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15 The urban fi les 

Tinpot towns, meticulous murals, 

and keeping bees indoors 

24 Facts & fi gures 

Urban by numbers, factoids and tiny 

nuggets of info 

38 Urban legends quiz 

See how well you know the truth 

behind these famous tales 

48 Letter from om 

Amsterdam 

Renowned Dutch h 

writer Aaf Brandt t 

Corstius writes 

from the capital 

28 

Hong Kong 

THE 

urban 

ISSUE 

It’s famed as one of the most 

densely populated places on earth, 

but is surrounded by tranquil islands 

The urban issue 

Welcome to the February issue. This month, our theme is 

Urban, as illustrated by the stylised, futuristic graphic on 

our cover. Inside, you’ll fi nd the usual mix of artfully crafted 

words and carefully considered photography, a look at 

the future of city living, a quiz to test your knowledge 

of urban legends, inspiring travel tales from Oman and 

Hong Kong, and much, much more. 

Ashok A Bhalotra 

40 

The T Netherlands-based Indian 

architect a and urban planner on the 

future f of the world’s cities 

Oman 

52 

The Omani interior is a land of rolling 

dunes, stunning mountains, lush 

oases and welcoming smiles 

CONTENTS 

44 

Photo series 

Japanese photographer Natsumi 

Hayashi and her self-portraits while 

levitating through Tokyo 

08 

61 

65 

77 

Frontlines 

Little bits of 

everything 

Updates 

What’s on in 

The Netherlands 

Touchdowns 

The best 

city guides 

Photo competition 

Your chance to win 

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KLM Travellers Check 

81 KLM news 

Lusaka, a new African destination 

83 Flying Blue news 

The latest info for frequent fl yers 

84 Entertainment 

A world of audio and video 

85 KLM online 

KLM’s internet and mobile services 

86 People & planet 

The Missing Chapter Foundation 

87 Behind the scenes 

Social networking 24/7 

103 * 

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Our companion companies 

90 Plane facts 

KLM’s fl eet in focus 

93 Route maps 

The world at your fi ngertips 

100 Airport hubs 

Amsterdam and Paris 

101 Amsterdam map 

Around town 

102 Fit for fl ying 

Tips and exercises 

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Volume 47 Number 2 

February 2012 

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Frontlines 

Arts, design, 

culture, events 

and ideas from 

across the globe 


Words: Annemarie Hoeve 

Smokeless fireplace 

NEW 

Android antics 

Technology ■ Robocycle 

Japanese roboticist Masahiko Yamaguchi must have stood 

by like a proud father when his high-tech creation fi rst 

cycled off on its own. Yamaguchi adapted an existing 

robot kit and custom-built his own bike for it. The tiny 

bike bot is called Primer-V2 and can pedal like a human, 

maintaining its balance without any training wheels. It 

uses a ‘piezoelectric angular rate sensor’ to constantly 

correct tilt via the handlebars and can travel at up to 

10Kph. When it comes to steering, Primer-V2 still relies on 

his creator’s remote control. See ai2001.ifdef.jp. 

Seeing is believing 

Norway ■ Monstrous lookout 

Architecture 

The monster 

believed to be 

living in Lake 

Seljord is called 

‘Selma’. So far, 

Selma has only 

been seen on the 

town of Seljord’s 

coat of arms, 

created in 1989. 

The Cocoon Aeris 

mythical monster inhabiting Scotland’s Loch Ness is world- 

Hanging Fireplace by 

Federico Otero may 

well be the coolest 

winter warmer 

around. It burns 

ethanol, so there’s 

no smoke (but some 

scent) with this fi re. 

{}The 

See cocoonfi res.com. 

famous. But apparently, ‘Nessie’ is not alone. According to local legend, 

Norway’s Lake Seljord has its own leviathan. And so, when asked to 

devise a plan to develop this breathtaking area, Rintala Eggertsson 

Architects created a modern serpent-shaped watchtower aimed at the 

lake to admire the great natural beauty and maybe even its camerashy 

beast. See rintalaeggertsson.com.

TREATS 

BOOKS 

Craving caviar on the go? o? 

Tuck into one of these 

travel-sized tins for a minifeast 

(15 grammes) of this his 

briny delicacy from farmed, med, 

sustainable sources. 

Available in six colours 

(the tins, not the caviar). r). 

See enkdecaviar.eu. 

The Louvre: 

All the Paintings 

The title of this book 

delivers exactly what 

it promises; jawdroppingly, 

all 3,022 

paintings on display 

in the permanent 

collection of this 

prestigious Parisian 

museum are accounted 

for, in full colour. No 

wonder the book is 

almost 800 pages. 

Attracting 8.5 million 

visitors every year, the 

Louvre Louv is the world’s 

most-visited mos art 

museum. mus There’s also 

a DV DVD that allows 

you to tour the 

museum, mus one room at 

a time. tim Published by 

Black Dog & Leventhal. 

A good picture is one that’s 

in focus, of someone famous 

Traditional umbrellas 

have a fatal fl aw: 

you have to lift them 

up to see where 

you’re going. The 

problem has been 

artfully solved by 

Taiwanese designers, 

25togo. Check out 

their cheerful 

‘goggles umbrella’. 

See 25togo.com. 

FRONTLINES 

Keep your hands 

warm while swiping 

your touch screen 

this winter with 

Muji’s special gloves 

featuring conductive 

material knitted 

into the thumb and 

forefi nger. See 

muji.eu. 

Culture 

Collecting Warhol’s World 

Rotterdam ■ 4 February-1 April 

Photos of Warhol and the photographers 

around him — David McCabe, Billy Name, 

Robert Mapplethorpe and Thomas Hoepker 

— offer a fascinating glimpse into the New 

York underground scene of the 1960s, 

including the legendary Factory. These 

images are from a private collection, From 

Cobra to Contemporary, belonging to 

Hugo and Carla Brown. For more details, 

see kunsthal.nl. And for more events in 

Amsterdam and The Netherlands, turn to 

pages 61 and 63. 

Design 

Art under the hammer 

Interiors ■ Dutch masters dot-to-dot 

Want your own Dutch masterpiece 

but not very handy with paint? Try 

this crafty approach by designer 

Ulrike Jurklies. Apply one of her 

patterns to the wall and hammer 

nails through the numbered dots. 

Then string yarn in the colour of 

your choice from nail to nail to 

create a giant dot-to-dot of your 

favourite masterpiece, such as 

Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring 

or Van Gogh’s Sunfl owers. Don’t 

forget to remove the pattern 

sheet afterwards. Available via: 

momantai-design.com. 

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Installation: Zoe Papadopoulou. Photo: Theo Cook 

FRONTLINES 

DESIGN 


Energising the future 

Museum ■ Rotterdam 

A radioactive tea party — complete with 

Geiger counter and homemade ‘yellowcake’ 

representing uranium oxide U308 — is just 

one of the thought-provoking installations on 

view at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s 

current exhibition in Rotterdam, The 

Netherlands. The exhibition, New Energy 

in Design and Art, explores how art and 

design can offer sustainable energy. Other 

ideas include a lamp powered by digitally 

modifi ed bioluminescent hamster cells and a 

carnivorous robotic fl ypaper clock. Intrigued? 

You have until the 26th of this month. 

See boijmans.nl. 

Exhibition 

Radioactive yellowcake, anyone? 

Everything but the manual 

Dutch ■ DIY furniture kit 

Does a fl atpack instruction manual strike fear 

into your heart? Then try this kit by Dutch 

designer David Graas; it’s called Everything 

but the manual – a modular system with 177 

identical oak building blocks that you can 

screw together to make absolutely anything. 

The only limitation? Your own imagination. 

Graas has some ideas to help you get 

started: how about a dressing table, lamp 

or cuckoo clock? But remember, with no 

‘how to’ booklet, you’re on your own. See 

davidgraas.com. 

NEW 

Flowerbed Hotel 

Accommodation ■ Blooming Dutch 

A new hotel designed by Dutch 

architects MVRDV is inspired by its 

surroundings in Aalsmeer, the heart 

of the country’s fl ower industry. The 

town is home to the world’s biggest 

fl ower auction, Flora Holland, which 

sells 12 billion fl owers and plants per 

year. And, as if there weren’t enough 

fl owers nearby, the hotel lobby will 

feature 2,100sqm of fl owerbeds. The 

Flowerbed Hotel is due to open in 

2014. See mvrdv.nl.

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FRONTLINES 

FRONTLINE 

Rock art 

The state of California recently 

spent $10 million on a giant 

rock. The 8m-high lump is an 

art installation by Michael 

Heizer. Levitated Mass is on 

permanent display on a 140m 

long metal beam at the LA 

County Museum of Art. Heizer 

fi rst envisaged the work in 

the 1960s, but only recently 

found the right rock. It’s one 

of the largest monoliths to be 

moved since ancient times, and 

weighs about as much as 300 

Fiat Puntos. See lacma.org. 

SCENERY 


The slow lane 

Best foot forward Idea ■ Easy-going groceries 

Invention ■ Shoe with soul 

Guide dogs may soon be out of a job; a 

new shoe called Le Chal (‘take me there’ 

in Hindi), has been developed to help 

blind people navigate. It uses a smart 

phone’s GPS and compass to point the 

wearer in the right direction via vibrations 

in the sole. There is also a proximity 

sensor, signalling upcoming obstacles. It 

was designed by Anirudh Sharma and is 

currently being tested, but it doesn’t offer 

much in the way of companionship. See 

anirudh.me. 

Most expensive photo 

Photography ■ World record 

A picture speaks a thousand words and, in this case, 

costs millions: $4.3 million, to be exact. Rhine II by 

photographer Andreas Gursky recently became the 

world’s most expensive photo when it was auctioned 

by Christie’s in New York. Why so expensive, the world 

wondered? For a start, it’s huge; three metres wide. But 

that still works out at over $1 million per metre, hardly 

a bargain. Apparently, the section of river portrayed is 

home to a giant power plant, so a spot of clever digital 

trickery was required to achieve the empty end result. 

Photo: Andreas Gursky, Tate London 

Illustration: Getty Images 

Copenhagen cool 

Chilled-out winter fest 

Finnish supermarket chain 

K-citymarket has opened a 

slow-track checkout lane for 

the elderly, the disabled, or 

anyone who wants to take it 

easy. There’s time for small talk 

and you can wait your turn 

in a comfortable armchair. Is 

this great service or a clever 

marketing ploy? Aalto University 

is monitoring the pilot project. 

Maybe it’ll catch on. 

Instead of escaping to a tropical island, 

why not just get out some extra warm 

woollens and embrace what winter has 

to offer, like Copenhagen’s Wondercool 

festival. With events from the worlds of 

fashion, design, gastronomy, art, music 

and architecture, this Nordic festival brings 

creativity and culture together to spice up 

frosty days. For the full programme, 

see wondercoolcopenhagen.com 

Photo: Ulrik Jantzen/copenhagenmediacenter.com

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THE FILES #01 URBAN 

Fine lines 

Matt W. Moore is a proponent 

of what he calls ‘vectorfunk’. 

It’s secured him exhibitions 

across the globe, and 

commissions from the likes of 

Wired magazine and Nike. 

He’s also keen on massive 

murals, like this carefully 

constructed number. 

MWMGRAPHICS.COM 

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Sweet pad 

This domestic beehive 

concept is aimed at aspiring 

urban bee farmers. The idea 

is to help struggling bee 

populations as well as city 

folk with a sweet tooth by 

fi tting special hives into our 

future homes. Run out of 

sugar? No problem, just 

harvest some fresh honey. 

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Play away 

This suburban idyll is not a 

Truman Show development in 

the US, but rather a Speelstad 

— holiday homes for families — 

in the province of Drenthe, in 

the east of The Netherlands. 

It’s shot by aerial 

photographer Karel Tomei, 

and captures well how, 

even on holiday, 

people like the style of 

suburban living. 

FLYINGCAMERA.NL 

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tower blocks to cropped 

images from Google Street 

view. For the series Tokyo 

Compression, he takes 

melancholic images of the 

city’s commuters. 

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Pans handled 

This may look like a dystopian 

view of future city living, but 

it’s actually a carefully 

constructed sculpture of San 

Francisco in kitchenware by 

Beijing-based artist 

Zhan Wang. 

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Facts 

figures + 

Numbers, knowledge 

and nuggets of urban info 

Words: Anna Whitehouse 

Illustrations: Sam Vanallemeersch 

Barking mad 

1 stray 

Sausage, an amiable, ginger stray dog 

that lives in the heart of Athens, likes 

to stand up for a cause. Whenever 

there’s a protest, according to local 

papers, the brave hound takes to 

the streets and gives hearty vocal 

support. However, he is yet to declare 

which party he supports. 

Urban scrawl 

1.6km canvas 

Some 500 kids from the town 

of Sibu in Malaysia spraypainted 

their way into the 

Guinness World records by 

covering a 1.6km canvas in 

graffiti. The canvas was 1.5m 

high and completed in less 

than 24 hours. The former 

record was set in Brazil, 

where 246 people painted a 

1.4km canvas. 


In the bank 

€80,000 hypnosis 

Most bank robbers are 

masked in balaclava’s 

and wave weapons. 

Not so in Russia, where 

urban gangs have started 

using the more peaceful 

method of hypnosis. 

In a recent break-in, the 

non-violent criminals 

managed to convince a 

bank teller to hand over 

€80,000 just 

by staring at him. 

Billion dollar baby 

79 billionaires 

URBAN 

Moscow is the city with the most 

billionaires in the world. The 

Russian capital boasts 79 of them, a 

whopping increase of 21 in just one 

year. That more than edges out New 

York, with 59 billionaires, and London 

with 41. Other cities in the top 15 

include such rising stars as Mumbai, 

Taipei, Sao Paolo and Istanbul. 

“I really didn’t try to make urban music, but 

I am a product of my inspirations.” 

Justin Timberlake 

Jam packed 

11-day queue 

Beijing’s Expressway 

110 between the 

capital and Inner 

Mongolia was where 

the world’s longest 

traffic jam took 

place. Thousands of 

motorists were caught 

up in the 60-mile, 

11-day tailback, giving 

a whole new meaning 

to road rage.

Facts 

figures + 

Dead ringers 

6 million skeletons 

The Catacombes de Paris holds 

the skeletal remains of some six 

million people. Originally built in the 

late 1700s as a hygienic means of 

disposing of the city’s dead, this 

gargantuan ossuary has been open 

to the public on a regular basis 

since 1867. In the early 1900s, there 

would occasionally be high society 

chamber concerts down there, to take 

advantage of the acoustics. 

Two wheels good 

57% by bike 

Groningen, The Netherlands’ sixth 

largest city, is the most bike-friendly 

place on earth, according to website 

carbusters.org. Some 57% of journeys 

each day are by bike in the city, 

which sits in the north of the country. 

The figure is high even by the 

standards of such a famously 

bike-friendly nation, and is helped by 

the fact that roughly one in four 

residents are students. 


High and flighty 

600ft up 

Keen birdwatchers have taken 

their hobby to a new level 

— literally. Tower 42 in London 

has opened up its roof to avid 

followers of our feathery 

friends. While pigeons and 

seagulls are regular sights 

down below, more than 

200m up, you can see flocks 

of geese migrating and 

rare birds of prey. 

“Th e car has become the carapace, 

the protective and aggressive shell, 

of urban and suburban man.” 

Marshall McLuhan 

What a doll 

1 Barbie 

URBAN 

With her pink hair, grungy 

clothes and tattoos, US toy 

maker Mattel’s latest Barbie 

doll is not a favourite among 

parents. The punky doll, 

designed by urban fashion 

label Tokidoki is a one-off 

limited edition, although some 

sensitive parents are keen to 

get her off the shelves.

Cable cars 

look out 

toward the 

South China Sea 

Hong Kong 

It’s the street food that binds Hong 

Kong’s diverse population, says local 

resident Jake Hamilton 

PHOTOGRAPHY: CALVIN SIT

foodie 

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“Squid on a stick?” gasps a tourist at a food stand 

in downtown Kowloon. “Is that actually possible?” 

Yet when it comes to street food in Hong Kong, absolutely 

anything is possible. 

Th e city is famed for its fi nance, its fashion and its 

fl amboyant fi lm industry, but the fabric that weaves Hong Kong 

society together is undoubtedly the amazing (and oft en 

outlandish) street food. Go to any district, and on any day on 

any given street corner, you will fi nd an incredible array of 

exotic and mouthwatering snacks. 

Kowloon is one such district. Roaming around the colourful 

back alleys behind the Peking Road and Nathan Road, you’ll 

fi nd countless hawker stands selling the city’s most popular 

street treats — curry-fl avoured fi shballs, stir fried beef noodles, 

bubble-shaped waffl es and the legendary custard tarts. 

Most snacks are cheap, sizzling hot and ready for immediate 

takeaway, so be experimental with your choices. 


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The ubiquitous 

street food is a 

common bond for 

the city’s diverse 

population 

OPPOSITE 

Young Hong 

Kongers 

Hong Kong is a city that has taken many diff erent styles 

of Asian cuisine and made them its own by adding a Cantonese 

twist, be it meat-fi lled French toast or a spicy Cantonese version 

of Indonesia’s nasi kuning. 

Hong Kong Island, and especially the tourist-friendly 

districts of Central and Wan Chai, is usually a visitor’s fi rst 

point of contact with the city’s iconic street food. Th e vertigoinducing 

alleys and steep roads spill over with delectable street 

snacks such as wonton noodles, baked pork skewers and 

delicious, barbecued shellfi sh. 

But for the adventurous, it’s well worth a quick ferry hop over 

Victoria Harbour to Kowloon, where the real Cantonese classics 

can be sampled. 

Try One Dim Sum for some Michelin-starred dim sum 

(known locally as yum cha, meaning aft ernoon tea). It’s 

incredibly popular, so you’ll be waiting a while, but once you get 

seated you’ll experience the best prawn and pork dumplings

“ Room to live and 

breathe is cherished by 

the city’s residents ” 

TRAVEL HONG KONG

in the world (and for under €2). Congee is another 

quintessential Hong Kong dish, and the crab congee and brothy 

rice at Shunde Chuen is rightly renowned. 

Hong Kong is justly famous for being a vertical city. It is 

a jumble of steep inclines, giant skyscrapers and enormous 

vertiginous housing blocks living cheek by jowl with jungle-clad 

mountains. Space has always been a precious commodity here, 

and you will fi nd some of the most expensive real estate in the 

world. So, room to live and breathe is of prime importance for its 

city dwellers. 

But all this is about to change with the creation of the West 

Kowloon Cultural District (known locally as the WKCD). Th e 

government has secured a huge swathe of property along the 

West Kowloon waterfront for redevelopment, in order to bring 

more arts, entertainment, culture, residential property and open 

green spaces. 

Some HK$21.6 billion (€2 billion) has been invested into the 

project, and renowned UK architect Lord Norman Foster is 

overseeing the 40-hectare site. 

“It will not be a cultural ghetto cut off from urban life,” he 

explains. “My master plan instead off ers something that is 

pedestrian friendly, focusing on 17 cultural buildings and a 

great park.” 

Indeed, unlike other world cities such as New York and 

London, Hong Kong does not have a real park. Th e WKCD will 

change that, with a 24-hectare space wrapping the fringes of the 

waterfront. Cultural buildings include the M+ Museum for the 

contemporary arts, a huge performance venue, a Cantonese 

opera house, a music centre and a concert hall. Th ere will also be 

skyrails and overhanging walkways. Th e fi rst phase of the 

WKCD should be fi nished in 2015. 

“I want to see the park most of all,” says Kowloon resident 

Pauline-Anne Leung. “We are crying out for green land in Hong 

Kong and I have heard it will stretch across the harbour front.” 

In fact, the park has been championed by almost the entire 

population of the city. “You will be able to sit on the grass, walk 

your dog, play ball games, all of the things you are not supposed 

to do in the parks of today” says Lord Foster with a smile. “And 

you will certainly not have to follow a tarmac path.” 

One of the most famous names to be linked with the WKCD 

project is the British master-designer Th omas Heatherwick. 

Th e man who is designing the 2012 London Olympics 

cauldron explains that he hopes the WKCD will avoid the 

clichés of cultural districts in other world cities. 

“I’ve been to Hong Kong more than 80 times now, and it fi res 

me up in a way unlike anywhere I’ve ever been,” says 

Heatherwick. “But it’s important that what happens in West 


“ A jumble of steep inclines 

and giant skyscrapers sit 

by jungle-clad mountains ”

TRAVEL HONG KONG

“ Hong Kong can easily seduce 

with its architectural wonders and 

dazzling harbour views ” 

Hong Kong Island’s 

famous skyline

Kowloon doesn’t look like a rich person buying ‘culture’. Th e 

WKCD needs to be fantastic not only for Hong Kong, but 

fantastic to have on this planet.” 

With its dazzling skyline, Hong Kong can easily seduce 

the holidaymaker with its architectural wonders and pictureperfect 

harbour views. But a short jaunt from Central Pier 5, a 

series of islands surround the bright lights of the big city. 

Cheung Chau is such a place. It’s one of the smallest islands 

in Hong Kong, yet it off ers an incredible peek into the city’s 

maritime, buccaneering and religious past. 

Arriving on this tiny island (just over 2.7sqkm) the fi rst thing 

you discover is that there are no cars. Unlike the constant boom 

of traffi c on Hong Kong Island, Cheung Chau mostly buzzes to 

the sound of birdsong, cicadas and fi shermen’s whistles. 

North of the pier is Cheung Chau’s most revered temple, Pak 

Tai, built in the 18th century to protect the local fi shermen from 

foreign naval invaders. Th e temple is also home to the island’s 

largest (and most unusual) festival — Th e Bun Festival. 

Stretching over eight days in late April, this Taoist celebration 

sees the construction of 20-metre bamboo towers, all covered in 

sacrifi cial buns. In the bygone days, you would have had to climb 

these structures and reach for the highest bun, but nowadays 

these delicious goodies are handed down to the cheering people. 

It’s an incredibly joyous and fun event not to be missed. 

Away from the temple and down the narrow alleyways of the 

main town, virtually every household burns incense outside, 

mainly because of Cheung Chau’s bewitching reputation as a 

place for marauding ghouls and spirits. On shop corners 

ABOVE 

Cheung Chau 

beaches and 

Buddha 

TRAVEL HONG KONG 

Street snacks 

Hongkongers will try 

anything once (or twice), 

so be prepared for a 

smorgasbord of weird and 

wonderful street-side eats. 

Soy braised duck neck? 

You can fi nd this 

surprisingly succulent treat 

(€2.40) at Juet Moi, 2 Fa 

Yuen Street, Mong Kok. 

What about an eel and 

rice burger? This soy 

sauce-slathered gem 

(€1.20) can be purchased 

at Hamanako, 7 Shing Yip 

Street, Kwun Tong. And for 

the truly experimental, 

why not attempt some 

deep-friend durian? It’s 

stinky, piping hot and 

comes in a fritter (€2.40) 

at Durian King, 2 Kornhill 

Road. There are plenty of 

fi ve-star restaurants in 

Hong Kong, but for the 

locals, and the 

adventurous visitor, the 

street snack remains the 

culinary king. 

Holland Herald 35

TRAVEL HONG KONG 

Taoist priests chant ‘ghost warding’ incantations, while 

elderly fi shermen still make off erings to a ‘prosperous’ banyan 

tree located in the centre of town. 

Many islanders still live on boats anchored off the main 

harbour, making the sleepy ambience of the place seem a 

thousand years removed from Hong Kong’s bustling urban 

neighbourhoods. A 30-minute sampan ride (around €40) 

around Typhoon Shelter and West Bay reveals the fi shing 

community at work (and rest). “We don’t understand your need 

for sports cars,” smiles Mr So, a soft ly-spoken retired fi shermen. 

“You see much more of life from riding the sea currents.” 

Given its size, you can easily explore Cheung Chau’s hiking 

trails and beaches in a day, taking in the 3,000-year-old rock 

carvings at Cheung Chau Beach Road and the famed Tou Tei 

shrine on Kwok Man Road. 

But this can be an active place too. “It’s a Mecca for 

windsurfi ng for us Hongkongers,” explains Charles Leung, an 

amateur windsurfer from Kowloon, at the pleasingly-titled 

Aft ernoon Beach where sailboards can be rented for around €70 

per hour. Local legend Lee Lai-Shan, who remains Hong Kong’s 

only gold medal Olympic winner, took the windsurfi ng gold at 

Hong Kong fact fi le 

GETTING THERE 

KLM operates daily direct 

fl ights to Hong Kong 

International Airport from 

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. 

HOTELS 

The Mandarin Oriental 

(mandarinoriental.com) on 

Hong Kong Island is one of 


the most venerated, gracious 

and stylish hotels in South 

East Asia. 

DRINKS 

The Pawn (thepawn.com.hk, 

+852 2866 3444) is a heritage 

building turned gastro-pub. 

Arrive early for a terrace seat. 

Sevva (sevva.hk, +852 2537 

1388) is stylish, glamorous and 

a favourite celebrity haunt, 

with breathtaking views over 

Victoria Harbour. 

FOOD 

French-inspired Caprice (Four 

Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance 

Street, +852 3196 8888) is 

often considered the best 

restaurant in Hong Kong. 

the 1996 Atlanta Games. But if the water is too choppy, venture 

to the far western tip of the island to a tiny little cave named 

aft er the 19th century buccaneer Cheung Po-Tsai, who allegedly 

stashed his pirate treasure here. You won’t fi nd any gold booty in 

the rocks, but the place certainly carries an air of how the 

islanders’ ancestors used to live. 

At late afternoon back on the waterfront, the restaurants 

come alive with bright lanterns, noisy chatter and clanging 

cutlery. Here you can feast on tasty Cantonese seafood and the 

island’s famous homemade fi shballs. Elderly local Mrs Lau 

may even invite you to try her evening barbeque at Tung Wan 

beach — a long stretch of lovely sand and a magical end to a 

magical day on this breezy outlying gem of an island. 

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The stuff of 

legends 

Alligators in sewers, cartoon ducks in government: how well do 

you know your urban legends? Find out with our exclusive quiz 

1 

QUIZMASTER: ROB CROMWELL ILLUSTRATION: CAROLYN RIDSDALE 

Fully grown alligators 

roam New York’s sewers, 

feasting on hobos and 

the city’s rats. 

A) True — A juvenile male 

and female were fl ushed 

down the toilet by 

irresponsible owners in 

the 1970s, and have 

subsequently bred 

B) False — Small alligators 

have been found, but they 

cannot survive in the 

sewers C) False — They 

were eaten by sewer lions 


2 

An American 

collector of rare 

cigars insured them 

against fi re — then 

smoked them all. 

A) True — He sued the 

insurers and won a 

payout, but they then 

had him sent to prison 

for arson B) False — 

What a ridiculous 

notion C) False — He 

lost them in a fl ood 

3 

NASA spent millions 

trying to make a 

pressurised ‘Space- 

Pen’ that would allow 

ink to fl ow downwards 

in zero gravity. Russia 

trumped them by 

using a pencil. 

A) True — The fi nal cost 

reached more than $175 

million B) True — JFK’s 

original speech 

promised “Calligraphy in 

space within ten years” 

C) False — Though a 

private inventor did 

spend almost $1 million 

on the problem

4 

JFK’s 1963 declaration to 

the German people “Ich 

bin ein Berliner” meant “I 

am a jelly doughnut!” 

A) True — The crowd 

laughed heartily 

B) False — It means ‘I am a 

cream bun’ C) True — A 

Berliner is a jelly doughnut, 

but he meant to say ‘I am a 

Berliner’ 

5 

1980s rockers Van Halen 

demanded a rider including 

a huge jar of M&Ms 

backstage, with all the 

blue ones removed. 

A) False — They only wanted 

brown ones B) True — It was 

to ensure the stringent 

contract was read in full for 

safety reasons C) True — 

Lead singer David Lee Roth 

hates anything blue 

6 

9 

Donald Duck was 

nearly elected to 

Swedish 

government. 

A) True — An old 

statute allowed any 

name to be put on a 

polling card, and 

there’s still a Donald 

Duck Party B) False - 

He withdrew after a 

sex scandal 

C) False — You must be 

a Swedish national; 

Donald is American. 

And a duck 

A man made a fortune 

taking payments as 

Bristol Zoo’s parking 

attendant - in their free 

car park! 

A) True — He went 

unnoticed for 23 years 

and retired on his takings 

B) False — It was an April 

Fool’s prank in the local 

paper C) False — It was an 

airport car park 

7 

8 

QUIZ URBAN 

Welsh pop lothario Tom 

Jones once insured his 

chest hair for £7 million. 

A) False — Though Lloyds 

of London have insured a 

male model’s hair B) True 

— Though when it was 

stolen, they didn’t pay 

out C) False — It was 

Engelbert Humperdinck’s 

trademark moustache 

Re-heating spinach 

is dangerous and can 

cause cancer. 

A) Possibly — no one has ever 

tried it B) True — It creates 

dangerous levels of nitrates 

C) False — It is considered 

perfectly safe 

RATINGS 

1-3 correct: Country bumpkin 

4-6 correct: City slicker 

7-9 correct: Urban legend 

ANSWERS: 1B; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5B; 6A; 7A; 8C; 9B 

Holland Herald 39

Slicker 

cities 

In a few decades, three-quarters of the 

world’s population will be living in cities. 

Ashok Bhalotra takes time off from planning 

towns in India and China to explain how we’ll live 

WORDS: JANE SZITA PHOTOGRAPHY: RENE VAN DER HULST/UNIT C.M.A.

Ashok Bhalotra, 

in the Kuiper 

Compagnons office 

in Rotterdam 

PLANNING URBAN 

“It’s a numbers problem,” says 

Ashok Bhalotra, the Rotterdam-based 

director of Kuiper Compagnons, of the 

current wave of urbanisation that’s seeing 

him shape cities as far afi eld as China and 

his native India. 

“In three or four decades, the world’s 

population will be nine billion, and 75% 

will live in cities. So we have to be creative, 

we have to be like poets.” 

Bhalotra’s brand of creativity is evident 

in his pioneering City of the Sun in 

Heerhugowaard, Th e Netherlands, a mainly 

solar powered, 1,500-home community 

completed in 2009. 

Now he’s poised to do the same thing on 

a much larger scale, with a new Indian city 

in Rajasthan that will one day become 

home to 1.5 million people, all of whom will 

rely on a predominantly solar power supply. 

Th e same sustainable principles inform 

the three interconnected cities that he’s 

designing in Dalian, China, each one 

housing half a million inhabitants. 

“People laughed at my idea for 

Heerhugowaard at fi rst,” he recalls. “Th at 

was back in 1992, and I remember 

Holland Herald 41

THIS PAGE 

Ashok Bhalotra 

and his 

Rotterdam office 

FACING PAGE 

The City of the 

Sun in 

Heerhugowaard 

the mayor asked if I had sunstroke 

aft er I’d made my presentation. In India 

too, I had to work hard to convince 

people about sustainable energy. How 

did I do it? Not by talking about climate 

change, nobody understands that. 

Instead, I reminded people of how as 

kids they started a fi re using a 

magnifying glass — everyone’s done 

that, and it gets you thinking about the 

power of the sun and how it can be used 

to heat and cool a house. You have to 

appeal to people’s imagination.” 

Imagination is certainly needed to 

understand the rapid urbanisation of the 

human race. In 1800, only 2% of us lived 

in cities. Now, more than half of us do, 

and that percentage is rising steeply. 

Th e World Bank estimates that 

almost 200,000 people move to the city 

every day. In developing countries, 60 

million new urbanites arrive every year, 

and in the next decade, many African 

and Asian cities will double in size. 

By 2015, there will be 23 cities on 


earth with more than 10 million people, 

and 19 will be in developing nations. 

What all this might mean is the 

subject of a dramatic growth in urban 

studies and in projects ranging from the 

UN’s Habitat Programme to the LSE’s 

(London School of Economics) Urban 

Age think-tank. 

But it hasn’t always been this way, 

says Bhalotra. “Urban planning has been 

historically isolated from the political, 

economic and social agenda,” he says. 

“It needs to be connected, but there 

has been a strong anti-city sentiment, 

people were stuck in some kind of 

pastoral dream.” 

As Europe industrialised in the 18th 

century, the expanding city was seen as 

debased. Th e philosopher Rousseau 

summed it up when he gravely 

announced, “Cities are the abyss of the 

human species.” 

Th e industrialists who made their 

money from urban factories were quick 

to move out of town to country estates, 

while their workers were left to languish 

in inner-city slums. 

By the 20th century, planners were in 

a form of mass urban denial, building 

‘garden cities’ and suburbs that tried to 

replicate some imagined village ideal, 

partly fuelled by the rapid rise of 

personal car ownership. 

But harsh economic realities are 

ending the reign of suburbia, as 

Canadian urban planner Ken Greenberg 

confi rms in his book, Walking Home: 

Th e Life and Lessons of a City Builder. 

“Th e inevitable rise of the oil price — 

20% here in Canada last year — is a 

game changer,” he says. 

“Th ere’s a huge realisation that we’ve 

massively underinvested in public 

transit, and cities everywhere are being 

equipped for bicycles.” 

Th ere’s a growing awareness that 

future city planning departments will no 

longer be able to aff ord to give the traffi c 

engineer free rein. 

“Public transport has to be there from 

the beginning,” says Bhalotra, whose

new Indian solar city is designed not 

around roads, but bus and train lines, 

bike paths and footpaths, which pass 

through “varied scenery, so travelling 

becomes a pleasure.” 

Existing cities, meanwhile, are 

increasingly being retooled into denser, 

less car-dependent places. “Currently, 

50% of my work is transforming 

suburbs,” explains Toronto-based Ken 

Greenberg. “Th ey have seen a huge 

population change. In the 1970s, the 

poor lived in the inner city and the 

affl uent in the suburbs, but that has been 

reversed. Th e poor have been pushed out 

to the suburbs, where there are few 

transport options. So the task now is to 

retrofi t the suburbs — make them 

denser, more mixed, with more facilities 

and more transport links. Th e suburbs 

are becoming urbanised.” 

History is full of lessons for urban 

planners. Fatehpur Sikri in India is one 

of the most colourful, a splendid Mughal 

city which the Emperor Akbar began to 

build in 1570 to honour the holy man 

who had predicted his son’s birth. It took 

15 years to complete, only to be 

abandoned just 14 years later, because it 

lacked a suffi cient water supply. 

Ashok Bhalotra likes to tell this story 

to underline his point that the biggest 

challenge facing our growing cities is 

equal access to the necessities of life: 

water, energy and food. 

His Dutch City of the Sun has 

containers outside each house to collect 

rainwater, while his new urban projects 

in India and China integrate agriculture 

into the fabric of the city. 

“Food production has to be urban,” 

he says, “because 35% of food is 

currently wasted due to transport and 

storage methods.” 

Instead of sweeping away the villages 

standing in their way, Bhalotra’s new 

urban developments will simply 

integrate them, and the farmers can stay. 

“Th ey will receive training to do 

high-tech agriculture in the city,” he 

says. “More production on less land. Th e 

PLANNING URBAN 

“ With more production on 

less land, farmers will 

become shareholders in 

the urban economy ” 

farmers will become shareholders in the 

urban economy.” 

Keeping farmers in the city adds to 

the diversity that Bhalotra believes is 

vital for cities to work. 

“We have social housing next to 

exclusive villas. We have to plan for the 

slum dwellers too. Th e people who have 

nothing, they will also come to the city. 

Th ey will need some small shelter too. In 

fact, the slums have a wonderful sense of 

community and joy — the soul of the 

city is the slum.” 

This celebration of diversity extends 

into the city fabric, where Bhalotra plans 

to use diff erent themes and architectural 

styles to off er a changing experience, 

rather than the rubber-3stamped grid 

that featured in 20th-century cities. “Th e 

discovery of new things should always 

be possible,” he says. “It’s important to 

embrace the sensuality of the city. It 

should respond not only to our needs, 

but our desires too. Th e city should have 

1,000 identities.” v 

Holland Herald 43

The Yowayowa

PHOTOGRAPHY URBAN 

camerawoman 

Natsumi Hayashi has a unique talent. 

She shoots self-portraits 

while levitating around Tokyo 

Stock fl oatation 

There is an English-language saying that suggests 

it’s good to keep both feet fi rmly on the ground. 

Natsumi Hayashi disagrees. Her images, typically 

shot against mundane urban backdrops, capture her 

dreamily levitating. But there are no wires, digital 

tricks or supernatural powers at work, just lots of 

jumping and a super-fast shutter speed. 

Holland Herald 45

PHOTOGRAPHY URBAN 


Jump start 

Hayashi typically sets her camera to shutter speeds of 1/500 second 

or faster. She then focuses her lens, sets a ten-second timer, runs to 

her chosen spot and leaps at what she instinctively feels is the right 

moment. It can take hundreds of goes to capture the image she wants. 

For pictures taken from longer distances, she enlists the help of a 

friend to take the picture. 

Levitation nations 

Her work is just beginning 

to garner real international 

interest online, and through 

technical explanations and 

‘how to’ information on her 

website, she has managed 

to inspire tributes from 

Europe to South America.

The artist 

Hayashi lives in Tokyo 

with two cats. She calls 

herself ‘yowayowa 

camera woman’, 

referring to a Japanese 

word meaning ‘feeble’ 

or ‘weak’. “Since I’m 

yowayowa,” she says, 

“it’s really heavy to carry 

SLR cameras around”. 

yowayowacamera.com 

Holland Herald 47

Tring! 

A letter from Amsterdam 

WRITTEN EXCLUSIVELY FOR HOLLAND HERALD BY AAF BRANDT CORSTIUS 

Dear Aunt Li, 

Yesterday, with my son in the bakfi ets, I cycled past the playground and a group of tourists took a 

picture of us. 

It made me think of you. Maybe you’ll also take lots of pictures of us, when we’re showing you 

the sights. 

But fi rst, I need to tell you a thing or two about the bakfi ets. Maybe I need to tell you 

something about cycling in general before you come to Amsterdam. Because, Aunt Li, bikes in 

Amsterdam are just like yellow cabs in New York, rickshaws in Jakarta, scooters in Bangkok and 

snowmobiles (so I imagine) in Alberta, Canada — they are everywhere, they are fast and they are 

slightly dangerous. 

But once you’ve read this letter, you’ll be OK. Amsterdammers ride bikes because the streets 

are narrow, the country is fl at, and the parking fees are high. So bikes are a good solution. All 

Amsterdammers have the same type of bike: an old, rusty one. It won’t get stolen, isn’t afraid of 

rain and has no luxury gimmicks like lights, brakes, gears or a bell. 

Th e Amsterdammer will simply shout “Tring!” when he wants to pass. Th ere’s your fi rst Dutch 

word, Aunt Li, and it’s the most important one. Another variation is “Tring, Tring!”. Th en you 

really have to dive out of the way quickly, because you’re probably walking in a bicycle lane. 

Th is gives an important clue about the nature of the Amsterdammer. He is someone who, if he 

wants to pass, pass, will bellow “Tring!” Tring! himself. A practical, assertive and rather rather pronounced pronounced creature. 

Th e most practical and assertive of Amsterdammers — the mothers — have taken to

akfi etsen; gigantic bikes with a wooden barrow. Where in other countries bananas, fridges and 

live chickens are transported on such bikes, Amsterdam mothers use them for their children. 

Oft en they decorate their bakfi ets with fl owers and brightly coloured crates. But you need to be 

wary of these cute-looking fairytale bikes; they go just as fast as all the rest, but are much heavier, 

have a braking distance of half a kilometre, and the mothers are oft en in a hurry. 

So, be careful. 

Th at’s the transport covered. And the people. But there’s a little more to be said about them. 

Amsterdammers are in many ways the same as residents of other (mini) metropolises; they rush 

about hurriedly, talk quickly, are absorbed by their mobile phones and like to complain about their 

city. Th e standard complaint of Amsterdammers these days is that there are too many potholes in 

the streets, due to a baffl ing mega-project that’s grown slightly out of hand: a new metro line to 

connect north and south Amsterdam. In this, people here are just like the inhabitants of Sydney, 

Boston or Shanghai. Th ey enjoy a good whine, preferably about logistical problems. 

But there is also something special about Amsterdammers. According to Rotterdammers, 

(Rotterdam being the more or less adjoining mini-metropolis that both Amsterdammers and 

Rotterdammers agree is completely diff erent), the Amsterdammer never works. (Rotterdammers 

however, are always working; very hard. Th at’s because of their industrious, port-city mentality.) 

Th is of course is not true, but Amsterdammers really are very fond of their free time. Every 

day, including weekdays, you will fi nd them on the streets, in the shops, in parks, on terraces and 

in cafes. Th ey can spend hours in a cafe, because the great thing about Amsterdam cafe culture is 

that you will not be sent away quickly. You are welcome to spend a few hours hanging around 

with a newspaper, your iPhone and a single cup of coff ee without anyone asking if you are done, 

or bringing you the bill. 

Th ey also are not quick to ask if you want another drink; you have to arrange that yourself, 

again requiring an assertive attitude, a wide array of expressive hand signals, dramatic winks, 

lengthy stints of eye contact and a little coercion. 

An advantage of Amsterdam waiters and waitresses is that, unlike in other global capitals, 

the tipping system isn’t set in stone. Th ey are happy with a left over euro, a trait that speaks in 

their favour. 

Th ey are also all fl uent in English, just like most Amsterdammers, but still fi nd it very 

charming when a tourist can muster a heavily accented “Dank u wel,” (pronounced phonetically: 

“Dohnk-eu-vel”). It means ‘thanks.’ 

Should you take note of everything that Amsterdammers eat and drink in the hours they 

spend lounging in restaurants and cafes, Aunt Li, you might be slightly mystifi ed. 

Th ere’s mint tea, currently the favourite drink; a mug of hot water containing a 

substantial forest of fresh mint. Amsterdammers have adopted d this from their Moroccan 

neighbours, except they add considerably less sugar. So, it’s just st water. With mint. 

A Calvinist drink. 

On an Amsterdammer’s plate, be it lunchtime or around dinnertime, innertime, you can 

oft en fi nd a brown, fried, oblong object covered with breadcrumbs. umbs. I have witnessed 

many foreign friends encounter these with a look of surprise and barely concealed 

revulsion, but they really are delicious. Th ey are called kroketten: en: deep-fried meat 

stew in a crispy crust. I know, it still doesn’t sound good, but it is. 

When the Amsterdammer has a drink — a popular pastime e — he eats a 

small, round version of the same snack. Th en, they’re called bitterballen: tterballen: a 

good introduction to Dutch cuisine, which is rather basic. But tasty. Just 

so you know. 

So that’s the people covered. What they do, how they move, what 

they eat and drink. When it comes to animals, Amsterdam is populated opulated 

AMSTERDAM URBAN 

“ Be wary 

of these 

fairytale 

bikes; they 

are fast, 

heavy and 

take half a 

kilometre 

to stop ” 


Photo: Hollandse Hoogte Hoogte

AMSTERDAM URBAN 

“ It might 

be dizzying 

at fi rst, but 

this is a 

charming, 

old town ” 


by cats and pigeons. Almost every Amsterdammer has one or two cats, preferably of the old 

and fat variety, which gaze cynically out of the window. 

Less photogenic is the Amsterdam pigeon. Th ey’re true urban pigeons, oft en quite plump and 

with only one leg. Th ey laze around all over Amsterdam. Amazingly, they still haven’t learned the 

word ‘Tring!’, and so, oft en walk right in front of cyclists. Th at’s why Amsterdammers have 

surprisingly little aff ection for pigeons, and call them fl ying rats. 

Luckily, tourists don’t know how annoying pigeons can be and — as in other tourist places 

where pigeons congregate, such as Venice — they engage in pigeon worship. On the Dam — a 

hotspot for pigeons, but also for tourists, living statues and hotdog vendors — multitudes of 

visitors feed the pigeons every day and take romantic pictures of fl ocks of them swooping up in 

their thousands and returning to the ground again amid furious fl apping. 

And now that we’re on the topic of places where tourists like to convene, Aunt Li, one more 

thing. Naturally you will want to see the Anne Frank House. So you should. But go in the evening, 

with tickets that you’ve printed out online. Because then the hordes of tourists are somewhere 

else. Th e same goes for the Van Gogh Museum. You can go there on Fridays until ten o’clock. 

A canal cruise: of course that’s another thing that you’d like to do, and there’s nothing wrong 

with that, because even aft er living in this city for thirty years, I still like canal cruises. Not so 

much because of doubtful attractions like ‘the narrowest house in Amsterdam’, but for the chance 

to peer inside the hundreds of house boats along the canals. Prime real estate by the way, even in 

times of recession. And naturally, you have to drop by the Red Light District; that’s simply part of 

your duty as a tourist — but while you’re there, stop off for a bite of Chinese, Th ai or Vietnamese 

food, and check out the Buddhist temple on Zeedijk. 

Actually, when you’re here, you can easily take in the whole city, because Amsterdam is really a 

small, straightforward place. At fi rst, it might seem like a dizzying vortex with all its whirling 

canals, bikes, pigeons, cats and gentle chaos. But Amsterdam is essentially still a charming, old 

Dutch town with a smattering of international infl uences such as Turkish vegetable stores, 

Surinamese restaurants, Indonesian mini-marts and Moroccan croissant shops. 

To illustrate — I live in a remote corner of Amsterdam, in Watergraafsmeer, an attractive area 

where many thirtysomethings with children reside. In the 19th century, the countryside started 

here, and these were pastures with grazing cows. Amsterdammers still act as if that’s the case. 

“You live in Watergraafsmeer? Th en I’m afraid that I can never come to visit. It’s too far away.” 

Amsterdammers consider anything beyond a ten-minute-cycle-ride from the Dam as the suburbs, 

the countryside, or actually, the outback. And my neighbourhood is fi ft een minutes away from the 

Dam by bike. 

Th at 

sums up Amsterdam: almost nothing is further away than a fi fteen minute cycle. And that 

sums sums up 

p Amsterdammers: anything further than ten minutes by bike is too far. Th ey are are dear, 

lovely vi villagers illagers on old, fast bikes. ‘Tring!,’ Aunt Li. Remember that word. Th en everything will be 

just fi ne. 

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TRAVEL OMAN 


Mountain 

Oman remains an authentically beautiful country, 

unspoiled by its resource wealth. Helen Spearman 

explores its rugged heart 

PHOTOGRAPHY: JEREME THAXTON

magic 

Muscat’s 

waterfront at 

sunset, with the 

fort perched on 

the side of the 

mountain 

TRAVEL OMAN 

“Henna! Henna! Henna!” 

Th e chant rings through the village, 

the young girl’s off er bouncing off the 

low walls of crumbling houses and the 

coolness of an air-conditioned fourwheel 

drive car snaking its way into 

the mountains. 

Six-year-old Noor’s home is dark and 

shaded, the largest in the village, and 

surrounded by goats. Th ey nuzzle into 

the doorway, skip along the outer walls 

and hang around on the corner like a 

gang of teenagers, bleating merrily at 

anyone who dares to enter their domain, 

a noisy reminder of how simple life is 

for those that have carved out a life in 

the rugged countryside. 

Th is is one of the ‘goat villages’ less 

than an hour from Oman’s capital of 

Muscat. Here, villagers make their 

living from farming, or from sending 

sons into nearby towns to work as 

drivers, shop assistants or guides. 

Earnings are modest, homes even 

more so, with makeshift football pitches 

painted onto the stony ground for the 

boys to zoom around on, while the girls 

sit nearby, playing and sharing stories. 

“Sweets? Dates? Water?” Noor’s 

mother off ers, a near-toothless 

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TRAVEL OMAN 

ABOVE 

An oasis near 

Jebel Shams; 

Young villagers in 

the nearby 

mountains 

smile on her face, eyes shining in 

the darkness. A few moments later and 

her daughter’s creation is complete; 

swirls of rich brown henna in fl oral 

patterns against my pale skin. 

From Noor’s house, the call to prayer 

sounds clear, and the building is 

suddenly empty. Families in their fi nest 

Friday clothes, bright white robes and 

traditional embroidered hats stark 

against the colourful prints of the 

women’s dresses, walk in small groups 

to prayer. Further along the narrow 

road, more men and boys are making 

their way to mosque. 

Another few hours’ drive through 

the staggering mountain peaks, which 

crash their way to the Indian Ocean, 

an and signposts for Nizwa pop up along 

the 

twisting road. Al-Dakhiliyah, 

aro around 160km from Muscat, is a 

tra trading post where locals can come to 

ba barter for livestock while visitors buy 

ela elaborate Omani silver and antiques in 

the 

souks. 

Nizwa was the capital during the 6th 

an and 7th centuries, initially populated 

be 

because of its location between two 

rivers. Today the wadis (riverbeds) are 

dry, but an oasis remains year round. 

Stretching 8km, it is a verdant sight for 

the eyes aft er miles of barren brown 

landscape, engulfi ng the town in green. 

While the paved roads, shops, hotels 

and cafes blasting out Arabic soap 

operas are a far cry from the Nizwa of 

old, the fort stands strong. 

A major attraction for history buff s, 

the imposing castle was built in the 

1660s over an underground stream, and 

the 30-metre tower boasts panoramic 

views of the surrounding countryside. 

Beautifully maintained and fl anked 

by cannons, the interior is a maze of 

corridors, secret passages, false doors 

and turrets that were designed to work 

in the favour of only its most dedicated 

inhabitants and deceive anyone bold 

enough to invade. 

Even if they had successfully 

navigated their way into the fortress, 

booby-trapped doors loaded with 

boiling oil and date syrup waited to 

bring marauding adversaries crashing 

to their knees. 

“It is safe today, I promise,” grins the 

ticket salesman, who looks old

Muscat harbour 

TRAVEL OMAN 

“ Along the coast, staggering mountain 

peaks crash their way to the Indian Ocean ” 

Holland Herald 55


“ Desert driving is one of 

the most exhilarating ways to 

see the landscape ” 

Wahiba Sands 

A day of desert driving is 

one of the most 

exhilarating ways to see 

the landscape of Oman’s 

interior. Still occupied by 

Bedouins, Wahiba Sands 

is approximately 12,500 

square miles of desert 

made famous by explorer 

Wilfred Thesiger and his 

camel train. Today, a fourwheel-drive 

is the 

preferred method of 

transport, with rollercoaster 

style dune drives 

top of visitors’ to-do lists. 

Hotels can arrange tours.

enough to have been there to see off 

enemy troops. “I even let children come 

in,” he laughs, beckoning to a nearby 

European family. 

Outside, modern life goes on, 

punctuated by impromptu displays of 

men leaping with swords and 

exchanging poetry, in an energetic 

dance called the razha. 

Once a dance of war, it demonstrates 

agility and strength and is oft en seen at 

festivals and holidays such as Eid, as 

well as being a traditional welcome to 

the much-loved ruler, Sultan Qaboos. 

Pictures of his face can be spotted in 

the most unlikely of places. He beams 

from the walls of car showrooms, 

oversees proceedings in fast food 

restaurants and is behind the desk at 

banks. Th e Omanis speak fondly of 

him, while expats whisper about who 

will succeed to the throne; with no 

children, the 71-year old can nominate 

a male relative to take over, but as yet no 

names have been put forward. 

Should the family fail to come to a 

verdict, Oman’s Defence Council will 

choose from two names placed in sealed 

envelopes by Qaboos before his death. 

Far from the capital, dusk falls s on the 

Jebel Shams mountains around ecoretreat, 

Th e View. Th e campfi re is being 

lit, 1,400 metres above sea level. 

Overlooking Oman’s highest peaks, aks, 

permanent tents dot the landscape, ape, 

complete with ensuite bathrooms, ms, twin n 

beds and TVs, while campers from om all 

over the world gather around the e fi re 

with drinks, sharing hiking stories ries and 

a few songs under the stars. 

Th e next morning, many of them hem 

will head out into the foothills, packed 

lunches ready, sturdy shoes on and nd 

cameras waiting for the kind of views 

the will make folks back home shake hake 

their heads with wonder. For tonight, night, 

though, it’s bedtime. 

Sunrises don’t come much more ore 

impressive than the following 

morning’s, with peachy rays 

TRAVEL OMAN 

CLOCKWISE FROM 

ABOVE LEFT 

A trader in a 

mountain souq; 

The Jebel Shams 

mountain range; 

local wildlife

TRAVEL OMAN 

pouring over the mountains and trekkers heading into 

the dawn light. 

Donkey safaris, mountain biking, rock collecting hikes, 

cultural excursions and nature walks set off from the 

campsite, attracting visitors who shun the fi ve-star hotels 

and residents who need time out from the daily slog. 

Businessman Steve, a British expat who has lived in 

Muscat for seven years, regularly heads to the hills on the 

local Th ursday/Friday weekend. 

“Once the cooler weather has arrived, we pack up the car 

every other weekend, camping on the beach or a place like 

this, just to get away from the air-conditioning and to 

stretch the legs aft er a week in the offi ce. Friends back home 

never suspect that Oman has an outdoor scene — they 

either think it’s shiny and full of malls like Dubai, or that 

we’re working all the time. I can’t get out of my desk chair 

quick enough come Wednesday aft ernoon when I’ve got a 

weekend of hiking ahead of me. And it’s normally about 10 

degrees cooler in the mountains than it is in Muscat, too.” 

He packs up the family Toyota Prado — complete with 

booster seats in the back — and drives deeper into the 

mountains, camera resting on the dashboard. 

It’s an experience that comes highly recommended. v 


A trader 

in Nizwa 

Oman fact fi le 

Yemen 

Arabian Gulf 

United Arab 

Emirates 

Saudi Arabia 

Undemarcated borders 

Bordered by the UAE, Saudi 

Arabia and Yemen, Oman 

adopted Islam in the 7th 

century and was conquered 

by several foreign powers, 

with evidence of British 

infl uence from the 19th and 

20th centuries still visible. 

GETTING THERE 

KLM operates fi ve direct 

fl ights per week to Muscat 



WHY GO? 

The warmth of the people, 

and stunning landscapes that 

will have you reaching for the 

extra camera batteries and 

memory cards. 

WHERE TO STAY 

For fi ve-star luxury in Muscat, 

opt for The Chedi (lhw. 

com), which is 10 minutes 

from the airport, boasting a 

sleek, dark-tiled infi nity pool 

and the ideal location for 

exploring the capital (lhw. 

N 

Oman 

Gulf of Oman 

Europe 

Africa 

Muscat 

Muscat 

International 

Airport 

Wahiba 

Sands 

Arabian Sea 

com). A further 30 minute drive 

away is the Al Bustan Palace 

(ritzcarlton.com), which sits 

on the coastline with views 

of the mountains and some 

of the fi nest restaurants in 

Muscat. If travelling south, The 

View (theviewoman.com) is 

a permanent camping spot 

that can help with outdoor 

activities plus cultural trips to 

nearby towns and attractions. 

MORE INFORMATION 

omantourism.gov.om 

DON’T FORGET 

You can take this magazine 

with you, or read the article 

again at holland-herald.com. 

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BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY 

EVENTS 

INTERNATIONAL FILM 

FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM 

Until 5 February 

Independent, innovative and 

experimental cinema from 

around the world, together with 

art exhibitions, debates, talk 

shows and parties. 

Various locations, Rotterdam; 

fi lmfestivalrotterdam.com 

ART ROTTERDAM 

9-12 February 

Fresh new talent and the latest 

developments in contemporary 

art abound at this trendsetting 

international fair. (Nip across 

the road to OBJECT Rotterdam 

in the Las Palmas building for 

some cutting-edge design.) 

Cruise Terminal, Wilhelminakade 

699, Rotterdam; +31 10 7420258; 

artrotterdam.nl 

GALERIE SLEWE 

Photo: Art Rotterdam 

ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS 

TOURNAMENT 

13-19 February 

Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del 

Potro, Robin Haase and other 

major players are set to appear 

at this prestigious men’s indoor 

tennis tournament. 

Ahoy, Ahoy-Weg 10, Rotterdam; 

0900 2352469 (NL only); 

abnamrowtt.nl 

CARNIVAL 19-21 February 

Maastricht’s carnival, famous for 

days of in- and outdoor revelry, 

delivers loads of music and 

costumed rambunctiousness in 

the city’s historic heart. 

vvvmaastricht.nl 

HOLLAND FLOWERS FESTIVAL 


India is the theme at the largest 

indoor fl oral gardens in 

The Netherlands, a veritable 

explosion of colour and scents 

in scenic North Holland. 

Veilingweg 1, Bovenkarpsel; +31 

228511644; hollandfl owersfestival.nl 

MOTORBEURS UTRECHT 


Fair of the year for motorbike 

affi cionados. 

Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Jaarbeursplein 6, 

Utrecht; +31 30 2952731; 

motorbeursutrecht.nl 

PUUR-BARBAARS 

Until 12 March 

Pure-Barbaric by Internationaal 

Danstheater is an interplay of 

short fragments, group pieces, 

traditional folk dance and 

contemporary choreography. 

Various locations in The 

Netherlands; intdanstheater.net 

HOLLAND UPDATE 

Dancelicious 

The biennial Holland Dance Festival 

celebrates the art form with an eclectic 

selection of companies and artists from 

The Netherlands and abroad. The 

Line-up includes Bill T. Jones/Arnie 

Zane Dance, the prodigious Sylvie 

Guillem, and the audacious STREB, 

who weave together the disciplines of 

dance, athletics, boxing, rodeo, circus 

arts and Hollywood stunt work. 

HOLLAND DANCE FESTIVAL; 

Until 26 February; Various locations, 

The Hague; holland-dance.com 

ALEXANDER CALDER: THE 

GREAT DISCOVERY 

11 February-28 May 

Regarded in The Netherlands 

as one of the most important 

American artists of the postwar 

period, this is the fi rst 

major Dutch retrospective of 

Calder (1898-1976) since 1969. 

Gemeentemuseum, 

Stadhouderslaan 41, The Hague; + 31 

70 3381111; gemeentemuseum.nl 

EXHIBITIONS 

SWEET & SALT 

14 February-10 June 

The Netherlands’ relationship DUTCH WINTERS Until 26 March 

with water explored through Selection of paintings showing 

more than 100 works by artists the development of the 

that include Rembrandt, 19th-century winter landscape. 

Rubens, Pippilotti Rist and Bill Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol 

Viola, along with iconic media Airport (Between Piers E and F); 

images of events such as the +31 20 6747000; rijksmuseum.nl 

North Sea Flood of 1953. 

Kunsthal, Westzeedijk 341 

GIGS 

(Museumpark), Rotterdam; +31 10 UB40 7 Feb 013 (Tilburg) 

4400301; kunsthal.nl 

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 

10 Feb Tivoli (Utrecht) 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry 14 Feb 

Oosterpoort (Groningen) 


Off_Corso (Rotterdam) 

Gotye 19 Feb Tivoli (Utrecht) 

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis 20 Feb 

Tivoli (Utrecht) 

Melissa Etheridge 22 Feb 

Vredenburg (Utrecht) 

COWS AT WATER’S EDGE 

Willem Roelofs, Dordrechts Museum 

Info and tickets: livenation.nl 

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Clown im Bett; Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern 

PAUL KLEE’S ‘CLOWN IN BED’ 

EVENTS 

PRESENT(S) 

15 February-2 March 

Het Nationale Ballet performs 

world premieres by Hans van 

Manen, Krzysztof Pastor, 

Juanjo Arqués and David 

Dawson, accompanied by the 

Holland Symfonia. 

Muziektheater, Amstel 3; +31 20 

6255455; muziektheater.nl 

MATTHEW GOLDING IN A BOX 

Photo: Erwin Olaf 

DISGRACE 1-11 February 

The confronting South African 

drama by Nobel Prize winner 

JM Coetzee, performed by 

Toneelgroep Amsterdam (with 

English surtitles 2 & 9 Feb). 

Stadsschouwburg, Leidseplein 26; 

+31 20 6242311; tga.nl 

IAN BOSTRIDGE 8 February 

Renowned English tenor Ian 

Bostridge, accompanied by 

pianist Julius Drake, in a 

repertoire of Schumann, 

Schubert and Britten. 

Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Piet 

Heinkade 1; +31 20 7882000; 

muziekgebouw.nl 

HOUSEHOLD FAIR 


The latest trends in interior 

design and technology. 

RAI, Europaplein 22; +31 20 5491212; 

huishoudbeurs.nl 

EXHIBITIONS 

DREAMS OF NATURE. 

SYMBOLISM FROM VAN GOGH 

TO KANDINSKY 

24 February-17 June 

The symbolist landscape in 

Europe depicted through 

approximately 70 works by 

painters such as Monet, 

Gauguin, Van Gogh and Munch, 

WINTER NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS 

Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935) 

alongside those by lesserknown 

artists. 

Van Gogh Museum, Paulus 

Pottersstraat 7; +31 20 5705292; 

vangoghmuseum.com 

JUDAISM: A WORLD OF 

STORIES Until 15 April 

3,000 years of Jewish culture 

depicted through 500 objects. 

De Nieuwe Kerk, Dam; +31 20 

6386909; nieuwekerk.nl 

CULTURE COUTURE 

Until 26 June 

Three international designers 

from Antwerp’s Academy of 

Fine Arts — Manon Kündig, 

Tabitha Osler and Wali 

Mohammed Barrech — 

showcase non-Western 

clothing creations inspired by 

authentic regional costumes. 

Tropenmuseum, Linnaeussstraat 2; 

+31 20 5688200; tropenmuseum.nl 

RESTAURANT 

DE BAKKERSWINKEL 

The stylish Piet Hein Eekdesigned 

interior provides a 

perfectly rustic and cozy 

backdrop to the delicious 

sandwiches, pastries and 

cakes at this centrally-located 

cafe. Everything is prepared 

on the premises, plus they do 

a wicked high tea (reserve 

AMSTERDAM UPDATE 

Imagine that 

An intriguing exhibition shedding light 

on the infl uence that Paul Klee (1879- 

1940) had on the European avant-garde 

movement COBRA (1948-1951), seen 

from the perspective of their shared 

fascination for the wonderful world of 

children’s drawings. On view are 120 

masterpieces by Klee and roughly 100 

highlights from well-known COBRA 

artists, including Karel Appel, Constant 

and Corneille. 

KLEE AND COBRA: A CHILD’S PLAY; 

Until 22 April; Cobra, Sandbergplein 1, 

Amstelveen; +31 20 5475050; 

cobra-museum.nl 

ahead). The bakery is open 

from 8am (10am on Sundays) 

for breakfast: try the organic 

bacon and eggs. 

Zeedijk 37; +31 4898000; 

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GIGS 

Lamb 2 Feb Melkweg 

Sting 7 Feb Heineken Music Hall 

Nick Lowe 9 Feb Paradiso 


Paradiso 

Simple Minds 18 Feb Paradiso 

Gotye 20 Feb Paradiso 

Melissa Etheridge 23 Feb 

Heineken Music Hall 

Seether 26 Feb Melkweg 

WEBSITES 

iamsterdam.com 

Comprehensive city portal 

specialbite.com 

Cool restaurant reviews 

eat-amsterdam.com 

Food news and dining deals 

dutchnews.nl 

Daily Dutch news in English 

hollandtrade.com 

For business opportunities 

amsterdam.info 

lastminuteticketshop.nl 

museumtickets.nl 

REMEMBER! This copy of Holland 

Herald is yours to take off the plane. 

Holland Herald 63

A VIEW TO THRILL 

MUSICAL AND TASTY TREATS 

Seaside sophistication 

Barcelona is Spain’s ultimate city on the shore, with miles of beautiful beaches. But it 

also offers wonderful museums, art of all kinds, breathtaking architecture and food 

and wine to thrill the most discerning palettes. 

WHAT TO SEE 

The walk of art 

From Port Vell to the spires of 

the cathedral, exploring 

Barcelona is easy. See Picasso's 

early sketches at the Picasso 

Museum (museupicasso.bcn. 

cat) in the Old Town and Joan 

Miró's colourful masterpieces at 

Fundació Joan Miró (see Don’t 

Miss). Or follow the Gaudí trail 

from La Sagrada Família 

(sagradafamilia.cat) cathedral in 

Eixample to fantastical Park 

Güell (Carrer d'Olot; +34 93 

4243809) in Gràcia. 

WHERE TO EAT 

Top tapas 

Eat a little everywhere you 

go. Barcelona has taken 

tapas and the Basque pintxo 

(elaborate mini open 

sandwiches), and added 

Catalan fl air to both. Try 

Port Vell and El Born for the 

best spots. Head to 

Barceloneta for beach-front 

paella or to Barrí Gòtic for 

speciality snails and spitroasted 

chicken at Los 

Caracoles (loscaracoles.es). 

WHERE TO BOOGIE 

Barça beat 

This is a city that likes to dance, 

and you can fi nd anything from 

techno to tango in Barrí Gòtic. 

For a taste of Catalan culture, 

there’s plenty of choice around 

Plaça Catalunya square, with 

Bel-Luna Jazz Club (bel-luna. 

com) and Palau de la Música 

Catalana (palaumusica.org) 

nearby. Cocktails are mixed in 

the El Born area, while 

Barceloneta and Villa 

Olímpica are great for beachfront 

beers. 

HOW TO GET THERE 


daily fl ights to Barcelona 

El Prat Airport from Amsterdam 

Airport Schiphol. 

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TOUCHDOWN BARCELONA 

DON’T MISS 

Ladder of 

Escape 

Work by Catalan painter and 

sculptor Joan Miró spans six 

decades and infl uenced 

many artistic movements. 

Fundació Joan Miró, with its 

spectacular views of the city 

from atop Montjuïc, brings 

together over 150 works 

from around the world for 

this once-in-a-lifetime 

exhibition that emphasises 

Miró's political and social 

engagement with his time. 

fundaciomiro-bcn.org 

MASTERFUL MIRÓ 

Photo: courtesy of Fundació Joan Miró 

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Foto: CH/www.visitnorway.com 

WHEN ARRIVING AT OSLO AIRPORT, YOU ARE IN THE HEART OF THE 

OSLO REGION AND CAN EASILY VISIT ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. 

www.flyOSL.com 

For people living in EU countries 

Annual Multi Trip 

Single Trip 

Winter Sports 

Foto: VisitOSLO/Matjaz Intihar

PARLIAMENT OF NORWAY BUILDING 

Wintry wonderland 

From its clean air to its dazzling seafood and lively nightlife, Norway's capital is fresh 

in every way. Check out cutting-edge art and design, Viking ships or the breathtaking 

countryside nearby. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Valiant Vikings 

Oslo offers Renaissance 

splendour at Akershus Fortress 

(Akershus Kommandantskap; 

+47 23 093553), tales of maritime 

rampages at the Viking Ship 

Museum (www.khm.uio.no/ 

vikingskipshuset) and famed 

polar explorer Roald 

Amundsen’s ship at Fram 

Museum (frammuseum.no). For 

the best views of Norway’s 

amazing fjords, see them by 

boat (boatsightseeing.com). 

WHERE TO EAT 

Reindeer & hot dogs 

Fresh seafood abounds in the 

city, while specialist menus also 

serve traditional Norwegian 

meats such as reindeer. The city 

has a few Michelin-starred 

restaurants, such as the renowned 

Bagatelle (bagatelle.no), but less 

pricey options are also available, 

mostly in Aker Brygge and the city 

centre. For a snack, try bright red 

pølser hot dogs, a local favourite. 


Nordic nights 

Music lovers can revel in Norway’s 

fi ne classical traditions at The 

Norwegian National Opera 

(operaen.no) or the Oslo Concert 

Hall (oslokonserthus.no), both of 

which offer top-notch 

performances from local and 

visiting performers. Hipsters might 

prefer the city centre and nearby 

Majorstua, which are packed with 

cool bars, laid-back cafes and 

trendy clubs. Cafe by day, club by 

STARS TO SAIL BY 

night, Sikamikanico (Møllergata 

2; +47 22 414409) draws a 

different crowd each evening for 

its hip-hop, jazz, drum & bass 

and progressive house parties. . 


KLM operates seven direct 

daily fl ights to Oslo 

Gardermoen Airport from 



visitoslo.com 








TOUCHDOWN OSLO 

DON’T MISS 

Star attraction 

Strap on the blades and 

skate away. In the heart of 

Oslo, Spikersuppa ice rink 

entices romantics seeking a 

wintry dance on the ice, with 

the city's monuments — the 

National Theatre and 

Parliament — as backdrop. 

Skates are available for hire 

and admission is free. 

Eidsvolls square, near 

The National Theatre 

TWINKLE TOES 

Holland Herald 67

Safari in Africa? 

Jambo Safari Club, endless possibilities 

for the most enchanting safari’s 

See www.jambo.nl for our programme or to order our Dutch catalogue. 

Phone: +31(0)20 2012740 | e-mail: js@jambo.nl 


Tailormade 

safari’s, 

to suit your 

safari needs 

KENYA • 

TANZANIA • 

UGANDA • 

ETHIOPIA • 

SEYCHELLES • 

MAURITIUS • 

MADAGASCAR • 

MOZAMBIQUE • 

ZAMBIA • 

MALAWI • 

BOTSWANA • 

NAMIBIA • 

SOUTH-AFRICA • 

The Africa 

Specialist

NATURAL BEAUTY... 

WHAT TO SEE 

History and nature 

Robben Island (robben-island. 

org.za) and the South African 

National Gallery (iziko.org.za) 

tell the story of the country’s 

turbulent history. Wine-tasting 

in Groot Constantia 

(grootconstantia.co.za) is worth 

the trip. Or for a bit of nature, 

indigenous fl ora abound at 

Kirstenbosch National 

Botanical Gardens (sanbi.org) 

and penguins frolic at 

Boulders Beach. 

WHERE TO EAT 

A life aquatic 

Cape Town is a carnivorous 

city but also has an abundant 

supply of seafood. Restaurants 

in Kalk Bay, such as Harbour 

House (harbourhouse.co.za), 

serve up seafood with ocean 

views. Caveau (caveau.co.za) 

combines innovative dishes 

with rare wines. Or enjoy live 

music while sampling springbok, 

kudu (antelope) or crocodile at 

Marco’s African Place 

(marcosafricanplace.co.za) 

in Bo-Kaap. 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Glitz and glamour 

Greenmarket Square, the city’s 

most famous street market, sells 

hand-crafted African gifts, 

including wooden masks and 

nearly life-sized animal carvings. 

The Victoria and Alfred 

Waterfront (waterfront.co.za) is 

home to cutting-edge 

international retailers. Shop all 

... AND BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN 

Cape of good times 

South Africa’s second-most populous city feels Mediterranean in its style and 

sophistication, but an African heart beats to the rhythms of the mountains, the sea 

and the vibrant mix of cultures that call it home. 

day at Canal Walk (canalwalk. 

co.za), Africa’s biggest mall, or go 

window-shopping at Platandia 

(platandia.com), one of the city’s 

most exclusive diamond shops. 


KLM operates one daily direct 

fl ight to Cape Town 




capetown.travel 








TOUCHDOWN CAPE TOWN 

THE COLOURFUL SIDE OF TOWN 

DON’T MISS 

Between 

two oceans 

KLM is giving away a VIP trip 

to Cape Town for the Two 

Oceans Marathon in April. 

The prize package includes 

two roundtrip tickets, luxury 

accommodations, meals, 

cultural and adventure 

activities, and much more. 

Scan the code, or go to the 

link below for full details and 

to enter. 

bit.ly/Fly2Capetown 

SCAN FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 

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READY FOR ROMANCE 

ISLAND WILDLIFE 

Isle of plenty 

The Caribbean island of Aruba is a gentle sensory blitz of colourful culture, 

succulent seafood and year-round sun. Away from the beach, charming Oranjestad 

mixes salsa rhythms, Dutch colonial architecture and trendy bars. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Nature's bounty 

Aruba's ancient indigenous 

cultural and colonial heritage 

have been beautifully captured 

at the National Archaeological 

Museum Aruba (namaruba.org). 

Discover exotic cacti, aloe plants 

and rare tropical fl owers on the 

hiking trails at Arikok National 

Park (arubanationalpark.org), or 

catch sunset views from the 

California Lighthouse on the 

island's north-western tip. 

WHERE TO EAT 

Spice trade 

European culinary traditions 

fuse with feisty Caribbean 

fl avours making use of the 

island’s bountiful tropical 

produce. Savour fi sh dishes at 

Ventanas del Mar (tierradelsol. 

com), lobster with lemon-garlic 

butter at The Flying Fishbone 

(fl yingfi shbone.com) and Aruba’s 

famous half-moon pastries at 

The Pastechi House (42, Caya 

GF Betico Croes). 


Tropical nights 

Aruba's nightlife is concentrated 

around the Palm Beach and 

Eagle Beach resorts, with a 

choice of ramshackle bars, 

beer joints and fl ashy dance 

clubs. Salsa-lovers will enjoy 

Latin beats at Cuba's Cookin' 

(cubascookin.com) while 

MooMba Beach Bar 

(moombabeach.com) pumps 

out calypso. 



weekly fl ights to Aruba Queen 

Beatrix Airport from Amsterdam 

Airport Schiphol. 


aruba.com 








TOUCHDOWN ARUBA 

SURF AND SAIL 

DON’T MISS 

Wonders 

under water 

Some of Aruba's most 

spectacular sights are to be 

found beneath the surface of 

it's crystal-clear waters. 

For those that don't fancy 

diving, or reckon snorkling 

sounds a tad energetic, there 

are two submarine tours 

available: the Atlantis, and the 

Seaworld Explorer, both run by 

De Palm Tours. 

depalmtours.com 

FANCY FISH 

Holland Herald 71

OPEN UP 

YOUR BUSINESS! 

TRANSPORT & 

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RELISHING HAVANA'S SIGHTS BURRO AND BEATS 

Caribbean cool 

With its sun-drenched beaches, Latin beats, world-class cigars and local rum, 

Cuba’s capital, a beguiling city of cobbled streets and ramshackle courtyards, is 

waiting to be discovered. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Sun, scenery & cigars 

Old Havana’s tight streets open 

up into cobbled plazas, and 

baroque decorations adorn the 

Spanish colonial buildings. After 

cigar sampling at the Partagás 

Cigar Factory (Calle Industria 

520; +53 7 8620086) and a 

history lesson at the Museo de 

la Revolución (Calle Refugio 1; 

+53 7 8624091), roll up to the 

centre’s crazily-decorated 

Callejón de Hamel for some 

rumba under the tropical sun. 

WHERE TO EAT 

Cuban cocina 

Havana’s paladars (private 

restaurants) serve tasty, 

experimental food and are 

choice options for visitors. 

Miramar and Vedado 

neighbourhoods are home to the 

best of these. Dine outdoors at 

La Fontana (lafontanahavana. 

info) or La Cocina de Lilliam’s 

(Calle 48 No 1311; +53 7 2096514). In 

the centre, Restaurant Castropol 

(Malecón 107; +53 7 8614864) has 

balcony tables with sea views. Old 

Havana’s La Imprenta (Calle 

Mercaderes 208; +53 7 8649581) 

stands out among governmentrun 

restaurants and is a good 

place for ceviche. 


Sultry sounds 

Havana’s famous nightlife is 

typifi ed by the sultry salsa clubs 

in Centro and Vedado. Jazz, 

bolero, modern reggaeton and 

the political lyrics of nueva 

trova all feature in the city’s 

many bars and clubs. The 

extraordinary cabaret at 

Tropicana (cabaret-tropicana. 

com) in Marianao is a 

nocturnal treat. Bands play 

until midnight, when the salsa 

clubs get moving. 


KLM operates three direct 

weekly fl ights to Havana’s José 

Martí International Airport from 



cubatravel.cu 








TOUCHDOWN HAVANA 

DON’T MISS 

Classic Cubans 

Smokers of rich Cuban 

tobacco revel in their 

pleasurable vice at Havana's 

annual Habano Festival 

(27 February-2 March). 

Discover the workings behind 

cigar factories and tobacco 

plantations, try new cigars 

and attend seminars 

and workshops. 

habanos.com 

UP IN SMOKE 


Photo: Kamira/Shutterstock

Papagayo Beachclub staat bekend als de hotspot van 

het eiland, geliefd vanwege de internationale stijl en 

Caribische sfeer. De internationale keuken en het adembenemende 

uitzicht van het restaurant zijn een ervaring 

op zich.Vanuit de Beachbar kijkt u uit over het strand en 

het gigantische zwembad dat zich uitstrekt tot aan de 

horizon en verder... Onze beachclub is de uitgelezen plek 

om bij te komen, te ontspannen en uzelf te verzadigen 

in het eilandleven. Papagayo beach & lounge resort 

Curaçao, feel the spirit & enjoy it! 

www.papagayo.nl 

Enjoy the new 

Caribbean lifestyle!

CARIBBEAN BLUE CHAPEL AND CHICAS 

A taste of the tropics 

Endless white-sand beaches embrace the lush tropical forests, mountain rivers and 

white-water rafting on the Eastern tip of the Dominican Republic. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Watery wonders 

Swimming, snorkelling and 

relaxing on pristine beaches 

are top of the to-do list on 

this Caribbean gem. For a bit 

of culture, head to La 

Romana and Altos de 

Chavón, a modern remake of 

a 16th-century Mediterranean 

village cum artist colony. 

Further afi eld, mountainous 

Jarabacoa offers a Caribbean 

rarity: mountain streams 

and waterfalls. 

WHERE TO EAT 

Sugar and spice 

In Bávaro’s Cortecito, Outside 

In (Av. Alemania, Bávaro; +1 

809 5520167) is as famous for 

its food as its friendly 

atmosphere, while Captain 

Cook (Playa El Cortecito; +1 809 

5520645) serves up beach-side 

seafood from its huge open 

grill. For breakfast or a sweet 

treat, head to Bávaro’s 

Spanish-style coffee shop Las 

Leñas (Av. España, Gran Plaza 

Friusa; +1 809 5526776). 


Caribbean groove 

Bávaro is the place to boogie. 

With Latin beats downstairs 

and electro-house upstairs, 

Mangu (Occidental Gran 

Flamenco; +1 809 2218787) is a 

mainstay on the island. Areito 

(Caribe Club Princess; +1 809 

6877788), combines Latin 

dancing with regular live 

shows and events. With cushy 

chairs along the beach and 

lounge music, Soles Chill Out 

Bar (Los Corales Beach; +1 809 

9104371) is a great place to 

have a drink and wind down. 


KLM operates two direct 

weekly fl ights to Punta Cana 




puntacana.net 

Book your fl ight on klm.com. 

TOUCHDOWN PUNTA CANA 

Photo: Captain-tucker 

DON’T MISS 

Outdoor shows 

With the impressive Altos de 

Chavón amphitheatre in La 

Romana as its backdrop, 

Kandela has a spicy mix of 

music and dancing performed 

under the star-fi lled 

Caribbean sky. 

kandela.com.do 

SENSATIONAL STAGE 


Photo: Tammy Green

Floriade 2012 

Be a part of the theatre of nature! 

WIN A VIP TRIP TO FLORIADE 2012 

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AND WIN

URBAN POLKA DOTS AND STRIPES IN NANJING, CHINA. PHOTOGRAPHED BY B.G. PAULIDES 

Inspire us with 

your world 

Travelling is a great source of inspiration, 

and photography is a great way of 

capturing those special moments. 

Whether it’s landscapes, architecture, 

portraits or close-ups, creativity can be 

drawn from many sources. 

Show us your ‘Journeys of Inspiration’ 

photos, and you could win two 

return tickets to a KLM destination of 

your choice! 

A goody bag every 

three months! 

Exact goody bag may differ from those shown 

How does it work? 

Every three months, there’s a new 

theme. At the end of each quarter, we’ll 

give away a KLM ‘goody bag’ to three 

photographers who, in our opinion, have 

sent in the most inspiring photographs 

within the theme. 

At the end of the year, we’ll choose an 

overall winner and two runners-up (see 

‘What you can win’ for details) from the 

quarterly winners. 

The theme 

For January, February and March 2012, 

the theme is Close-ups. 

Don’t be late… 

Entries for Close-ups this quarter must 

be received by 1 April 2012. See our 

website holland-herald.com for details. 

Get inspired 

Visit holland-herald.com for a selection 

of beautiful entries from previous years. 

PHOTO CONTEST 

What you can win 

THE GRAND PRIZE 

Two intercontinental Economy 

Class return tickets on KLM flights. 

FIRST RUNNER-UP 

A KLM voucher*, value €500, to 

be used towards the purchase of 

a KLM ticket. 

SECOND RUNNER-UP 

A KLM voucher*, value €250, to 

be used towards the purchase of 

a KLM ticket. 

*Vouchers can be redeemed at most IATA-accredited travel 

agents worldwide. Tickets issued in exchange for vouchers 

must bear the same name as that on the voucher. 

CONTEST RULES • Photographs can be submitted digitally 

(high-res is recommended) or printed (up to 10x15cm) • Photos will 

not be returned • Holland Herald, KLM, MediaPartners Group and 

the publishers, Ink Publishing, accept no responsibility for lost 

material • Copyright clearance and permission of subjects are the 

responsibility of the photographers. KLM and Ink Publishing 

acquire the rights for future use of the images • The competition is 

open to readers of Holland Herald who are 18 years of age or older 

on the date of entry and who have flown with KLM during the 

entry period • Entrants for the Grand Prize will be notified as soon 

as possible after the relevant quarter • Employees of KLM, Ink 

Publishing and MediaPartners Group, participating promotional 

agencies, contributors to Holland Herald, and the families of any 

of the above are not eligible to enter this competition • The 

judges’ decisions are final • No prizes can be exchanged for cash. 

Holland Herald 77

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Turn your journeys 

into inspiring movies 

DOWNLOAD THE FREE KLM 

PASSPORT APP FOR IPHONE

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Photo: KLM/MAI Travellers 

1939 

Photo taken on 14 February of 

a KLM pilot and meteorologist 

studying a weather map, and 

a telegraph operator at the 

Dutch Aviation Authority. 

contents 

KLM news 81 

Flying Blue news 83 

Jac Goderie column 83 

KLM entertainment 84 

KLM online 85 

People and planet 86 

Behind the scenes 87 

KLM partners 89 

The fleet 90 

KLM route maps 93 

Schiphol, hub gates 100 

Amsterdam map 101 

Fit for flying 102

WWW.KLM.COM 

New. 

A la carte 

meals 

Greater variety in 

culinary dishes 

Tastes diff er. That’s why 

KLM introduces A la carte, 

a variety of delightful meals in 

Economy Class. For only 12 to 

15 euros extra you can enjoy 

the meal of your choice on 

most intercontinental fl ights 

departing from Amsterdam. 

Delicious dishes from diff erent 

cuisines. Check out our menu 

and book your favourite meal 

at klm.com

More choice in 

Economy 

KLM has some great choices to make 

your journey in Economy Class even more 

comfortable. The Economy Comfort zone 

offers seats with up tto 

10cm more 

legroom than standard standa seats and 

which recline twice aas 

far. Economy 

Comfort and other extra 

comfortable seats can 

easily be b arranged 

while booking b a 

ticket online or 

via ‘Manage ‘M my 

Booking’ Bo on 

klm.com. k 

Meet your seat-mate 

KLM already uses social media to 

connect with its customers, but a 

new pilot project helps passengers 

connect with each other. Passengers 

can now link their Facebook or 

LinkedIn profi les to the next KLM fl ight 

they will be on. All passengers on a 

given fl ight who have signed up can 

see each other’s profi les and — if they 

see a connection — get in touch. They 

can meet for coffee before the fl ight, sit 

together on board, or share a cab 

to a conference they are both 

KLM NEWS 

“Meeting new people in new places with KLM” 

New African destination 

From 15 May, KLM will fl y to Zambia’s 

capital Lusaka, making Kenneth 

Kaunda International Airport KLM’s 

72nd intercontinental destination. This 

new destination creates a stronger link 

between Zambia’s fl ourishing fl ower 

industry and The Netherlands, the 

largest hub in the worldwide fl ower 

Experience KLM anew 

With the new KLM Experience 

platform on klm.com, customers can fi nd 

information about KLM products and 

services — and their own fl ights — in an 

inspiring, media-rich environment. Travel 

and behind-the-scenes information is 

attending. This service is available on 

a select number of fl ights. For full 

details or to create a profi le for an 

upcoming fl ight, visit ‘Manage my 

Booking’ on klm.com. 

trade. Zambia also offers a wide range of 

tourist attractions, including nature and 

wildlife reserves and the awe-inspiring 

Victoria Falls. 

KLM will operate three direct fl ights per 

week from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 

using Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Tickets can 

already be booked via klm.com. 

presented using interactive images, audio 

and video. Visitors to klm.com can access 

these expanded options via numerous 

links scattered around the regular website, 

and can easily share the information with 

friends by using links to social media. 

Holland Herald TRAVELLERS CHECK 81

An impulse fl ight 

Two nights’ sweet dreams 

Simple to join, so much to experience. 

Enrol at klm.com or airfrance.com 

A scenic drive 

An escape 

for two 

Because travelling continues beyond the airport, the frequent traveller programme Flying Blue accompanies you at each step of 

your journey and throughout your stay. The more you fl y with KLM, AIR FRANCE and our SkyTeam airline partners, the more Miles 

you’ll earn and benefi ts you’ll enjoy. And when it comes to spending your Miles, our network of airline and non-airline partners 

offers you the opportunity to create experiences to suit your taste and your mood. Let Flying Blue take you further. 

- Magnus Winter/Bransch

KLM FLYING BLUE NEWS 

Mega rewards 

with Marriott ® 

THE SECLUDED OASIS OF KAUA’I MARRIOTT® RESORT 

Now through the end of April, Marriott Rewards ® members can earn up to 50,000 

Bonus Miles as part of the special, members-only MegaMiles promotion. Earn Miles for 

each stay during the earning period, plus 2,000 Bonus Miles for the second stay and all 

subsequent stays during the promotion period. For more information or to enrol, visit 

MarriottRewards.com/MegaMiles. 

Rewards with Hilton HHonors 

Whether for a weekend get-away, 

a family vacation or a business trip, 

Flying Blue members can now redeem 

Award Miles for a stay at one of 3,750 

hotels and resorts in 85 countries. 

Flying Blue members need to be enrolled 

as Hilton HHonors members to take 

advantage of this exclusive opportunity. 

To fi nd out more or book online, visit 

hiltonhhonors.com/hhfl yingblue. 

How to join Flying Blue 

Earn both Level and Award Miles 

with Flying Blue, AIR FRANCE KLM’s 

loyalty program. Award Miles can 

be redeemed for fl ights, products and 

services from over 100 partners 

worldwide. Level Miles count towards 

advancing to a higher membership 

level, which provides benefi ts such as 

access to airport lounges and extra 

baggage allowance. For further details 

or to enrol, visit klm.com. 

STUNNING RESORTS AROUND THE WORLD 

Award yourself 

Available exclusively online, Promo 

Awards@ save you 50% on the Flying Blue 

Award Miles usually required for award 

tickets with AIR FRANCE KLM. Please note 

that Promo Awards@ are frequently 

updated, and are subject to availability. 

For details of this and other promotions, 

visit the Flying Blue News pages on 

klm.com or airfrance.com. 

KLM ENTERTAINMENT 

From Tintin to 

Shakespeare 

Do comic books and literature go 

together? Of course they do, and certainly 

in the movies. 

Steven Spielberg has just made The 

Adventures of Tintin. For more than half 

a century, the intrepid journalist Tintin 

(Kuifje to Dutch speakers) has fascinated 

millions worldwide in Hergé’s masterfully 

drawn comics. Spielberg used a technique 

called Motion Capture to bring the 

cartoon hero to life and, trust me, after a 

few minutes you won’t see the difference 

between animation and live action. 

A different kind of hero, William 

Shakespeare is a literary giant in the 

western world — up to now, at least. In 

the fi lm Anonymous, Roland Emmerich 

(Godzilla and Independence Day) casts 

doubt on the existence of Shakespeare. 

According to Emmerich, Edward de Vere, 

Earl of Oxford, penned the bard’s 

masterpieces and was — if we are to 

believe Emmerich — also very close to 

Queen Elizabeth I of England, the Virgin 

Queen… a bit too close perhaps? 

In the movies, everything is possible! 

JAC GODERIE 

Renowned Dutch movie reviewer and 

programmer of KLM Infl ight Entertainment. 

TINTIN AND CAPTAIN HADDOCK 

For more information on KLM entertainment, 

see page 84. 


KLM ENTERTAINMENT* 

MOVIE & TV HIGHLIGHTS RADIO 

ORLANDO BLOOM AS THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM IN ‘THE THREE MUSKETEERS’ 

LATEST MOVIES 

50/50 (Comedy, Drama) 

The Adventures of Tintin (Animation, 

Adventure) 

Anonymous (Drama, Thriller) 

The Ides of March (Drama) 

In Time (Action, Sci-fi ) 

TELEVISION 

MAX AND CAROLINE AT WORK 

Comedy: 2 Broke Girls 

A lot of young girls move to New York City 

to make it big, but Max and Caroline are just 

trying to make their rent. In this outrageous 

comedy series written by Emmy Awardwinner 

Michael Patrick King, two girls from 

very different backgrounds — down-on-herluck 

trust fund princess Caroline and 

working-class Max — wind up as waitresses 

in a quirky Brooklyn diner and strike up an 

unlikely friendship that might just lead to a 

successful business venture. 

84 Holland Herald TRAVELLERS CHECK 

Johnny English Reborn (Adventure, 

Comedy) 

Margin Call (Drama, Thriller) 

Puss in Boots (Animation, Comedy) 

The Three Musketeers (Action, Romance) 

Tower Heist (Comedy, Crime) 

Travel Destinations: Netherlands 

This edition of Destination Netherlands 

features the city of Rotterdam and 

contemporary fabric/fashion artist 

Claudy Jongstra. Europe’s largest port, 

Rotterdam is a dynamic and enterprising 

city, famous for its design and 

architecture, and home to Rem Koolhaas’ 

Offi ce of Metropolitan Architecture. 

Trained as a fashion designer, Claudy 

Jongstra has received worldwide acclaim 

for the art and fashion she makes using 

organically produced felts. 

ROTTERDAM’S ERASMUS BRIDGE 

KLM FM — Spotlight 

Conductor of the Year 

Following in the illustrious footsteps of 

Sir Simon Rattle, Leonard Bernstein and 

Riccardo Muti, Jaap van Zweden was 

recently named Conductor of the Year for 

2012. Now 52, Van Zweden was the 

youngest ever leader of Amsterdam’s 

world-famous Concertgebouw Orchestra 

when he took the job in 1979 at the age 

of 18. Currently Music Director of the 

Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Chief 

Conductor/Artistic Director of the Radio 

Philharmonic Orchestra in the 

Netherlands, Van Zweden has conducted 

the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the 

London Philharmonic Orchestra and the 

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, to 

name a few. 

JAAP VAN ZWEDEN 

Getting started 

For a complete listing of the more 

than 1,000 hours of entertainment 

available, check your personal 

interactive screen. You can also 

check listings on klm.com before 

your next fl ight. 

CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE 

*All content is offered on wide-body aircraft fl ying intercontinental routes and is updated 

around the fi rst of each month.

KLM ONLINE 

“Online tools: streamlining your journey or just for fun” 

À la carte choices 

In addition to standard in-fl ight 

meals, KLM Economy Class passengers 

can choose from fi ve à la carte menus 

— Japanese Delight, Bella Italia, 

Indonesian Rice Dish, Vegetarian 

Favourite and an alternating, themebased 

meal. The menus are available 

Tweet KLM for your fare 

on most intercontinental fl ights 

departing from Amsterdam and cost 

between €10 and €15. They can be 

ordered from 90 days to 48 hours prior 

to departure on klm.com when 

booking online or afterwards via 

‘Manage my Booking’. 

Shake up your plans 

Add an element of surprise to your 

next trip with KLM Tripshake, KLM’s 

new app for iPhone and Android. Select a 

world region and a travel period, and give 

your phone a shake. The app picks a 

destination, and you can book a trip on 

the spot, if you feel inspired, or share it 

with friends. Download KLM Tripshake 

from your app store. 

Finding a KLM ticket price couldn’t be easier. Send a tweet to 

@KLMfares with a departure city and a destination — for example 

Amsterdam to Singapore — and we’ll tweet you back within one minute 

with the best fare available for a return ticket. You can also narrow the 

scope of your request by adding the month you want to fl y or specifi c 

fl ight dates (in dd-mm format) in your tweet. 

Stay in touch and 

up to date 

Tweet us or send us a message on 

facebook.com/klm and we will be 

happy to answer your questions and 

provide travel-related assistance. From 

rebooking a fl ight to arranging excess 

baggage, we are available 24/7. We’ll 

reply to your message within an hour 

and get things taken care of within 24 

hours. Or stay up to date with the latest 

news, promotions and fl ight information 

by following KLM. 


KLM PEOPLE AND PLANET 

“Seeing sustainability from a new perspective” 

The wisdom 

of youth 

PRINCESS LAURENTIEN VAN ORANJE SPEAKS WITH A GROUP OF CHILDREN 

An initiative of Princess Laurentien van Oranje, the Missing Chapter Foundation (MCF) 

is committed to fi nding fresh solutions to world issues by creating dialogue between 

decision makers and young people. With the new Into the Future project, KLM has 

committed to a two-year partnership with MCF. During this time, the board of KLM will hold 

structured dialogues on sustainability with elementary school children (10- to 12-years-old) 

and KLM professionals. KLM believes that the candid and uninhibited perspectives that 

children bring will provide new insights into how KLM and the aviation industry can protect 

and improve the world they will inherit. 

Hefty savings from lighter pallets 

At the Inter Airport trade fair in Munich, 

Air France-KLM Cargo and nd manufacturer 

Driessen presented the Herculight Pallet, 

a composite cargo pallet et that weighs 

35% less than its aluminium ium 

predecessor. Air France-KLM -KLM 

Cargo is committed to 

reducing CO2 emissions, , and 

weight-saving innovations ons 

such as lightweight 

containers, pallets and cargo 

nets are key to achieving ng 

these reductions. 

A brainchild of KLM 

Cargo, the Herculight Full ull 

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Composite Pallet was developed in 

collaboration collaboration wwith 

KLM Business 

Innovations and 

Driessen, a subsidiary of 

Zodiac Aerospa Aerospace. The composite pallet 

weighs weigh only 65kg, which is 39kg 

lighter lighte than pallets currently in 

use. TThis 

translates into a weight 

saving of up to 1,179kg on a fully 

loaded loade Boeing 747-400ER 

Freighter Freigh — 100kg more than a 

Volkswagen Volks Polo weighs. 

For Fo more information on this 

aand 

other KLM Corporate 

So Social Responsibility 

in initiatives, visit klm.com/csr. 

Networking for a 

better world 

GET IT DONE is a global community 

that uses social media to create 

and support small-scale development 

projects around the world. 

The organisation links grass-roots 

projects with individuals worldwide — 

creating person-to-person 

connections between supporters and 

project owners. 

How it works 

Local organisations or individuals 

team up with members of the online 

community to submit a project to the 

platform — from a clean drinking water 

programme to building a school. 

Once the project is approved, the 

project owners mobilise their online 

social networks to promote the project 

and raise funds. After that, anyone can 

get involved, by promoting the project 

to others or by donating directly. As no 

fees are subtracted, the full amount of 

every donation goes directly to 

the projects. 

GETTING PROJECTS DONE WORLDWIDE 

One of the ways KLM supports GET IT 

DONE is by mobilising its social 

community to get involved. For more 

information on the many projects you 

can support around the world, visit 

facebook.com/getitdone.org or 

getitdone.org.

Online 24/7 

Around the world, social media platforms play an 

important role in many people’s daily lives. 

KLM understands how important and accessible 

social media is and has made its customer service 

available around the clock via Facebook and Twitter. 

KLM has been a leader in the airline 

industry in embracing social media 

as a means of staying in touch with 

customers around the world. And with 

over 1.2 million subscribers (fans, followers 

and like-ers) on social media platforms 

worldwide, its presence online continues 

to grow. But why has social media become 

so important for KLM and how does 

it work? 

“For as long as KLM has been providing 

customer service, it has been important 

to us that our customers can reach us 

in ways they feel comfortable using,” 

says Gert Wim ter Haar, Social Media Hub 

Manager, “and in today’s world that means 

via social media.” KLM is available 24 hours 

a day, 7 days a week via a number of 

social media channels — most importantly, 

Facebook and Twitter. 

A team of more than 25 professional 

service agents are on duty around the 

clock. “We have to be online 24/7 because 

our customers live and are travelling all 

over the world,” continues Ter Haar. “We 

handle all kinds of things, from simple 

KLM BEHIND THE SCENES 

information requests to rebooking a 

fl ight or selecting a seat. We also get 

compliments and complaints.” 

Some may wonder, however, if requests 

are actually resolved via social media, or 

if customers are sent to existing service 

channels. Ter Haar explains: “KLM’s social 

media services adhere to a ‘one stop 

shop’ principle. When a customer posts 

a question or request on Facebook or 

Twitter, we handle it via the same channel. 

We try not to send customers to other 

websites or phone numbers. Exceptions 

do come up, but they remain exceptions. 

In most cases, we are able to respond 

within an hour and resolve the issue within 

24 hours.” 

Presence worldwide 

How big is KLM’s friends network? 

“Given the nature of social media, the 

exact number is always changing, but 

it’s about 1.2 million,” according to Ter 

Haar. Worldwide, around 750,000 people 

like KLM’s main Facebook page and 

about 200,000 follow KLM on Twitter. 

But KLM also has followers and fans on 

local Facebook and Twitter accounts in 

countries around the world, and KLM is also 

active on LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+ and 

numerous local social media platforms. 

Monitoring hundreds of local pages 24/7 

would be a Herculean task. To maintain 

high standards of customer service, 

questions and requests are only handled 

via the main pages on Facebook and 

Twitter. “We get comments and requests 

in all kinds of languages, but — to avoid 

misunderstandings — we limit ourselves to 

answering questions in English and Dutch,” 

says Ter Haar. “We are planning on adding 

Spanish to the list in early 2012 and are 

looking at other possibilities as well.” 


ADVERTORIAL 

The great migration 

Tanzania National Parks play host to one of nature’s most spectacular experiences 

THE SERENGETI IS FAMED FOR ITS ANNUAL 

migration, when more than 1,500,000 wildebeest 

follow some 200,000 zebra in a 2,000km 

pilgrimage in search of fresh grazing and water. 

It’s ‘The greatest wildlife show on earth’! 

Wildebeest feed only on new shoots and very 

short grass, but also eat longer grass once it has 

been ‘trimmed’ by zebras or buffalos (which is why 

they follow the zebras). Elands and Thomson’s 

gazelles also migrate, but alternate between the 

plains and the woodlands. Grant’s gazelles move 

only locally and, in many cases, in the opposite 

direction to the migratory species. 

Predation is rife during the migration, as 

lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas and a host of 

smaller predators – watched by the ever-present 

vultures – feast on the grazers. The best time to 

see the migration is usually between June and 

August when the wildebeest congregate and 

prepare to cross the Grumeti River. 

During the early wet season (December to April) 

the animals are found on the short grass plains 

around Lake Ndutu, the Moru Kopjes, the Gol 

Mountains and Seronera in the south of the park. 

February is the main month for wildebeest calving. 

During the late wet season (April to June) vast 

herds, in columns over 40km long, head towards 

Kirawira, Mbalageti and Grumeti in the Western 

corridor. Then, in June, with the rains coming to 

an end they face the death-defying crossing of the 

crocodile-infested Grumeti River into the Ikorongo 

Controlled Area. During the early dry season (July 

to October) all migratory herds head north. Finally, 

in the late dry season (October to December) the 

herds start their trek back south to the Serengeti to 

give birth to their young (December being the peak 

month for zebra births). 

And then the cycle starts again – as it has for 

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timetable for improved connections, and more opportunities to 

earn Flying Blue Level and Award Miles. Award Miles can be 

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Combined code-share and 

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spent on fl ights, or with over 100 non-airline partners, such as 

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Artwork KLM fl eet: Hans Murris, KLM Engineering & Maintenance, SPL/WM 

KLM PLANE FACTS HOW BIG, HOW SMALL, HOW FAR…? 

1920 17 May: the fi rst KLM fl ight 

from London to Amsterdam. 

1933 The Fokker F-XVIII Pelican 

sets a new record for the fl ight 

Amsterdam-Jakarta of four days, four 

hours and 35 minutes. 

1934 October: the McDonnell 

Douglas DC-2 Uiver wins fi rst prize 

in the handicap section, and 

second prize overall in the 

London-Melbourne Air Race. 

1946 KLM launches its 

scheduled service between 

Amsterdam and New York. 

1960 

KLM introduces the 

McDonnell Douglas DC-8 into its 

fl eet, marking the beginning of the 

‘jet age’. 

1971 KLM’s fi rst Boeing 

747B heralds the start of the 

‘wide-body’ age. 

1989 KLM is the fi rst European 

airline to introduce the new 

generation 747-400s. 

2003 KLM introduces the fi rst of 

its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, followed 

in 2008 with the 300ER variant. 

2005 KLM starts adding the 

fi rst of 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft to 

its fl eet. 

2008 KLM begins a gradual 

introduction of the EMBRAER 190 to its 

Cityhopper fl eet, replacing some of its 

Fokker 100 aircraft. 

2011 KLM becomes the fi rst 

airline in the world to operate 

commercial fl ights using biofuel. 

KLM’s fuel effi ciency performance is one 

of the best in Europe thanks, in part, to 

its effi cient network and modern fl eet. 

The klm.com/csr website provides 

more detailed information on KLM’s 

corporate social responsibility and 

sustainable air transport activities. 


Boeing 747-400 

22 920 11,500 64.44 35,000 

(Combi 16) (Combi) 

390,100 415 70.67 yes! 

(Combi 396,900) (Combi 275) 

Boeing 747-400ER Freighter 

4 920 11,500 64.44 

412,800 112,000 70.67 

Boeing 777-300ER 

5 900 12,000 64.80 

351,543 425 73.86 yes! 

Boeing 777-200ER 

15 900 11,800 60.90 

297,500 318 63.70 yes!

McDonnell Douglas MD-11 

Airbus A330-200 

Fleet data information valid at magazine publication date 

KLM PLANE FACTS 

10 880 11,000 51.96 

280,300 285 61.21 yes! 

11 880 8,800 60.30 

230,000 243 58.37 yes! 

Boeing 737-900 Boeing 737-800 

5 850 4,300 35.80 

76,900 189 42.12 

Boeing 737-700 

18 850 3,500 35.80 

64,000 129 33.62 

Fokker 70/100 

26 743 2,400 28.08 

5 740 2,400 28.08 

38,000 80 30.91 

44,400 100 35.53 

23 850 4,100 35.80 

73,700 171 39.47 

KEY 

NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT 

MAX. TAKE-OFF WEIGHT (KG) 

WINGSPAN (M) 

EMBRAER 190 

17 850 3,300 28.72 

45,600 100 36.25 

CRUISING SPEED (KM/H) 

MAXIMUM PASSENGERS 

SCALE: 1CM = APPR. 6.3M 

TELEPHONE ON BOARD 

RANGE (KM) 

TOTAL LENGTH (M) 

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NATIONAAL AUTOMOBIEL MUSEUM 

Golfing Abroad? 

Why fly with them, when 

you can hire them! 

Our convenient airport locations save 

time and money for the travelling golfer. 

Go to www.clubstohire.com and hire a set from €35 per set 

per week. We have the latest Taylor Made, Callaway, Wilson 

and MD clubs available at our shops located at airports in 

FARO - EDINBURGH - MALAGA - ALICANTE - MURCIA 

DUBLIN - BELEK - TENERIFE - LISBON 

Log onto www.clubstohire.com and book your chosen set 

BUSINESS AS USUAL 

AT FARO AIRPORT 

The first automobile in the Louwman Automobile Museum’s 

collection was a 1914 Dodge purchased in 1934. Since that 

time, it has grown to 250 different automobiles, and they come 

from all over the world. 

The collection is laid out in a beautiful airy building designed, 

in large part, by American architect Michael Graves, which 

allows for ample space to show each car in its best light. All of 

the cars in the collection are notable for one reason or another: 

innovation, design, uniqueness. Visitors will find cars used in 

films (James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5) or owned by the famous 

(Elvis Presley’s Cadillac Fleetwood and Prince Bernard’s 

Ferrari 500 Superfast Speziale). What is believed to be the oldest 

automobile in the world is in the collection as well as some 

experiments that were never mass-produced. 

Of course the museum isn’t just about automobiles. It’s about 

culture and how different cultures have influenced the design of 

the automobile. It’s about how values and tastes have changed 

over time. Each car has a story to tell and these stories have 

been brought together into one cohesive narrative to give the 

visitor an overview of how the automobile we know today came 

about and the many forces and personalities that influenced it. 

Included alongside the cars is an impressive collection of 

artwork with an automobile theme. The Louwman Museum’s 

collection is the largest privately owned collection of automobiles 

in the world, and while it is certainly enjoyable for car enthusiasts, 

it is also interesting for history buffs and for anyone 

who enjoys beautiful things. 

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Hire Rates (per week): 

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Callaway X20/X22 €45 

Taylor Made R9 €45 

Taylor Made R11 €55 

Wilson Di11 €45 

Shoes €15 

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Welcome to the Netherlands 

Connexxion is the biggest passenger transportation company in Holland with 

locations nationwide. We can offer you our transportation services all over the 

Netherlands: Airport transportation, taxi and wheelchair adapted transportation, 

group transportation and business taxi. 

Schiphol Taxi 

• Situated immediately outside the 

Arrivals hall on the official taxistand. 

• All major credit cards accepted. 

• The cars are also available 

for day or other trips. 

Website | www.connexxion.nl 

E-mail | schipholtaxi@connexxion.nl 

Telephone | +31 (0)88 339 47 66 

Schiphol Hotel Shuttle 

• Direct connection to 110 hotels in Amsterdam. 

• Situated immediately outside the Arrivals hall 

at platform A7. 

• Tickets are available at platform A7 or at the 

Connexxion Desk in Arrivals 4 opposite the 

Starbucks. Follow the signing ‘Amsterdam 

Shuttle Desk’. 

free 

Website | www.schipholhotelshuttle.nl 

E-mail | ahs@connexxion.nl 

onboard 

Telephone | +31 (0) 88 339 47 41 

Address | Cateringweg 12, 1118 AN Schiphol, Holland

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Amsterdam / Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands 

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Paris / Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 2, France 

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7 

Holland Boulevard 

E19 

5 

5 

F21-F25 

F26 

F27 

F28 

F29 

F30 

3 

KLM 

Crown 

Lounge 

25 

Gates D 

Walking distance from point to 

point (average time in minutes) 

F2 

2 

T8 

F4 

Thalys/RER/TGV 

Railway station 

Lounge 

4 

1 

Lounge 

3 

F3 

F6 

Gates F 

Gates M 

3 

F8 

C88-C89 

A48-A49 

A46-A47 

A44-A45 

C90-C91 A50-A51 A42-A43 

A40-A41 

C86-C87 C84-C85 C82-C83 

C80-C81 

T 

T 

D53-D54 

M1 H2 

3 

F5 

F9 

5 

5 

T 

H1 

F7 

M6 

G2 

M7 

M4 H5 

M3 4 H4 

M2 H3 

G11-16 

3 

6 

T9 

G3 

M5 H6 

G5 

G4 

TERMINAL 2C 

1 

1 

H7 

D55-D56 

D57-D58 

D60-D61 

D61-D62 

3 

Gates H 

G7 

G6 

TERMINAL 2D 

KLM and Alitalia fl ights arrive at and 

depart from Terminal 2F, Gates F21 to F36. 

Air France fl ights arrive at and depart from 

Terminals 2C, 2D, 2E and 2F. 

G9 

G8 

Gates G 

4 

D72-D73 

D64-D65 

D70-D71 

D74 

D76 

4 

4 4 

T 

KLM fl ights arrive at and 

depart from gates B, C, D, E, F. 

Air France and Alitalia 

fl ights arrive at and depart 

from gates B and C. 

Korean Air fl ights arrive at 

and depart from gate G. 

Delta fl ights arrive at and 

depart from gate E. 

Czech Airlines fl ights arrive 

at and depart from gate D. 

Aerofl ot fl ights arrive at and 

depart from gates B and G. 

KLM passengers travelling to 

Antwerp (Thalys) and 

Rotterdam (NS): Please 

collect your luggage in 

Amsterdam and exchange 

your KLM (e-)ticket for a 

Thalys or NS ticket at the 

Netherlands Railways 

(NS ) desk at Schiphol 

Plaza (just past immigration). 

TERMINAL 2A 

1 

1 

T 

B33-34 

B21-B22 

B31-B32 

B23-B24 B26-B27-B28B29-B30 

B25 

3 

3 

TERMINAL 2B 


Landside connection shuttle 

to/from Terminal 2G 

T Transfer desk 1 Transfer by shuttle 1 outside Customs Area 

Air France Lounge 

Top Level 

Second floor 

Transfer by train 


52 

Passengers with access 

to KLM’s Crown Lounges 

who are arriving on 

intercontinental fl ights and 

transferring to European 

(Schengen) fl ights are 

kindly advised to use Crown 

Lounge 25, located near the 

Schengen gates and behind 

passport control. 

Delta, AeroMexico, Korean Air and Aerofl ot 

fl ights arrive at and depart from Terminal 2E. 

Czech Airlines fl ights arrive at and depart 

from Terminal 2D. 

Transfer by shuttle bus inside Customs Area 

Transfer by shuttle bus inside Customs Area, 

only between 7:30am and 4:15pm

Hand baggage rules at EU airports 

To increase passenger safety, security rules for hand luggage are in place for all fl ights, in accordance with 

European Union regulations. When passing through security control, you will be required to present liquids, gels, 

pastes, lotions and aerosols separately, in individual containers of not more than 100ml, packaged in a resealable, 

transparent plastic bag (maximum volume 1 litre, 1 bag per person). 

Airport shopping 

in the EU 

Within the European Union, liquids 

and gels that you purchase after 

passing through passport control 

or on board the aircraft will be 

packaged and sealed for you, 

together with the receipt. The 

unbroken seal is valid for 24 hours. 

Airport shopping 

outside the EU 

If you buy liquids or gels at a 

non-EU airport and change planes at 

an EU airport, your purchases will be 

confi scated at the EU airport security 

check. This can also happen for 

purchases you make on board an 

aircraft operated by an airline from 

a non-EU country. For further 

information, visit klm.com. 

KLM AMSTERDAM MAP 

Animal products 

To prevent the spread of animal 

diseases, you are prohibited from 

entering the EU with meat, meat 

products, milk and milk products. Small 

quantities for personal use are 

permitted on arrival from Andorra, the 

Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, 

Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and 

Switzerland. For further information, 

visit europa.eu. 


KLM FIT FOR FLYING 

Our handy hints can help you to stay feeling great both during and after the 

fl ight. Exercises should be performed slowly with steady, even breathing 

10 TIMES 15 TIMES 30 TIMES 5 TIMES 10 TIMES 15 TIMES 

Feet 

With your heels on 

the fl oor, stretch your 

toes upwards. Then, 

keeping your toes on 

the fl oor, stretch your 

heel upwards. 

Relax whilst fl ying 

Statistics show that fl ying is much safer 

than many situations in our daily lives 

The crew in control of the plane are 

highly trained and experienced 

KLM aircraft are maintained and designed 

to withstand all sorts of turbulence 

Try to relax — breathe in deeply through 

your nose, hold for three seconds and 

exhale slowly 

KLM partner, VALK Foundation, can 

offer support to people with a fear 

of fl ying. Visit valk.org or 

call +31 71 5273733 

HOUSE RULES 

Rotate your foot fi rst 

in one direction and 

then the other. 

All electronic devices must 

be turned off completely whilst 

walking to/from the aircraft, and 

during take-off, approach 

and landing. 

The only electronic devices 

which may be used during 

the fl ight and ground 

stop are: 

• Mobile phones, PDAs or 

other devices with a ’fl ight’ 

mode or ‘fl ight safe’ setting. 

This must be activated 


Ankles Knees Shoulders Legs Back and arms 

Raise your leg, 

tensing the muscles 

of your thigh. 

During the fl ight 

With your hands 

on your thighs, rotate 

your shoulders in a 

circular motion. 

Ear pain? Pinch your nose shut, 

close your mouth and swallow or 

blow out against your closed mouth. 

Alternatively, chew gum 

Stimulate your circulation by 

walking around in the cabin 

and stretching 

Avoid sitting with your legs crossed 

as this restricts circulation 

Taking your shoes off might be 

more comfortable 

Drink plenty of water and not too 

much alcohol 

before the aircraft 

doors are closed. 

• Laptops, if the 

WLAN/WiFi is 

turned off. 

• Electronic games, 

MP3, DVD and 

CD players. 

Cabin crew can request all 

electronic devices to be switched 

off completely if circumstances 

so dictate. 

Bend forward slightly. 

Wrap your hands 

around your knee 

and raise it to your 

chest. Hold for 15 

seconds. 

Reducing jetlag 

Place both feet 

fl at on the ground 

and hold in your 

stomach. Bend 

forward, moving 

your hands down 

your legs. 

Start adjusting your body clock 

to the time zone of your 

destination the night before departure 

by going to bed earlier or later 

Don’t eat too heavily the night 

before you leave, or drink too 

much alcohol 

Eat protein-rich meals at times 

that are normal for your new 

time zone 

At your destination, take light 

exercise, such as a walk 

Spend at least 30 minutes in daylight 

Drinks are served one at 

a time to passengers 

occupying their assigned 

seats. For safety reasons, 

the purser may close the 

bar. Passengers are not permitted 

to drink alcoholic beverages 

brought on board with them. 

Smoking, including 

artifi cial cigarettes, such as 

‘SuperSmokers’, is strictly forbidden 

at all times on KLM fl ights.

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