On the ride in my previous post, I was completely taken by surprise! Where I expected to see a narrow dirt path in the forest that I knew so well, with its potholes, bumpy surface and all the overhanging branches, … Continue reading Cycle way upgrade in the forest
In this post I will show you a recreational ride I took early March 2022. This was my last ride before my open-heart surgery. I didn’t know that at the time I cycled, but five days later I would be … Continue reading My last recreational ride
Although it feels a bit later this this year, the leaves are turning now. What better way to see the beautiful autumn colours than going for a cycle tour on a wonderful sunny Sunday afternoon? When you want to cycle … Continue reading A ride to enjoy the autumn colours
The gigantic wooden walls look rather intimidating when you approach them in the woods near Maasmechelen in Belgium. The cycleway between the dark trees takes you to a concrete deck between two even darker walls of almost 7 metres tall. … Continue reading A third “Cycling Experience Enhancement” opened in Belgium
If slow tv is your thing this post is for you! In this week’s video I ride almost one and a half hours in the countryside just south of my hometown ʼs-Hertogenbosch. Contrary to popular belief the recreational cycling network … Continue reading A longer ride on the recreational cycle network
Yesterday, the Dutch celebrated their national holiday King’s Day. Normally that is a day to celebrate by going out, getting together and having a drink. By turning the country into one big “garage sale” and by dressing up in orange. … Continue reading It’s time for tulips!
While I am enjoying my summer holidays I prepared a ride for you to enjoy. This way you could virtually take a summer ride in the Dutch countryside. This was just a short ride (14.5 km) before dinner on a … Continue reading Recreational evening ride
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 such rides I stopped making them for no particular reason. … Continue reading Cycling to the ‘Dutch Sahara’
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 out for fresh air during the entire crisis. As I … Continue reading Ride along to 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 allowed to use the train to go somewhere to film … Continue reading Cycling in a forest of a nature reserve
You may think cycling through a museum was already possible in the Netherlands. Indeed there is an underpass under the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum*, but the Dutch are taking it a step further. How about actually cycling through the exhibition hall of … Continue reading Cycling through a museum
Have you ever used a map while cycling in a foreign country? Trying to find villages with names you can barely pronounce not to mention remember? In the Netherlands and Belgium there is a much easier way. Thanks to the … Continue reading The Numbered Junction Network for recreational cycling
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