My first trip to Amsterdam, 43 CS to do in 5 days, any tips?

[Loftmonkey]

Fantastic marra, cheers

Does this mean I may have the honour of meeting up with fellow ACD'ers out there then?

Cheers again

[Loftmonkey]

I'm off to Amsterdam for my first time, 23rd-28th March

Welcome to the forum.

You have been posted on the March Whos In Town page.

You can see who else may be in town during your stay.

Watch for Toke & Talks, I post them up to the last minute.
Or post one of your own. All I need is a date, time, and coffeeshop to post it.

By default I link your posting to your profile page here on ACD.


https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/forum/profi ... le&u=48851

I can change it to a web link ( myspace, facebook, personal page )
or an email address if you want.

You can do a little practice shopping on the Coffeeshop Menus page.
Any with arrows are less than six months old.

First timers get my S G Collins recommendation
I think a read of this will maximize your efficiency once you get there.

How not to get hit by a bike and other stuff they forgot to tell you about Amsterdam.


Enjoy
FlyByNite - Travel preference, not business practice
www.CoffeeshopMenus.org

fantastic fbn, cheers man...me and me mate D were thinking of doing a toke n talk at voyagers on the friday 25th, say 7.30 for 8pm?
if you could do what you do fella, cheers again

[FlyByNite]

fantastic fbn, cheers man...me and me mate D were thinking of doing a toke n talk at voyagers on the friday 25th, say 7.30 for 8pm?

Toke & Talk posted on the March Whos In Town page.

http://www.coffeeshopmenus.org/0-WhosIn ... rch.htm#25


Enjoy
FlyByNite
www,CoffeeshopMenus.org

[Loftmonkey]

cheers again FBN

[Adamster]

Question how you copy the map? ive tried clicking right copy aint there and nothing on googles map either!?!! How do i make the map into a Picture so i can then put in a me ipod?? (may sound stupid has a question i know)

[Colina]

[Ctrl] + [PrtSc] (screeshot) then open MS Paint or any other grafic program and paste.
cut the edges and safe as .jpg or the format you need.

[TwoCanucks]

Do we do all 43 CS on our list in the first couple of days, pick our faves and spend the rest of the trip in those?

Read this thread...

My totals...

10 days...

25 shops...

59 strains...

130 grams ingested...

https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/forum/viewt ... &start=150

[StonedSince67]

Hi all, I'm off to Amsterdam for my first time, 23rd-28th March

welcome to the forum

i just want to double-check that you have read the document How not to get hit by a bike from the excellent S G Collins website recommended by FlyByNite

if you have already read the document, then thanks, but if not, then please please read before you arrive to ensure your safety in the crazy amsterdam traffic, and thanks

have a great trip ...

ps my suggestion is not to worry about how many shops you hit or how many varieties you sample ... from your list of coffeeshops choose your first one ... get stoned ... then go with the flow ... enjoy

[CWRTical]

I'll be in town for basically the same period of time, March 25-29. Voyager's at 7:30?

[matty223]

Hi all,

I'm off to Amsterdam for my first time, 23rd-28th March (only 43 more sleeps )
I'm going with a mate, we shall call him D , this will be his 3rd trip. We have done loads of reading, making notes etc... a lot of the info has come from you guys and this site. We have printed oput a copy of the map and marked out our destinations.

What I would like to know is...
Do we do all 43 CS on our list in the first couple of days, pick our faves and spend the rest of the trip in those? Or, if we do find a couple we fall in love with (in first couple of days), sack the rest of the list off and stick to those?

Also, as I'm like a kid in a candy shop now, and there's 43 more sleeps yet, is it best just to buy in 1gms, find the ones ya like then buy in bulk?
I know these may seem stupid/daft questions, but I just want to make the best of our time there. I want to get my mate melted to a couch as he hasn't been baked over there as of yet

Thanks for the tips in advance

if you can visit 4 coffee shops ain a few days go for it, but dont spend your entire trips inside the coffeeshops there is so much more to Amsterdam

[starcatcher]

I would personally say that 43 in 5 is way too much, so sacking some off that list is definitely the way to go.

even 20 would be loads. you want quality, not quantity...imho.

if you really want to stick to your plans, you'll want to consider avoiding smoking skunk at all.....but then, having said that, one of the best things to do in amsterdam is unquestionably to just get yourself irresponsibly baked and discard all machination in favour of simply milling around the Centre in a state of bliss, doing your best to come to some sort of compromise with the trams and cyclists.

i find this to be the most agreeable way to spend the first day, until you get your dam-legs sorted and you can begin serious expolation.

if you can tame the trams, you'll find they can help you in your quest to find exotic coffeeshops. remember they don't stop outside the coffeeshops though.

i think buying in single grams is probably a good approach if you want to maximise the variety of bud you try........obviously. not much point in buying 5g of one strain from every shop if it's your first time there. i find it takes discipline though; you'll see nice nugs for 2, 3g and find it hard to resist in that moment. then you'll be like "wait, wasn't i meant to be buying 1g a time? or is that tomorrow. fuck it."

i think getting a 5g deal of some cheapish bud is usually a good idea. the top and bottom of ends of the menu are closer together than you expect for the price gap.

[YourGuru]

For your first trip, you probably overdoing going to 43 shops in 5 days.

Peace,
Balou

I agree, cut that number in half and shave it down to 23 / 25 Coffeeshops tops... You'll be returning to your favorites often.
43 shops is doable in 7 days...IMO

[Loftmonkey]

Do we do all 43 CS on our list in the first couple of days, pick our faves and spend the rest of the trip in those?

Read this thread...

My totals...

10 days...

25 shops...

59 strains...

130 grams ingested...

https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/forum/viewt ... &start=150

Yeeehaaa... you'll do for me
I shall do the same on my return and maybe we can compare?

Peace
SD

[Loftmonkey]

Hi all, I'm off to Amsterdam for my first time, 23rd-28th March

welcome to the forum

i just want to double-check that you have read the document How not to get hit by a bike from the excellent S G Collins website recommended by FlyByNite

if you have already read the document, then thanks, but if not, then please please read before you arrive to ensure your safety in the crazy amsterdam traffic, and thanks

have a great trip ...

Havent read as of yet, but the friend Im going with has lent it me

thanks

Peace
SD

ps my suggestion is not to worry about how many shops you hit or how many varieties you sample ... from your list of coffeeshops choose your first one ... get stoned ... then go with the flow ... enjoy

[Loftmonkey]

I'll be in town for basically the same period of time, March 25-29. Voyager's at 7:30?

Ayup CWRTical...yeah dude, we are holding (well, gunna try) a T&T, Voyagers, Sat, 7.30, look out for the acd map on table.
look forweard to meeting
Have a safe trip out
Peace
SD