All about cycling in the Netherlands
People who visit the Netherlands for the first time to see and experience the cycling environment often describe being “blown away” by all that they see. But recurring visitors say something similar too. To their pleasant surprise, they often notice
It’s the fifth Wednesday of July, which means an extra post. Since just last month a tunnel was opened in Zaltbommel as part of the developing F2 continuous cycle route, it seemed like the perfect moment to cycle the entire
On the hottest day of 2026 up to that point, Friday 19 June, a new cycling underpass in Zaltbommel was officially opened. Construction had taken about a year. The underpass forms part of the 15-kilometre F2 continuous cycle route between
When I first started filming in Utrecht in 2009, I had no idea I would still be documenting the city seventeen years later. Looking back through my archive, I realised how well I can show just how much has changed
The first time I cycled up the new bridge in the Finnish capital Helsinki, at the beginning of last month, I did not make it to the top. I got out of breath, and my heart was racing at a
When you live in a very car-dependent society, it might be hard to imagine, but you can live without owning a car. I’ve done so for almost my entire life. I did learn to drive, back in 1984, but I
In last week’s post I showed you Finland’s new longest bridge. Today, in this extra post, I show how that bridge fits into Helsinki’s cycling network and how it shortened the distance from the island of Laajasalo in the east
Cities around the world would love to do what Helsinki has just done. The city has effectively halved the distance to a major new urban development, making it far more accessible by active and sustainable transport. Because Helsinki is built
On 17 April 2026, a new bridge was opened in ’s-Hertogenbosch. Unfortunately, it remained open for just over a week. The bridge had to be closed again after it turned out to vibrate too much. As a precaution, the damping
This hasn’t happened since October 2025, but April once again has five Wednesdays — which means an extra post. The last true “fifth Wednesday” post dates back to July 2025, when I revisited the Vondelpark in Amsterdam after filming there