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Posted: Fri 9th Oct 2009 12:04 am
Hey 'Metal'....really great advice...I'll be arriving for my first visit on Jan/14 and found all of your info. very helpful.metal4mullets wrote:Oh boy! Well...at HGF there is ALWAYS a "must-buy" and that, my friend...is CHEESE!! Out of everything we smoked our last trip, the Cheese from HGF still stands out. I can almost taste it.......dammit
Seriously, though...the Cheese is consistently outstanding. Always quite potent and just delicious...but not like real cheese. I'd suggest the 12 year old Gouda for that one
Also, as I mentioned above the Silver Pearl is outstanding as well. It's much more up and hazy than the Cheese, though. The SP is definitely better for the daytime and walking around taking in the 'dam and all it's splendiforous glory. Grab some of that for taking in the sights during the day and save the Cheese for late afternoon or the night when you get back to the hotel.
Keep in mind, that I wouldn't recommend either of these as a first smoke. It sounds as though you're a fairly heavy smoker and have a good tolerance, though...so you'll probably have no problems. If it were a light to moderate smoker (like myself) I was giving advice to I'd tell them to head to Basjoe for some quite inexpensive (around €4/g) Thai or Jamaican to roll as a first joint. It's much more mild and a better choice to ease in to the Dutch weed with. They also sell Orange Bud which is more medium than mild...but is still up and not trippy or racing. Another good choice. Also, I believe Yo-Yo exclusively sells outdoor strains which tend to be milder as well. Although, I'm sure they have pretty strong outdoor gear as well if one felt inclined to go that route.
I believe you're coming from the States, so make sure you take a sleeping pill and pay too much for one of those ridiculous drinks on the plane. You want to make sure you get as much sleep during your three hour night as possible. You'll arrive at Schipol around 8-9am most likely, so try and check in early at your accomodations and take a nap until 2-3pm. Then eat some food....a lot, actually, if you're comfortable with it. After a nap and a good amount of nutrition head out and have fun
With soooo many wonderful sounding strains of smoke to try, I was figuring on arriving @11:00 checking my bags and hitting a coffeeshop ASAP but a nap and some food does sound like a better plan....it being a 7 hour flight from Toronto.
I was a little leery of the potency of the pot I would get in AMS myself but, from what you're saying I should not worry....I've been puffing half an ounce a week of medium-high grade Hydro for many years.....can't wait to compare.
Trad.