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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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Default Off to the Dam this weekend!!

Going for a bit of a "Pre-Birthday Celebration" this weekend, arriving on Friday night at about 11pm and there until the following Tuesday!!

Not been before so really looking forward to it, going with someone whos been before so already got some fairly good knowledge although quite fancy hearing some other peoples suggestions!!

So anyone got any pointers and good places to go?!

Also has anyone sampled the Dams clubbing scene, looks mental but im guessing some places are worth avoiding as a "tourist".......

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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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Have fun mate....im sure you will.

dont forget pics
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Originally Posted by DanCossie
Have fun mate....im sure you will.

dont forget pics
Ill be having muchos fun mate dont you worry!! And pics will be a plenty, probably some vids too....
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Ill be having muchos fun mate dont you worry!! And pics will be a plenty, probably some vids too....
stay away from the shrooms, they really are potant out there . . . . . .
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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Pick me up some good beans lol
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redlight district at nightime is awsome even fo toursits!!! as above stay away from the 'shrooms...if your looking for a quite day head out to harlem it's only about 10 mins train journey from the dam,and there are plenty of coffee shops well chilled!!
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Originally Posted by steve252
stay away from the shrooms, they really are potant out there . . . . . .
Dont plan on doing shrooms, possibly the last night but other than that ill be avoiding them!!
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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Pick me up some good beans lol
I would, but I wont be bringing ANYTHING back!
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Originally Posted by turboloon
redlight district at nightime is awsome even fo toursits!!! as above stay away from the 'shrooms...if your looking for a quite day head out to harlem it's only about 10 mins train journey from the dam,and there are plenty of coffee shops well chilled!!
Thats cool, were hoping to get the most of out every night so upon arrival on the Friday night we are gonna get the stuff dropped off at the hotel then set about getting on it!! Coffee shops will be the order of the day i think!!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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I went a few years back cant wait to go again how much did it cost you mate?

The live sex shows are crap, the banana bar is meant to be good tho but we never went last time
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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loads of good coffeeshops out there

my favourite is Barnies as they have some quality skunk but it aint cheap
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Shandy-Ade
I went a few years back cant wait to go again how much did it cost you mate?

The live sex shows are crap, the banana bar is meant to be good tho but we never went last time
Well all in i think its Ł260!! Thats for return flights from Stansted/Schipol, then 4 nights in a fairly nice hotel about 20 mins from Centraal Station!! Think its pretty cheap really, although i know the time there is gonna be somewhat more expensive!!
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Originally Posted by R4N S S
loads of good coffeeshops out there

my favourite is Barnies as they have some quality skunk but it aint cheap
Will make a beeline for that then, thanks for the tip!!

We are quite near the "Dolphin" which im told is pretty good too!!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:55 PM
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the place is awesome been in the banana bar and i thort i was a bit dear

for gud relaxin an coffeeshops try route 99,blues brothers & coffeeshop 36 or cud jst go on a coffeeshop crawl
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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everytime ive been its always somewhere different for the best weed try them all mate

bushmans
hunters bar
and barneys seemed the best so far for me
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Dampkring in Haanborgstraatthey filmed a few scenes from Oceans 11 in there too. They have all the proper stong stuff

there is also a dampkring near the station that does breakfasts too.

Have a good one.
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as above - i think we sat there one day from about 10am till the closed
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Thanks for all your messages and all the tips, giving me plenty to go on!! Really looking forward to it now, roll on Friday!!
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Originally Posted by Daveyboy
as above - i think we sat there one day from about 10am till the closed
I don't think Wayne could or wanted to walk anymore

where else can you get off a plane on to a train and have the white'ies all before 9am

I've still got that picture of Wayne after his first joint
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The weekend is a bit of a scrote-fest in the RLD to be honest, I used to much prefer going mid-week. It wil be busy, mind and you'll still have a great time.

Try to be a bit street-wise though; there are a LOT of people walking the streets who will try and sell you all kinds of shit and basically they're not to be trusted. If you get anyone trying to scam you (eg, knock into you and then claim you made them drop their crack and you have to replace it), just ignore them and keep on walking as if they're not there. Eventually they'll sod off.

The big commercial places like the banana bar and grasshopper are expensive and not really what it's all about. My favourite is 'Cafe Ba Ba' which is on one of the outer rings just as you enter the RLD (via the alley-way below the grasshopper)..

Also.. make sure you go to the "Boom Chicago" show in the comedy club in leidesplein.. it's FANTASTIC..
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Make sure the taxi's don't try the "american/chinese" rates on you, it's about 4 times the amount so if they do just say you're english.
I used to stay there every week for nigh on 3 years with driving job, was always bloody skint afterwards though!!
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Originally Posted by pa_sjo
The weekend is a bit of a scrote-fest in the RLD to be honest, I used to much prefer going mid-week. It wil be busy, mind and you'll still have a great time.

Try to be a bit street-wise though; there are a LOT of people walking the streets who will try and sell you all kinds of shit and basically they're not to be trusted. If you get anyone trying to scam you (eg, knock into you and then claim you made them drop their crack and you have to replace it), just ignore them and keep on walking as if they're not there. Eventually they'll sod off.

The big commercial places like the banana bar and grasshopper are expensive and not really what it's all about. My favourite is 'Cafe Ba Ba' which is on one of the outer rings just as you enter the RLD (via the alley-way below the grasshopper)..

Also.. make sure you go to the "Boom Chicago" show in the comedy club in leidesplein.. it's FANTASTIC..
Thats wicked advice thanks, we are aware that its going to be lively but hopefully we will get the lively stuff out of the way on the first couple of nights and then use Monday/Tuesday to chill!!

Will be on guard for any scammers too, thanks for that!!
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