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About

The Amsterdam Travelogue is the result of my passion for finding & sharing. Of my love for the unusual things you find in cities when you know a local. And I would like you to discover the Amsterdam I know and adore. That's why I make maps of this city, either with places I love to share or personalized just for you, your family, friends or business relations.

About me

I am a collector, of places and people as well as object. Not originally from Amsterdam, but this city has become my home and stolen my heart. I am utterly in love with my bike, which takes me everywhere and makes me discover new things and places all the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I think about it, I'm a Dutch cliché: I bike, walk on clogs (altough modern ones) and love love love tulips. And still some of my foreign friends seem to forget I'm Dutch and look suprised when I start speaking it in front of them. 

I also really like smelly cheeses, wines and ciders, books, cats, Tati, flea markets, tea, bags, city trips, my sisters and swimming. Paris, Copenhagen and Budapest are some of my favorite destinations for short trips and meeting new people.

 

My perfect day in Amsterdam

I bike around in the morning sun and do some shopping, go the market to get fresh fruit and veggies for the week and maybe accidentally find some cool places. Then, meet up with friends for lunch. In the afternoon a glass of wine in the park, which turns into a barbeque in the evening 'till we get kicked out of the park. Amsterdam is big enough to meet new people but small enough to run into friends, so there's always good times to be had.

 

If you want to know more, would like to tell me about you or just want more info, contact me!

About The Amsterdam Travelogue

This a unique independent travel guide, making custom made city maps of Amsterdam. Because you, like I, love authentic and different. Finding small local markets, browsing vintage, watching a subtittled play or just drinking a cold beer with the locals. I will handpick the coolest things to do and draw you a map of Amsterdam.

 

- Want go shopping in Amsterdam? I'll get you to the best kept secrets to buy your heart out. 

- Rather see some architecture instead? Your map will point you towards Amsterdamse School buildings and the newest designs. 

- Visiting with kids? Then maybe you should try out this fun pie shop. 

- Maybe you just want to go experience A'dam nightlife? Then I'll get you some tickets to a good party.

- Or are you coming with you colleagues on a business trip? I can make it easy for you, so you have time to enjoy the spare hours you get.

About the illustrations

The maps are illustrated by Noelle Smit.  You can find more of her work here and here. She is a fabulous illustrator of childrens books, CV2 lover, vegetable garden enthousiast and my partner in crime for hunting bargains and watching crime thrillers.

The Amsterdam Travelogue doesn't accept any paid advertising, free services/products, goodies, bribes and so on. All the things and tips in my guides are there, because I love them.

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