What NOT to do in Amsterdam

[cattales1960]

DO NOT exit central station by the back doors, (you will have a long frustrating walk all the way round)....

DO NOT wear high heels (ladies) they dont go down well with the cobblestones....

DO NOT put your feet up on the chairs in the coffeeshops....

DO NOT " go back a bit more " when your mates laughing her ass off taking a pic of you (shes probably trying to make you fall in the canal)....

DO NOT go for a little sightseeing trek, alone, with no phone, no map, in your last hour before leaving the dam, you may too have a panic attack....

DO NOT wear flip-flops, while raining, when coming out of a coffeeshop, stoned as hell, and slip over, on all 4's, and laugh so hard you cant get up while your "mates" are getting their cameras out....

Jen these are hillarious! Hehe I take it you know this from experience? hehe

[zootdog]

DO NOT feel you have to buy a strain just cause youve smelt it. if it doesnt smell nice and u dont want to buy it, YOU DONT HAVE TO, YOU CAN ASK TO SMELL/SEE/BUY SOMETHING ELSE

[boywonder]

Don't carry on smoking inside the Dampkring on a busy Sunday afternoon as your 'friend' walks up and down outside pulling in lungfuls of air in a bid to avoid the whitey that he is teetering on the edge of whilst trying not to frighten the busy shoppers round the corner with his wide eyed fear and his random staggering. Help him, you bastards.

Still a bit annoyed about that one after 7years.

[Slip & Sal]

Soon it will be Do not smoke in a coffeeshop if your a tourist!!!!

[Trouble13]

Soon it will be Do not smoke in a coffeeshop if your a tourist!!!!

hope not for a while tho...

[benstraat]

Do not get involved with any of the street dealers or pests.

Simple, walk past like they are not there, if you do feel you are forced to make a gesture, simply shake you head, or a polite 'no thankyou' and walk away.

They are after a quick fast buck, show them that they will not be getting it off you, and they soon fuck off.

[woodz60]

Do not get involved with any of the street dealers or pests. Simple, walk past like they are not there, if you do feel you are forced to make a gesture, simply shake you head, or a polite 'no thankyou' and walk away.

I found an easy way to deal with them- when approached and questioned more than once, I simply said loud and clearly (in English) "I Don't Speak English!" This left the dealer confused long enough for me to get some distance away.

[woodz60]

do not try to ride the tram tracks on yer scooter,some of em take you to a real bad place with no way to escape..lol

I found this to be especially true of bicycling across tracks. If you hit them at the wrong angle, you can enjoy a short flight, and an unpleasant landing!

[spireax]

do not try to ride the tram tracks on yer scooter,some of em take you to a real bad place with no way to escape..lol

I found this to be especially true of bicycling across tracks. If you hit them at the wrong angle, you can enjoy a short flight, and an unpleasant landing!

done that, lucky for me I just stopped dead and got my feet down, years of road riding served me well, but not well enough to not but my damned wheel in an obvious rut

[treetop]

DO NOT cycle around at 5am stoned off your tits with a large envelope containing 8g of prime weed sticking out your pocket.

DO NOT forget where you parked your bike.

DO NOT buy from any coffeeshop where the budtender is a prick. Always act respectfully but if it is not reciprocated vote with your feet.

DO NOT talk to anyone who knows Charlie.

DO NOT eat at Wok to Go -it is a nasty bad copy of Wok To Walk.

[USbongLord]

I just scream NO I DON'T WANNA BUY COCAINE BUT THANKS FOR ASKING....they leave fast

[Quazer]

This one has to be used in a trip report in full detail... DONT get a chinese massage at that place near the Voyagers. I was totally greased up (with shorts on) and the neck pain didn't go away.

[kokopelli]

I just scream NO I DON'T WANNA BUY COCAINE BUT THANKS FOR ASKING....they leave fast

This one is excellent gotta say

I'll add : if locking your stuff at the central station don't loose your ticket

And as silly as it sounds ... triple check your departure time so you don"t miss you train/plane or end up with almost a heart attack trying to be there on time ... as you'll be stoned out of this world when you leave (as you should!

[Nimrod]

DO NOT turn your back on the large group of stoners you were with at Centraal Station, migrating to the 21April Cannalympic promotion in Haarlem. They WILL disappear, and you WILL be left behind wondering exactly HOW that happened, riding SOLO to Haarlem, with a tiny canine SLUMBERING on your right foot. Not that I was HIGH or anything...

[tol1y]

DO NOT lose your passport on nye when flight home is new years day and embassy doesn't reopen till 3rd Jan!!