Porn on the Bus?

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That’s what this poster implies. Its reads “porn in public transport”, and refers to a new wireless, highspeed service from Aerea. It’s available for 14.95 euro per month – but not inside my house – only outside. Not so useful.

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Time Travel

The buses here have fancy new information systems, showing you travel times.Only this one hasn’t quite worked, the time on it is 9.58, but the arrival time at the final destination is 7.30.

And no-one seems to know what the “comfort meter” is, or whether a high score means more comfortable or less. It can change [...]

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Parking Solution

Parking in Amsterdam is a nightmare. To get a permit to park in my neighbourhood would take about 7 years on a waiting list. Even then I’d struggle on Saturdays and Mondays because of the local market.

Off-street parking is rare – and can add 30,000 euro or more to the sale price of your [...]

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Travel for free?

I saw this sign on the side of the bus. The red text reads “By bus for free”But you should always read the fine print, the text below says “So become a bus driver” and directs you to a website

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Travel Pass System Hacked

From the OV website the caption reads “Coming Soon to the whole of the Netherlands; click here”

There is a long running project to introduce a universal secure travel pass in the Netherlands known as the OV Chipkaart. It functions much like the Oyster card in the UK, tracking your journey based on when you enter [...]

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Get going!

This looks like a lot of fun, it’s fast, easy to use, particularly in Amsterdam where there are cycle lanes everywhere. It looks like it folds/collapses to be pretty portable as well – which is a big plus in a city where bike theft is the number one crime.

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Tuktuks Take Over Amsterdam

They belong in Thailand but Tuktuks have invaded Amsterdam over summer.
Apparently the invasion started a year ago, but they only arrived in Amsterdam this year.They’re running a much needed service, as mini taxis in the centre of Amsterdam. The city is reasonably well served by trams and buses but there are some annoying gaps that [...]

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Antique Tram

I saw this tram today, trundling through the centre of town. It’s got “Meettram” on the name post but the windows are all completely blacked out.The name translates as “marking tram”, so it might be the one used to make the marks on the road? I didn’t see it leave behind any pant marks though. [...]

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