There is no normal post this week. I only have my traditional festive video for the holiday season to show you. This year’s holiday season is weird, just like this whole year was weird. In the Netherlands we had a … Continue reading Happy Holidays
Every Monday in October and November I published an extra post with a ride. It’s December now and I published my nine rides, but isn’t that a strange number? Doesn’t 10 sound much nicer? All the rides were filmed this … Continue reading Bonus Ride in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
For this week’s extra post I rode around in my hometown ʼs-Hertogenbosch, including through the intersection of my last post. This ride was filmed on a Friday afternoon early September this year and it still has that summer’s feel. I … Continue reading Ride in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
The city of ʼs-Hertogenbosch redesigned a major intersection. Until the 1970s this intersection was part of the main north-south route in the country. Fortunately, most through traffic now uses the motorways around the city. Even though this intersection is still … Continue reading A reconstructed intersection in ʼs-Hertogenbosch
When you don’t own a car you need to consider how to take every single journey. Is the place I need to go to at cycling distance or can I go by train and cycle the final distance on a … Continue reading A ride to Vlijmen into the wind
A future fast cycle route will be linking Zaltbommel in Gelderland to ʼs-Hertogenbosch in North-Brabant. The 15 kilometre route will be built from 2020 to 2022 for a budget of 16.4 million euros. How can they build it so fast … Continue reading Ride on the future fast cycle route from ʼs-Hertogenbosch to Zaltbommel
After a very long wait – according to a number of people and organisations – the city of ʼs-Hertogenbosch closed a city centre street to all private motor traffic. It was decided early last June, but without a clear date. … Continue reading ʼs-Hertogenbosch has finally closed a street to motor traffic
billet en français Another new roundabout was opened in the municipality of ʼs-Hertogenbosch. This roundabout is located outside the built-up area close to ʼs-Hertogenbosch proper and business park De Vutter in the former village of Engelen. The three-arm roundabout was … Continue reading A new roundabout to replace a T-junction
billet en français 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 … Continue reading Recreational evening ride
billet en français Six years ago I explained in a post that doing maintenance comes quite natural to the Dutch. As a people we like things neat and tidy. Dutch even has different terms for a complete overhaul of things … Continue reading Cycleway maintenance and repairs
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 that can film in 360 degrees. It is nice, and … Continue reading A test ride in ʼs-Hertogenbosch and Vught
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 asphalt stands out in a very positive way, but how … Continue reading What does red asphalt look like after many years of use?
