bbdug wrote:have booked flights for the girlfriend and me to spend 4 days in the Dam
we are both daily grass/hash smokers and ashamed to say Dam virgins
as we are both quickly approaching 40 its time to tick this off the list
a few probably silly questions....
1. what are the opening times of most coffee shops?
2. do you take in your own tobacco and papers(god i feel stupid having to ask)lol
3. can anyone recommend a good guide book for the travelling smoker
4. when so many hotels dont allow smoking, where do you smoke what you buy?
5. are most of them nice inside? remember our age, too old for slumming it
6. fun things to do during the day when stoned????
7. when e's were e's use to love them, any similar smart drugs?
8. should we try the mushees?
All trip gratefully received
Thanks
Hey bbdug.
Congrats on finally booking a trip!
Just to let you know there are loads of 'first timer' threads on here. If you have a quick go on the search function on here you will find plenty of useful information for the first timer.
Firstly I would like to recommend this:
http://www.postwar.nl/amsterdam/
It was recommended to me by this website a year ago before my first trip and found it great pre-dam reading!
1.Coffeeshops are generally open from around 10am-midnight. There are many exceptions, some open earlier (around 8am), and some later (Grey Area doesnt open unitl midday). You will also find some places close later than other.
2. Tobacco is not allowed, by law in coffeeshops. Most places will let you add a sprinkle into your joint (I like to ask the budtender politely just to be sure). A lot of places have a tobacco substitute on offer (I would advise against this!). Almost all coffeeshops have papers and roach on offer at the counter, just dont take the p**s! I like to take my own papers over anyway!
3.
http://www.amazon.com/Get-Lost-Cool-Gui ... 9080256102 - this was recommended to me last week by this website, had a quick look at it and ended up ordering it (even though I've bene around 5 times now). It is packed with tons of information on restaurants (from snack bars to proper restaurants), coffeeshops, RLD everything!. Would highly recommend a read!
4. A lot of hotels dont allow smoking, however in my experience, they tend to turn a blind eye. You can officialy smoke your purchases in any coffeeshop (dont be scared of taking weed from one shop into another, so long as you buy a drink etc, you should be fine. There are also quite a few smoker-friendly bars, such as Nes, Hunters Bar etc (all listed in this sites fantastic directory) which tend te be open later than coffeeshops and will allow you an alcoholic drink to accompany your weed.
5. I assume youa re talking about coffeeshops? In short....No
I find that most coffeeshops are not the most comfortable of places, and a lot tend to not be the cleanest of places. I actually found a place called New Times (its in the directory) that was REALLY clean last month, was very impressed.
6. This is a very subjective one. In the summer me and three friends rented a self-operated boat (
http://www.rentaboatamsterdam.com/) and took our own tour of the canals. This was great fun, we had plenty of product to keep us going, took a picnic and set off (I would not recommend this out of Summer). Walk around (or rent a bike), Amsterdam is a stunning city with its architecture and canals. I have spent many an hour aimlessly walking around off my head. Vondelpark is a lovely place to have a walk around. Museums. Markets (Albert Cuyp).
7. Unfortunately this sort of stuff does not interest me in the slightest, however this MAY be of some use if you are willing to trawl throught the posts.
8. Again, not my speciality. I have friends who have tried them and say they are amazing. Just not for me.
Hope that was helpful!
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roll on 19th February !