Improvements to the cycle route Oirschot – Boxtel
When I wrote about the cycle route from Oirschot to Boxtel, two years ago, I was very critical about the state of maintenance especially of the Boxtel part. Tree roots … Continue reading
A huge new bicycle parking garage in The Hague
The city of The Hague quietly opened the second largest bicycle parking facility in the Netherlands earlier today together with the Dutch Railways. The garage, at the city’s Central Station, … Continue reading
A wooden cycle bridge in Oirschot
Billet en français With the trains still restricted to essential travel only, I am forced to find topics for my blog within cycling distance. As luck would have it, an … Continue reading
A test ride in ʼs-Hertogenbosch and Vught
Billet en français This post is a first, in a particular sense: I bought a new camera. Of course I had a few cameras already. Take for instance that camera … Continue reading
A new cycle street in Utrecht
billet en français Finally, I was allowed to go to Utrecht again for work! It was only for one time, but I hadn’t been in my place of birth for … Continue reading
What does red asphalt look like after many years of use?
billet en français One thing that keeps impressing people is the state (and colour) of the surfaces of the cycleways in the Netherlands. The bright red colour of fresh cycleway … Continue reading
More food deliveries by bicycle in the Corona crisis
billet en français How our streets look is perhaps what changed most dramatically in this pandemic. Unfortunately, the bright blue skies from the beginning of the lockdown are no longer … Continue reading
Cycling to the ‘Dutch Sahara’
billet en français This is the fourth and final report of the longer rides I made on my free Wednesdays during the first month of the Corona crisis. After four … Continue reading
A grade-separated roundabout in Rosmalen
Billet en français The on-going pandemic still forces me to stay as close to home as possible, which limits my blog post topics. But I do trust many of you … Continue reading
Ride along to a nature reserve
Billet en français Some European countries are just starting to relax the rules on being out and about. In the Netherlands we were fortunate enough to be allowed to go … Continue reading
A huge transformation in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
Billet en français The current crisis, with the stay at home policy, forced me to be inventive in finding topics for new blog posts. That is why I browsed through … Continue reading
Cycling in a forest of a nature reserve
Billet en français With the obligation to stay home as much as possible and the urgent advice to only use public transport for important jobs I am not able or … Continue reading
