An email arrived in our inbox recently asking for tips on where to tour with kids in the Netherlands, and on keeping costs low. We are a family of 5: Mom, Dad and the rug rats (10, 8 and 5 years old). I would love to take the kids biking in the Netherlands for 3 […] Read More »
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Six Days, Four Countries, Four Bikes and a Toddler
Caution: this post is being written to the soundtrack of the Teletubbies. As parents of a two-year old, free time is a precious commodity. Bribery is frequently required. Since an episode of the Teletubbies only lasts 24 minutes, we’ll keep this short and sweet. It’s the story of our Easter tour: six days through Luxembourg, Belgium, […] Read More »
Our Easter Tour: On Folding Bikes In The Freezing Cold
We’ve just returned from an Easter bike tour through the east of the Netherlands. There were six of us in total, riding four folding bikes and two ‘big wheel’ touring bikes. Here’s the video to tell the story. Read More »
The World’s Only Suspended Bicycle Roundabout
This blog mostly focuses on bike touring but occasionally we get a bit carried away with the bicycle bliss in the Netherlands and feel compelled to share it with you. On that note, here’s a short video that shows what we did today: travelled to the world’s only suspended bicycle roundabout. It’s the Hovenring in […] Read More »
Video: Our First Big Family Bike Tour
We just returned from our first extended bike tour as a family. With 5-month-old Luke in tow, we cycled 550km through the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Here’s a little video summary that we managed to shoot along the way. Read More »