It makes it easy to explore a region from any point throughout the network. By linking […]
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In 1993 fietsen wij door een deel van Ecuador. Praktische informatie voor de fietser met bestemming Ecuador. Deze tekst is eerder (deels) verschenen in het blad Fiets. Mocht je na het lezen van deze informatie de smaak te pakken hebben gekregen dan is er ook nog een pagina met een uitgebreide fietsreisbeschrijving. Routeoverzicht Route van […]
All information about the Dutch youth hostels on www.stayokay.com Nivon-natuurvriendenhuizen Natuurvriendenhuizen (home of friends of nature) are a kind of do-it-yourself hotels. You prepare your own meals and help with the daily cleaning. This type of accomodation is maintained by volunteers and the atmosphere is informal. Hotels When you want to be sure of a […]
The youngest province of Holland is formed by “new land”, conquered on the sea in the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. When you enter this new land the difference with the surrounding country is evident: the farms are large and far apart, the roads straight (and we think it is boring). But then again, you don’t […]
When you prefer to find your own way cycling around the Netherlands you’ll need an excellent map. Only then you’ll be able to avoid the main roads and find the separate cycle lanes through the countryside. Recommended maps ANWB/VVV toeristenkaarten 1:100.000 These maps are the only ones that include all the cycle lanes and signposts […]
Of course you can find your own way around the country. But then again, it’s not easy to avoid busy roads or uninteresting parts. And you’ll need to stop at every street corner to read the map (and there are lots of street corners in densily populated Holland!). We met a lot of foreigners cycling […]
There’s a special B&B organisation that caters for cyclists: vrienden op de fiets (friends on the bicycle). In their booklet you’ll find 3200 addresses where you are welcome for a bed and breakfast for a maximum of euro 16 per person. Warm shower list Another special option is to take advantage of the hospitality of […]
When you know where you want to go you’ll need to buy some maps and guidebooks. See for advice on what maps to use getting around, maps and for guidebooks where to go. The cheapest and easiest way is to buy them on arriving in Holland. When you don’t want to miss the fun of […]
Wherever you go cycling in Holland you’ll always encounter water, whether it will be one of the large rivers, a lake, the Waddensea or the IJsselmeer. But don’t worry: there are lots of facilities to cross whatever water you’ll meet in a comfortable or even adventurous way. On this page you read all about ferries […]
All the information you need about cycling in Belgium At the moment there is only one title available in print in English with information on cycling in the Netherlands. Katherine Widing’s book contains 30 pages of useful general information (e.g. planning, country information, food & lodging) and more than 50 detailed route descriptions. Some are […]
When you ‘re tired, your bike breaks down or the wind is blowing from the wrong direction, or you are running out of time, there are several options to get where you want to be. Train It is allowed to take your bicycle in any train, except during the peak hours. You have to buy […]
Except in the far south, in Limburg, you don’t need a lot of gears, as Holland is as flat as a pancake. Fore the same reason you don’t need a state of the art lightweight. In fact any bicycle will do. A few gears may help you in case of a strong headwind. You can […]
