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44 High society 

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The Swiss city of Basel sits at a 

crossroads of three nations, mixing 

sublime art, architecture and scenery 

The up issue 

Welcome to the January issue, which carries the theme ‘up’. 

This month, the cover was created by Russian pixel artist 

Alexey Garkushin, exclusively for Holland Herald. Inspired by 

the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk (in which a small boy 

climbs a beanstalk to steal treasure from a giant ogre), the 

image is styled like a video game in which the characters must 

race ever upwards. Inside, we hope you’ll fi nd some uplifting 

content to inspire you for the year ahead. Enjoy your fl ight. 

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Designers on the up 

A selection of the latest talents to 

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Capoeira on the beach all morning, 

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Updates 

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85 KLM news 

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87 Flying Blue news 

The latest info for frequent fl yers 

89 Entertainment 

A world of audio, video and games 

91 KLM online 

KLM’s internet and mobile services 

93 People & planet 

The future of sustainable air travel 

95 Behind the scenes 

The fi rst steps to space tourism 

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Volume 47 Number 1 

January 2012 

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When some of the world’s most hardened 

professional yachtsmen set out 

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world; when they defy howling storms and 

monster waves; when they risk collision with 

icebergs, broken rudders and having their 

sails torn to shreds; when they suffer temperature 

fl uctuations from –5 to +40 degrees 

Celsius without a word of complaint; when 

they don’t mind living off freeze-dried food 

for nine months and suffering from constant 

sleep deprivation, yet at the end fall deliriously 

into each other’s arms, it can only be 

about one thing: the legendary Volvo Ocean 

Race. Welcome to the world’s toughest 

sailing competition. 

Not without reason is it regarded as the 

Mount Everest of sailing. And any contestant 

planning to be up there with the leaders 

needs passion, precision and state-of-theart 

technology. And these are the qualities 

that link the Volvo Ocean Race 2011– 2012 

with the new sponsor and Offi cial Timekeeper 

of this prestigious competition, the 

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Both brands push the boundaries 

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Frontlines 

Arts, design, culture, 

events and ideas from 

across the globe 


Words: Annemarie Hoeve 

Your own sleep sanctuary 

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Launched recently 

at Moscow Airport, 

Sleepbox is an 

instant mini-hotel 

cabin – complete 

with bed and WiFi, 

so you squeeze 

in some quality 

between-fl ight 

slumber. See 

arch-group.org. 

Rubbish art? 

Idea ■ Litter box 

Artist Justin Gignac is getting people to pay good money 

for garbage, demonstrating the power of packaging. Tucked 

into neat, transparent cubes, suddenly the city’s rubbish is 

transformed into an intriguing interior accessory. No two 

cubes are the same, and so far there have been over 1,300 

takers in 29 countries. It certainly makes a more authentic 

souvenir than the standard Statue of Liberty keychain, and 

you’re helping to rid the streets of unsightly refuse. 

Photo: Gwon Osang/Arario Gallery 

New 

Eyecatcher 

Apart from 

‘regular’ New 

York garbage, 

you can also buy 

limited-edition 

rubbish left over 

after special 

events such as 

New Year’s Eve in 

Times Square. See 

nycgarbage.com. 

Art ■ Photo sculptures 

Is this photography or 

sculpture? Both. South 

Korean artist Gwon Osang 

fi rst takes pictures of his 

subjects from every angle 

and then sticks them on 

mannequins to create 

life-sized sculptures. 

Hundreds of photos are 

used for each statue 

and bizarre poses lend a 

sense of the surreal to 

the fi nished result. 

See osang.net.

TREATS 

BOOKS 

Colourful and practical, 

this bag by Bombata is 

designed to carry and 

protect your tablet, 

notepad or e-reader. 

See momastore.org. 

Rietveld & Curaçao: 

A modern architect 

on a Caribbean Island 

Dutch designer Gerrit 

Rietveld - best known for his 

angular Red and Blue Chair - 

is celebrated in a new book 

about his work on the island 

of Curaçao. Between 1949 

and 1960, he worked on six 

buildings, adapting his work 

to fi t the island’s climate, 

with rainwatercollecting 

roofs, 

and shutters 

replacing 

walls to better 

capture c cooling 

winds. w Available 

in i English 

and a Chinese. 

Published P by 

010 0 

Publishers. 

Launched L in 1905, only two years 

after a the Wright brothers made 

their t fi rst fl ight, Aéroplane 

eau e de toilette by Parisian perfume 

house h Detaille can still lift your 

spirits. See detaille.com. 

Life itself is the most 

wonderful fairytale 

Love’em and leave’em 

Check it out ■ Museum of Broken Relationships 

Subtle Swedish dish 

design Mutewatch ewatch 

is a touchscreen creen 

watch with a digital 

display that t lights 

up only when en you 

want it to. See 

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FRONTLINES 

Stage 

The Nightingale and Other Fables 

Amsterdam ■ 12-22 January 

Canada’s celebrated director Robert Lepage 

has reimagined the music and short works 

of Stravinsky to create this enchanting 

production for De Nederlandse Opera, 

currently under the baton of Chinese- 

American Xian Zhang. The unique show 

features puppetry and shadow theatre, 

the orchestra pit is a pond, and the 

Hague Philharmonic sits on the stage. See 

muziektheater.nl. And for more events in 

Amsterdam and the Netherlands, turn to 

pages 65 and 67. 

Culture 

Incorrigible romantics should avoid this 

Zagreb museum. On display here are 

objects donated by the general public 

that symbolise their failed relationships. 

Highlights include an axe used by 

a man to chop up his ex-girlfriend’s 

furniture after being ditched in favour 

of a lesbian lover, and a garden gnome 

that experienced a violent encounter 

with a car windscreen, marking the end 

of a 20-year relationship. Last year, 

the museum won an award for Most 

Innovative Museum in Europe. It started 

off as a way for its founders, Olinka 

Vištica and Dražen Grubišic, to deal with 

their own break-up. 

See brokenships.com. 

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FRONTLINES 

Stumped for sound 

Gadget ■ Indoor acoustics 

These days, just add the 

prefi x ‘i’ to anything and 

you have yourself a market. 

Take the iTree. This is an 

iPhone docking station made 

out of an entire tree trunk. 

Customers can even go on a 

forest jaunt in Austria, where 

designers KMKG are based, 

to select their own tree. The 

trunk is then hollowed out 

“to produce optimum sound 

quality”. This will set you back 

about €11,000. Can also be 

outfi tted for an iPad or sound 

system. See kmkg.org. 

Skate seat 

Design ■ For the boardroom 

Jumps, fl ips, plunging down a half-pipe at top speed; 

skateboarding embodies all the wreckless abandon of 

having bones young enough to regenerate quickly after 

accidents. If you love the lifestyle but have left your days of 

swift regeneration behind you, Skate-Home offer a colourful 

compromise with furniture designs based on skateboards. 


Art for audio-lovers 

This chair is 

made from four 

Canadian Maple 

skateboards and 

is available in 

ten colours. See 

skate-home.com. 

Handmade in Holland 

Wheels ■ Modern heritage 

If you like your bike spokes bespoke, check 

out the Primarius Artisan. Dutch company 

Primarius stands for a century of quality 

cycle making. Now, design team Signiatura 

has revitalised the brand to create a new, 

handmade bicycle that combines top-notch 

craftsmanship with modern design and 

materials. Only available as a limited edition, 

cycle fetishists will have to move fast to get 

their hands on one of these highly exclusive 

models. Prices around €2,995. See primarius.nl.

King Power Minute Repeater 

Chrono Tourbillon. Column-wheel 

chronograph with 120-hour power reserve, 

Tourbillon and minute repeater with 

a cathedral gong. Real carbon fibre case. 

Manufactured entirely by Hublot. 

20-piece limited edition.

FRONTLINES 

Strange but true 

Research ■ Ig Nobel Awards 

Horticultural notes 

Music by cucumber 


Computer shoot 

Introducing the world’s only 

fi rst-person shooter computer 

game without guns. Instead, 

you explore dangerous 

situations armed only with a 

camera. It’s called Warco, short 

for ‘war correspondent’. The 

idea is to ‘shoot’ the story and 

edit your footage into a news 

story. For budding combat 

journalists or pacifi st gamers? 

See defi antdev.com. 

Science 

The Ig Nobel Awards celebrate 

the sillier side of science. The 

2011 winners include: Japanese 

chemists who invented a smoke 

alarm for the deaf that releases 

wasabi in case of fi re; biologists 

who discovered a species 

of beetle that mates with a 

specifi c beer bottle; and some 

doctors who found that “people 

make better decisions about 

some kinds of things — but 

worse decisions about other 

kinds of things‚ when they have 

a strong urge to urinate”. See 

improbable.com. 

Hear your garden grow with the help of Dutch 

artist Ronald van der Meijs. He has designed a 

musical instrument that can be rigged up to a 

living cucumber plant. A mechanical ‘fi nger’ set 

against a string changes position as the plant 

grows, altering the sound. Listen to an excerpt 

on ronaldvandermeijs.nl. 

NEW 

Photo: Anny CK Photography 

My beautiful launderette 

Concept ■ Arcade washer 

Dairy dressing 

Forget silk, thanks to a German 

fashion designer, milk could 

become the next luxury fabric. 

Former microbiology student 

Anke Domaske developed her 

milk-based fabric, QMilch, from 

the milk protein casein. It takes 

about six litres of milk to make 

a dress. And although her styles 

may go out of fashion, the 

fabric has no sell-by date. See 

qmilk.eu. 

Fail a level in an arcade game and there are no real-life 

repercussions; it’s simply ‘Game Over’. With design student 

Lee Wei Chen’s new creation, there could be serious 

consequences for your laundry. He combined an arcade game 

with a washing machine to try and make mundane household 

chores more entertaining. If you’re no good at the game, the 

washing machine won’t progress to the next cycle. This design 

has the potential to make doing laundry highly addictive. See 

kingston.ac.uk.

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THE FILES #01 UP 

Pin-up girl 

This is the work of German 

photographer Ivo Mayr. He 

shot local people in Koblenz 

as though they were hanging 

in mid-air. With some crafty 

digital tweaks, he then placed 

them against typical 

architecture from the city. 

“They are just like lost-andfound 

objects,” he says, “like 

a glove hanging on a fence”. 

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Lightminded 

For this ‘Balloon Bench’, 

Japanese designers Satoshi 

Itasaka and Takuto Usami 

drew inspiration from French 

fi l m Le Ballon Rouge. The 1957 

fi lm tells the story of a boy 

who befriends a red balloon 

and roams the streets of Paris 

in its company. Despite 

appearances, the bench isn’t 

suspended in mid air: four 

hidden anchors fi rmly attach 

it to the ceiling and wall. 

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Words: Dolinde van Beek. Photo: Ikunori Yamamoto


Lady in green 

Where most artists focus on 

present or future, Swiss- 

Italian born artist Christian 

Tagliavini presents us with a 

window into art history. His 

‘1503’ series, including this 

Portrait of a lady in green, is 

inspired by the masters of 

the Renaissance. Tagliavini 

constructs the costumes 

himself. The tall neck is a 

carefully created optical 

illusion, rather than crafty 

post production. 

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Words: Dolinde van Beek


Reach for 

the sky 

‘The Empty Chair’, Chair’, with its 

its 

ladder back reaching fi ve 

metres up, was created by 

Dutch designer designer Maarten Maarten Baas 

Baas 

for Amnesty Amnesty International. It is 

meant to to represent represent reaching 

for the sky, and the fact that 

freedom of expression is 

important for all. 

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Words: Dolinde van Beek. Photo: Frank Tielemans

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Flight club 

This unusual matchup is 

between a common seagull 

and a white-tailed eagle. The 

latter is a 5kg, 2m-wingspan, 

highly-effi cient predator, but 

it’s the former that has the 

upper wing. Gulls occasionally 

attack larger, predatory birds 

when protecting their young, 

and have developed a dive 

bombing technique that sees 

them sneak up behind eagles 

to attack, evading their 

deadly claws and beak. 


Photo: Nature Picture Library

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Words: Anna Whitehouse 

Illustrations: Sam Vanallemeersch 

Fly away success 

98% great 

Animated Pixar adventure 

Up was the best reviewed 

release of 2009, according 

to film review aggregator 

website Rotten Tomatoes. 

Some 98% of reviews for 

the tale of a grumpy old 

man who floats away 

by attaching balloons to 

his house were positive. 

Worldwide the film grossed 

a whopping $731 million. 

Plane crazy 

€3.5 million model 

Possibly the most elaborate 

model airport in the world, 

Knuffingen in Hamburg cost a 

whopping €3.5 million to make. 

Created by brothers Frederik and 

Gerrit Braun, it’s part of city 

attraction Miniatur Wunderland. 

The model is based on Hamburg 

Airport to a 1:87 scale, with 

40,000 lights, 15,000 model 

people, 500 cars, and 10,000 

trees. Some 40 planes and 

90 other vehicles move 

about at once completely 

autonomously, guided only 

by highly sophisticated 

processors and sensors. 


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bustard (otis tarda) of Europe and Asia are tied 

for the record of world’s weightiest flying bird, 

each tipping the scales at an average of 18.5kg. 

A 20kg male great bustard was recently found 

in northeastern China, but the obese avian 

couldn’t get off the ground. 

“You have enemies? Good. Th at 

means you’ve stood up for something, 

sometime in your life” 

Winston Churchill 

Ear piercing 

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Australian opera singer 

Adam Lopez holds the 

record for the highest 

note ever sung by 

a male, managing a 

half step above the 

C in the 8th octave, 

or a semitone above 

the highest note on 

a standard 88-key 

grand piano. Before 

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One tip-toe 

The Balducci is a magic trick 

where a performer levitates in 

front of bewildered audience 

members. No one knows how 

the trick originated, but it’s 

now named after Ed Balducci 

who first explained its use. 

Rather than some mystic 

inspiration, the magician 

simply stands on tip-toe on 

one foot, but positions his or 

her audience at such an angle 

that it looks like levitation. 

David Blaine made the move 

popular on his early TV shows. 

Quick climb 

16h 42min hike 

Austrian climber Christian Stangl is 

reckoned to be the world’s foremost 

‘skyrunner’ – a mountaineer who 

specialises in rapid ascents of super 

high peaks. He made the 10km from 

advanced base camp to the summit 

of Everest in 16h 42min, reckoned to 

be the quickest ever, without oxygen. 

He reckons such climbs are more 

environmentally friendly, as they 

leave fewer camps, ropes and other 

kit behind. 


Setting the bar low 

2 backflips 

Canadian Cameron Fraser holds the 

world record for the most consecutive 

backflips on a trampoline while riding 

a unicycle. Since 2003, his record has 

stood at a less than overwhelming two. 

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“Th e best way to cheer yourself up is to try 

to cheer somebody else up” 

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High rise housing 

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Kungi La in Kashmir, 

India, is thought 

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hardy souls farming 

the surrounding 

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A VitraHaus in 

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A taste

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Head to Basel – a new KLM 

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artistic peaks and design 

contrasts, says Anna Whitehouse 

PHOTOGRAPHY: MARK NIEDERMAN 


“Will I do this forever? 

No. Just until I die.” Th ese are the words 

of Basel’s fährimaa (or ferry man), 

Jacques Th urneysen, the captain of a 

creaking, engine-less boat that schleps 

people across the River Rhine on a 

rickety pulley system. 

A former cabinet-maker who trained 

to be a professional gondolier in Venice, 

61-year-old Th urneysen epitomises the 

hard graft that is synonymous with 

Baselites – come rain or shine, he is 

there, merrily rebounding off the banks 

of Grossbasel and Kleinebasel, the city’s 

two opposing sides. 

He also wears sandals despite the 10 

degree Celsius climes. 

A city built around the vast, 

meandering Rhine, locals say Basel sits 

on the ‘knee’ of the river, although on a 

map it looks more like a bulbous nose. 

Either way, water is of the essence in this 

small hub (167,000 people at the last 

count) in the northwest of Switzerland. 

Th ere are 173 ornate fountains, 

including one depicting a monkey 

guzzling wine in Andreasplatz, that 

punctuate the city’s winding, cobbled 

streets. Th ey each pump out mountainfresh 

H 2 0 for all and sundry to glug 

back, and the earthy taste is in many 

ways superior to the bottled variety (as 

is the price). 

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CLOCKWISE FROM 

ABOVE 

Jacques 

Thurneysen steers 

a course across 

the Rhine; the 

Kunstmuseum 

courtyard; a 

gargoyle sneers at 

the hills 

“We are men of tradition,” 

beams Herr Stefan Schiesser, a fi ft hgeneration 

chocolatier at Confi serie 

Schiesser on the town’s heaving 

Marktplatz. His 149-year-old shop 

overlooks the rustic red façade of the 

Town Hall, which houses a bombastic 

statue of a scantily-clad Munatius 

Plancus, the man who allegedly 

founded Basel under Caesar’s rule. 

“I tried to introduce chilli chocolate 

once,” he continues, “but there was a 

mini revolt – the belief is that we have 

done a good job in the fi rst place, so 

why mess with that?” 

Th is may seem blinkered, but aft er a 

few days nibbling truffl es from the slew 

of confectioners that command the 

city’s fi n de siècle buildings, it is easy to 

see his point. 

Th e chocolate – much like 

everything, right down to the bottle 

green trams that run with the sort of 

effi ciency usually reserved for military 

operations – is of such high quality that 

it requires no embellishment. Inside his 

ornate, sweet-smelling shop, behind the 

shelves of intricately-latticed sweets that 

look like rows of tiny, hand-decorated 

suburban houses, sits 93-year-old Frau 

Hesser, reading the Basler Zeitung, the 

city’s local rag. 

She dunks a läckerli – a honey, 

hazelnut, orange peel and Kirsch biscuit 

into a rich, frothy hot chocolate with 

the kind of gusto usually reserved for 

an E-colour-fuelled toddler. Frau 

Hesser comes to Schiesser every day at 

3.15pm, on the dot. She also knows 

fährimaa Jacques Th urneysen well. 

Small Basel may be, but its 

impressive roster of museums certainly 

puts it on the map. Rudolf Suter, a local 

tour guide, reckons there are 40 

museums. In the centre, near the 

imposing Munster Tower in Grossbasel, 

there seems to be one every 200 metres. 

Whether it is bones at the Natural 

History Museum’s suitably-named

The Natural 

History Museum 

“ Basel may be 

small, but its 

impressive 

roster of 

museums have 

put it on the 

map ” 

A traditional 

hanami, or place 

for viewing 

cherry blossom

“ Streamer not def yet! the advice ‘Never 

“ 

loan your parrot’. One of the boys nods 

gravely in agreement ” 

You can spend days 

nibbling truffl es from the slew 

of confectioners that 

command the city’s fi n 

de siècle buildings ”

‘Hard Graft ’ exhibition, which 

centres around a pipe-smoking man 

called Th eo, whose skeleton was found 

in a recent excavation; teddy bears at 

the rather eerie Puppenhausmuseum, 

where more than 34,000 wide-eyed soft 

toys are cuddled up; or knock-out art 

(the Max Beckmann exhibition at the 

Kunstmuseum, running to 22 January, 

has silenced many a visitor), this 

hoarding instinct is inherent to the city. 

“I know someone who has 10,000 

Mickey Mouses,” says Dagmar Vergeat, 

curator of her own tiny Hoosesagg (or 

LEFT 

The chocolate box 

perfection of 

central Basel 

ABOVE 

Downhill by trotti 

TOP RIGHT 

Crossing the Rhine 

RIGHT 

Young fans of 

FC Basel 

trouser pocket) museum on Nadelberg, 

a narrow, historic street that was once 

the home of the city’s spice merchants. 

“And another who has a house fi lled 

from top to bottom with angels that he 

invites everyone to see at Christmas.” 

With her own collection of random 

items that includes 69 Pez dispensers, 

56 cartoon wine stoppers, the fi rst ever 

Swatch and 2,134 postcards, Vergeat, it 

appears, is cut from the same cloth. 

Th e Don of stashing, however, is the 

late Ernst Beyeler. A Swiss art collector 

with a weakness for Picasso, Monet, 


Warhol and Louise Bourgeois, he has 

unveiled his entire collection in a rural 

spot called the Fondation Beyeler. 

Th e building alone, designed by 

Italian architect Renzo Piano, is worth 

the 15-minute tram ride out of town; a 

waterlily pond outside refl ects dappled 

sunshine onto Monet’s famous 

‘Waterlily Pond’ inside. 

It’s the sort of art and design synergy 

that has secured Basel the aff ections of 

the art world’s elite. 

“I am sure I have met Warhol,” 

boasts Luciano, a rotund Italian 

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waiter with a rogueish twinkle in his 

eye, who has worked in Chez Donati, for 

34 years. 

Th ere’s no pomp or ceremony as 

Luciano dollops vanilla crème onto a 

plate with the panache of a dinner lady 

serving up sausages and mash. His silverdomed 

dessert tray brimming with 

tiramisu, plum tart and chocolate torte, 

however, is worthy of exhibition space. 

Food here is rustic, hearty and 

designed for adventurous folk looking to 

scramble up the nearby Wasserfallen, a 

hiking spot in the Jura Mountains, 

45-minutes out of town. A short cable 


HERE 

The Nautral History 

Museum 

TOP RIGHT 

Hiking outside the city 

car ride up a postcard-perfect 

mountainside that looks like a scene 

from an intricate Constable painting, 

and you’re deposited at the start of this 

popular climb. 

Th e silence here is only penetrated by 

the occasional belch from a post-fondue 

climber. “Pardon me,” chortles Andreas 

Gilman, a hulking fi gure, swaddled in 

high-tech Gortex. 

“I ate my lunch too quickly,” he 

bellows cheerily before greeting a fellow 

walker with a fi rm “Grüezi”, and 

pushing on through a leafy thicket, 

followed by his slightly more athletic 

sheepdog Heinrich. 

Grand designs 

The birthplace of 

architects Jacques Herzog 

and Pierre de Meuron – 

designers of London’s 

Tate Modern and Beijing’s 

Olympic Stadium – Basel is 

shaping up to be as 

signifi cant in modernist 

terms as nearby La 

Chaux-de-Fonds, Le 

Corbusier’s birthplace. 

View the Stellwerk signal 

box, their most revered 

Basel work, from the 

Munchensteiner railway 

bridge: this shimmering 

hulk of a building is 

sheathed in horizontal 

copper strips, twisted to 

allow daylight to 

penetrate. 

The art and design 

themes continue over the 

border in Germany. A 

20-minute bus journey 

towards Weil am Rhein 

(make sure to bring your 

passport), offers up Vitra 

Design Museum, a 

veritable Mecca to 

furniture design, from 

Shaker style through 

Rietveld and Charles 

Eames to Robert Venturi.

Basel fact fi le 

HOW TO GET THERE 

KLM operates two direct daily 

fl ights to Basel/Mulhouse 

EuroAirport from Amsterdam 

Airport Schiphol. 

WHERE TO STAY 

The 19th-century Krafft 

(hotelkrafft.ch) sits in an 

enviable spot on the Rhine. 

Chic and contemporary, it 

is in a great location for 

navigating both Grossbasel 

and Kleinbasel and is 

where author Hermann 

Hesse penned the novel 

Steppenwolf. Arty folk should 

For everything that goes up, there 

must be a way down, and for the last 

two years the best way to descend this 

grassy monolith is on a green, selfpowered 

scooter called a trotti. Red 

helmets strapped on, the hordes of 

euphoric hikers that take this 

unconventional route down resemble 

Christmas elves, as their cajoling and 

squawking echoes gently around the 

try the Teufelhof (teufelhof. 

com): a different artist has 

decked out each of the nine 

rooms, so you might find 

yourself sleeping next to a 

modernist painting, avante 

garde sculpture, or post 

modern light installation. 

WHAT TO DO 

The annual Fasnacht festival 

(fasnacht.ch) in February is 

one of the city’s biggest pulls. 

At 4am at the beginning of 

this three-day shindig, all 

streetlights are turned out, 

hordes of drummers and 

piccolo players congregate 

and the party begins. For a 

more sophisticated night on 

Painting: Successió Miró/ProLitteris 

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Europe 

Switzerland 

Basel 

EuroAirport 

the tiles, the Kunsthalle art 

gallery (kunsthallebasel.ch) 

offers up mojitos and arty 

merriment. The city’s bright 

young things tend to gather 

at hot new spot Acqua 

(acquabasilea.ch), a bar in a 

former waterworks. 


moss-covered, rocky ravines. Th e sheer 

rush of weaving down a mountain 

alongside a babbling river is worth the 

hour-long slog up to the peak. 

Th e trotti may be a bold new venture 

for this traditional province, but with the 

wind in your hair and the orange-yellow 

glow of the sun setting on the snowcapped 

mountains ahead, there’s a chance 

even the fährimaa might like it. v 

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Who: KYRA VAN INEVELD, 

THE NETHERLANDS (BA) 

What: Tracking ‘the truth’ 

in Wikipedia 

DESIGN UP 

“My project is about 

the transitory nature of 

information. Fifty years 

ago, everyone had an 

encyclopedia at home. 

You didn’t think about 

what was ‘true’. With 

Wikipedia, the wisdom 

of the crowd ensures 

that ‘the truth’ changes 

every second. We’ve 

become continuous 

curators of our own 

reality. To illustrate this, 

I chose the five biggest 

topics on Wikipedia 

that have changed 

the most. I printed 

out all of the pages, 

including the edits, and 

bound them into five 

new encyclopedias. 

The documents were 

so big, my computer 

crashed and my printer 

was on day and night 

for two full weeks. 

The topics are: Barack 

Obama (2,706 pages), 

the Catholic Church 

(2,602 pages), the war 

in Gaza (2,289 pages), 

Global Warming (2,168 

pages) and ‘Race and 

Intelligence’ (1,876 

pages). The contributor 

lists alone contain 

thousands of names. 

I sometimes wish that 

we could go back to the 

past, when you could 

depend on the word of 

a handful of ‘experts’.” 

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Who: JUAN MONTERO 

VALDES, UK (MA) 

What: Hacking household 

appliances 

“We have so many highly-engineered machines 

in our homes that we use in a monotonous 

way. You could get much more out of them 

by making them work together. To get people 

thinking about this, I made and printed my own 

money using only household appliances. I used a 

blender and pressure cooker to make paper from 

old jeans and sheets. Then I made red ink in a 

coffeemaker from food in my kitchen and hooked 

it up to my printer. But there are so many other 

things you could do, like use the rotary motion of 

your washing machine to make thread from lint 

collected in your dryer. You just need the right 

attitude.” See studioneedsmust.com. 


Who: JOOST GEHEM, 


What: New furniture from 

old interiors 

“I use unwanted interiors as a 

raw material: the things that 

are left over after a divorce 

or when someone moves 

to a retirement home, or 

dies. Instead of condemning 

everything to the rubbish 

tip, I put it in a shredder, mix 

it with epoxy and, using an 

old East-German paper press 

I converted, I mould it into a 

different product – like these 

stools. It’s a way of giving 

them a new life. Sometimes 

people want to hold on to 

things that have a personal 

value to them, but they don’t 

have the space. In this way, 

they still have a keepsake. I 

like the idea of turning what 

might be a negative event 

into something positive.” 

See joostgehemdesign.com. 

“Unlike regular sneakers that 

are glued and stitched, these 

shoes have been designed to 

be disassembled. That means 

that when one of the parts 

wears out, you can repair it 

yourself. I chose traditional 

repair techniques like felting, 

patching and darning to 

reinforce the parts of the 

shoe that are easily damaged. 

Each design comes with its 

own special repair kit. You 

can choose the technique 

that appeals to you most. My 

aim isn’t only to make the 

shoes last longer, but also 

to get the tools for fixing 

things back in the house. Our 

grandmothers used to have 

all the right gear at home. If 

you had a hole in your sock, 

you’d repair it. Now you just 

throw it away, because often 

you don’t even have the right 

materials. Once you have the 

tools, you can also use them 

to fix other things.” 

See eumo.it. 

Who: EUGENIA MORPURGO, 

ITALY (MA) 

What: Fix-themyourself 

shoes

“ You have no idea what goes on 

behind the scenes to keep your feet dry ” 

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Who: GERO ASMUTH, 

GERMANY (BA) 

What: Water signs 

“These signs are to 

help make people 

more aware of the 

work being done to 

control water levels 

in The Netherlands. I 

made a whole series 

of graphic icons. For 

example, one of them 

shows how flood 

plains keep cities 

dry, another shows 

a man lifting up a 

river, illustrating how 

rivers are re-routed. 

The one showing a 

man holding back 

a wave is actually 

going to be used at 

several locations in 

the Dommel area 

of The Netherlands. 

Much of the country 

is under sea level, but 

just by looking at the 

landscape, you have 

no idea what goes on 

behind the scenes to 

keep your feet dry.” 

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Who: MASSOUD 

HASSANI, 

AFGHANISTAN AND 


What: Child’s toy becomes 

anti-landmine sweeper 

“I grew up in 

Afghanistan and, as a 

child, I used to make 

wind-powered toys. 

Sometimes they’d be 

blown into a minefield 

and I wouldn’t be able 

to get them. There were 

lots of landmines, and 

friends around me were 

getting hurt daily. This 

is like a new version of 

one of those early toys. 

Each ball is light enough 

to be blown by the wind 

and has 220 bamboo 

legs that can set off 

any hidden mines. It’s 

estimated that there 

are about 10 million 

anti-personnel mines 

in the border region 

between Afghanistan 

and Pakistan. But 

they’re a problem in 

many countries, like 

Angola, where there 

are believed to be 

20 million landmines. 

With a population of 12 

million, that’s almost 

two mines per person. 

People can’t use their 

own gardens – there’s 

so much land that’s 

being wasted. I’m 

currently testing the 

models in the field and 

refining my design. One 

of my new devices is 

cylindrical, so it can 

cover more ground.” See 

massoudhassani.com.

PSYCHOLOGY UP 

The height of 

happiness 

Whether little or lanky, height can have a 

profound effect on our relationship with the world. 

Mark Smith cuts a long story short 

The third tallest man in Th e Netherlands is resting 

his hand on me, and it feels as if someone has strapped an 

uncooked 1kg steak to my shoulder. Olivier Richters, 22 years 

old and 2 metres 17cm in his socks, has spent the aft ernoon 

modelling outsized clothes at the annual conference of the 

Klub Lange Mensen (literally, the ‘club for tall people’). Now, 

he poses dutifully for photos, spurred on by his father-slashmanager, 

a man of average height but intense pride, who is 

distributing business cards featuring snaps of a strapping 

Olivier, muscles clenched beneath the banner ‘Dutch Giant: 

Taller! Bigger! Stronger!’ 

Olivier – a postgraduate student in Information Sciences 

at the University of Utrecht – goes on to confi de, somewhat 

bashfully, that he is frequently booked for red carpet 

appearances on account of his extravagant stature, which is 

extreme even among the Dutch, the tallest people on earth. 

Helpfully, Richter senior is on hand to corroborate, with an 

extensive photo album. Here’s Olivier towering over the original 

cast of Th e A-Team. Here’s Olivier on the set of the national 

lottery show, during which contestants were challenged to 

guess his height. Here’s Olivier in his capacity as spokesperson 

for a chain of muscle-building gyms. Height, it seems, is an 

advertising byword for might. 

Behind us, a TV interview with a female delegate is in 

session. She talks animatedly about the myriad challenges 

facing tall people – the perilous, low-hanging street signs, the 

hurtful playground jibes, the fact that, even in Th e Netherlands, 


“it’s almost impossible to shop at an indoor market without 

taking a safety helmet with you” – as well as the benefi ts (“I’ve 

never had a bad seat at the theatre,” she off ers). Th e news 

station seems to have dispatched the shortest anchor possible, 

who cranes his neck for comic comparative eff ect. Th e boom 

mic operator is wobbling perilously on a high step. 

Like it or not, we’re fascinated by height, and by the 

unspoken hierarchy that it may or may not imply. Surely it 

can be no coincidence that the heroes of romantic fi ction are 

described as ‘tall, dark and handsome’, in that particular order? 

Participants in the fi eld of online dating – both male and female 

– are known to exaggerate their height at least as much as they 

do their salaries. And when it comes to the top job on earth, 

the American electorate typically favours the taller presidential 

candidate over his shorter competitor. One question remains, 

though. Why? 

Professor George Maat of the Leiden University Medical 

Centre may have some clues as to the answer. A lecturer who’s 

travelled extensively, he was struck by the internationally held 

perception that Dutch people are on an endless upward vertical 

trajectory: “It’s very clear just from looking at families today 

that Dutch youths are, on average, taller than their parents, who 

are in turn taller than their parents,” he reports. 

Keen to establish whether this had always been the case, 

Professor Maat set about investigating the height of Dutch 

men throughout history, via an unprecedented course of

Illustrations Pete Gamelen for Dutch Uncle

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research that evaluated census data, military conscription 

records and even the measurement of exhumed skeletons from 

around Th e Netherlands, some of which date back 2,000 years. 

“You have to subtract a centimetre or two,” Maats confi des of 

his grave-digging escapades, “because muscle tension fails aft er 

death, and the S-shape of the spine fl attens out, lengthening the 

dead body unnaturally.” Seems I may have to wait for the arrival 

of the Reaper before I get my own long hoped-for growth spurt. 

To cut a long story short, Maat’s research revealed that, far 

from growing exponentially with time, the Dutch populace has 

actually been shrinking throughout the majority of its recorded 

history – a trend that has only been reversed during the last 180 

years or so. 

“Even during the fabled Golden Age of economic 

expansion,” Maat tells me, “Dutch people were, on the whole, 

getting shorter.” Th at’s because, although an increase in height is 

generally held to be the result of improved childhood nutrition 

and good health, it took the industrial revolution to bring such 

advantages to the masses: “Before that point, it was interesting 

to see that unusual height was an advantage bestowed 

exclusively on the cultural elite such as Amsterdam’s merchant 

class.” Medieval monks, for example, recruited mainly from the 

Dutch aristocracy, were on average 2cm taller than the rest of 

the population: “Th at may not sound like a big deal, but it is,” 

says Maat. 


In the th developed world at least, the advent of 

supermarket sup sustenance and near-universal healthcare means 

that, tha post-WWII, height is no longer a reliable indicator of 

any one person’s breeding. But our brains don’t seem to have 

received rece c the anthropological memo yet. 

According A to Vincenzo Carrieri of the University of 

Salerno, Sa Sale co-author of the recent study Th e Eff ect of People’s 

Height He H i and Relative Height on Well-being, we’re still hardwired 

wir to equate loft iness with loveliness, resulting in a 

cultural cult consensus that can have a profound eff ect on the 

self-esteem self of the individual. 

In his native Italy, where a well-known proverb states 

that ‘half of a person’s beauty resides in his height’ 

(altezza mezza bellezza), Carrieri set about monitoring 

the ha happiness of individuals of diff erent stature, concluding 

that taller t people – young men in particular – were, by and 

large, 

more satisfi ed in their lives, more likely to report positive 

emoti emotions such as enjoyment and happiness, and less likely to 

repor report feelings of sadness, anger and stress. 

What came as more of a surprise was the discovery that 

our sense of height is largely relative: “Much depends on your 

immediate surroundings. People care not only about their 

actual height, but also about the height of people in their 

immediate reference group.” 

All of the above has left me wondering how Dutch 

society’s shortest members must feel about their place amid the 

tallest people on earth. So I call Annalies Harenberg, chairman 

of the 300-strong Belangenvereniging van Kleine Mensen or 

BvKM (you guessed it, the Dutch ‘club for short people’) to get 

her unique perspective. 

Harenberg has a genetic condition known achondroplasia – 

dwarfi sm, in lay terms – and has endured some pretty miserable 

treatment on account of her 153cm frame: “People sometimes 

mistake a small body for a small brain; shopkeepers will quite 

oft en patronise me, they talk to me as if I’m a young child,” she 

says. Her response? “I give as good as I get,” she chuckles. “I can 

be quite a bitch when I want to be!” 

Regardless of the practical challenges she may face, 

Harenberg, 50, has a fulfi lling career as a hospital technician 

(“the white coat certainly lends me authority”) and judges horseriding 

competitions in her spare time, having only recently 

given up the saddle herself. She is happily married to a man she 

met online (“I told him early on that I was short; it doesn’t seem 

to have made a diff erence”) and enjoys her role at the BvKM, 

where she encourages members to take their size in their stride. 

“When it comes to self-pity, I think life’s too short,” she 

concludes. A sentiment that most would agree with, regardless 

of their height. v

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Grand 

From a chic beach to boho back alleys and a jungle 

reclaiming the streets, Mark Eveleigh explores remarkable Rio 

Rio’s famous 

Ipanema Beach 

PHOTOGRAPHY: TATIANA CARDEAL/THE WIDE ANGLE

Rio 

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Beachwear for sale; 

the serene greenery 

of Santa Teresa 

“ Januário sells bikinis of all 

sizes, from ‘mini-mangoes’ up ” 

“Just take your time and fi nd your ginga,” 

Wagner Rocha Gonçalves is telling me. Ginga translates as 

‘rhythm’ in Portuguese, and is vital to the Brazilian martial art 

of capoeira. 

Performed well, capoeira is a graceful but potentially lethal 

Brazilian backstreet ballet… but I’m not famed for my grace nor 

my ginga. Th e traditional single-stringed berimbau is beating 

out a hypnotic beat, but there seems to be a terrible breakdown 

in communications somewhere between my eardrums and my 

erratically scuffi ng feet. 

Th e tropical pace of life in Rio de Janeiro has a way of putting 

a swagger in your step, but it seems that I am still ill-equipped 

for a battle of rhythm with even the clumsiest Carioca, or native 

of Rio. 

“Capoeira was conceived in Angola,” Wagner had explained 

earlier, at the start of training on the beach, “but it grew up on 

the slave plantations of Brazil, and is now one of the most widely 

exported parts of our culture.” 

Wagner himself grew up in the favelas that sprawl up the hills 

just a couple of miles west of chic Ipanema. His friendly chatter 

and ready smile seem at odds with his fame as an ultimate 

fi ghting champion. He works as a physiotherapist, but his fi rst 

love is the capoeira that he teaches to his neighbours and, at 

times, to clumsy tourists. 


“Historically, capoeira was developed as a way for an escaped 

slave to protect himself without weapons,” he explained. “It was 

outlawed and the slaves tried to camoufl age it as a dance. 

Capoeiristas who were arrested were tortured to get the names 

of others.” 

Th e fi ghters were forced to be cunning, and malícia (malice 

or trickery) is still one of the central tenets of the martial art. 

I keep my centre of gravity low – still trying to fi nd that 

elusive rhythm – and, as instructed, try to swing a kick over 

Wagner’s head. But my balance is off and all I manage is a solid 

thunk with my heel onto the back of his bowed skull. 

Although it wasn’t done with deliberate malícia, I am aware 

that this is almost certainly the only time I will ever kick a cagefi 

ghting champ in the head. 

I decide to quit while I am ahead. Despite his words of praise 

as we part, I suspect that Wagner doesn’t see much of a future for 

me as a capoeirista. 

At a beachside gym on the great scimitar of white sand 

that is Ipanema, I meet another capoeirista called Tião. Th e 

beach is divided into sections that are known by their coastguard 

posts and this is Posto 10. Farther up is Posto 9, where the 

beautiful people hang out. It was just one block back from here 

that the song Girl from Ipanema was written. Beyond that is

A proliferation 

of local artists 

has made 

Santa Teresa 

one of the 

city’s coolest 

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the gay section near Posto 8, and next to Copacabana Beach, 

you fi nd Posto 7, the surfi ng area. “Posto 10 is probably the most 

laid back area,” Tião laughs. “Th is is the lazy section.” 

Down on the sand, four quick-fi re volleyball games are 

underway, and a group of men are playing beach football. Th e 

cycle track behind me is thick with cyclists, skaters, 

skateboarders, joggers and speed-walkers. Tião smiles as he 

reads my thoughts. “Well, they do say that Ipanema’s the 

healthiest beach in the world...” he says. 

From sunrise to sunset, Ipanema is a permanent procession 

of sporty-looking bodies. At times, the promenade here could 

almost be a conveyor belt out of some utopian factory dedicated 

to the creation of the perfect body. 

Apart from people-watching, one of the most spectacular 

sports on Ipanema is futevolei (or foot-volley). It was created as a 

reaction to a law against soccer on the beach in the early 1960s; 

the players would use the ‘camoufl age’ of a volleyball court to 

avoid the police. 

Players compete in pairs, and the ball is kept in play using 

any part of the body apart from the hands and arms. On 

Ipanema, you can see both men and women exhibiting a level of 

skill that is rarely seen even across town in Rio’s historic 

Maracanã stadium. 

Of course, there are many who prefer simply to relax. Th ey 

rent parasols and buy provisions from barraqueiros, the (oft en 

elderly) ‘beach-boys’ who sell traditional Globo biscuits and 

refreshing maté tea. Men dressed in Arabic costumes shuffl e 

through the sand selling little triangles of meat-stuff ed esfi ha, 

similar to somosas. Fift y-three year old Januário sells other 

triangles: “Bikinis of all sizes,” he says, “right from minimangoes 

up to triple-handful.” 

His friend Antonio has spent half his life patrolling Ipanema’s 

iconic black-and-white pavements selling his cangas (sarongs). 

“So many people come here running and cycling…” he says, 

“but I have probably covered more miles of Ipanema than 

anyone alive.” 

Th ere is very little that happens on the beach that Antonio 

and Januário don’t know about. Th e waitresses in the beachside 

kiosks, serving caipirinha cocktails round-the-clock, call them 

the unoffi cial mayors of Ipanema. 

This picture-perfect patch is only eight blocks long, and is 

bordered on three sides by water: the sea, the lake and the 

adjoining river. On the fourth are the rocks that separate it from 

Copacabana. Ipanema might be part of a city that is seven 

million strong, but it’s also one of the most privileged villages in 

the world. 

52 Holland Herald

“ This is almost certainly the only 

time I will ever kick a cage-fi ghting 

champ in the head ” 

CLOCKWISE, 

FROM BELOW 

Capoeira on the 

beach; surfing 

the Posto 7 strip; 

Rio’s muscle beach; 

Santa Teresa 

street art 

TRAVEL BRAZIL 

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TRAVEL BRAZIL 

Rio’s 

highpoints 

Portuguese explorer 

Gaspar de Lemos was the 

fi rst European to feast his 

eyes on what has been 

called the world’s most 

beautiful bay. With 

complete lack of 

imagination however, he 

named it simply ‘January 

River’ (later discovering 

that it wasn’t even a river). 

Few of the hundreds of 

thousands of tourists who 

ride the cable car up to 

Pão de Açúcar or take a 

‘pilgrimage’ up to visit 

Christ the Redeemer on his 

Corcovado mountain 

crow’s-nest, would be so 

devoid of inspiration. The 

skyline of Rio is a sight 

you will never forget. The 

original inhabitants knew 

the bay as Guanabara, 

which is often translated 

as ‘the bosom of the sea’. 

They knew what they 

were talking about. 


MAIN 

The tranquil Santa 

Teresa area is a 

starting point for 

many hikes; 

TOP RIGHT 

Mountains meet 

the city; hiking in 

Tijuca

TRAVEL BRAZIL 

“ There’s no big city in the world that offers 

such wonderful jungle-trekking ” 

On the northern corner of Praça General Osório is 

Amazônia Soul, a tiny restaurant that specialises in the culinary 

delights of the jungle. Th ere is the tangy tacacá soup, fl oating 

with globs of ‘tapioca glue,’ and vatapá (fi sh with coconut milk, 

prawns and fl our), served with boiled jambo. Th is plant is 

famous in Brazil for the bizarre way in which it renders the 

mouth numb. 

Aft er dinner, Gustavo, Amazônia Soul’s enthusiastic young 

manager, might off er a small glass of jambo liqueur. “It’s only 

mildly alcoholic,” he says, “but the eff ect is like an orgasm for 

your tongue.” 

Th e description seems like hyperbole, but when you can 

fi nally talk again – eyes glazed and tongue quivering – it 

becomes clear there is no better way to describe the experience. 

Th e speciality of the house though is açaí, the Amazonian 

‘super-fruit’ sought aft er by athletes and bodybuilders that is 

usually served as a sweet, chilled puree. It is hard to believe that 

something so delicious can be so healthy. 

If Rio de Janeiro were a person, then Ipanema would be a 

pair of strong, tanned legs and the hilltop quarter of Santa 

Teresa, with its lush gardens, would take in the vital organs all 

the way from the lungs to the brain. 

Th is neighbourhood rises out of the hot-blooded Lapa 

quarter (which, with its permanently swaying samba 

soundtrack, might well be Rio’s hips). 

Santa Teresa is the city’s bohemian and artistic centre and is 

the best place to take in Rio’s art scene, whether in formal 

galleries or through vibrant street-graffi ti. 

On Saturdays, Cariocas from all over the city come here to 

eat the delicious feijoada stew – a delicious explosion of pork 

and beans. Others come simply to sip caipirinhas made with 

cachaça (sugarcane spirit) mixed with limes and guava, mango 

or pineapple. 

Sobrenatural is a Santa Teresa institution, famed for its 

seafood: you might not be tempted by the bizarrely named 

punheta de bacalhau (roughly ‘masturbation of cod’), but grilled 

surubim fi sh with coconut milk is unforgettable served with 

‘Brazilian banana, Brazilian potato and Brazil nuts’. 

Rio remains a jungle city, and nowhere is this more evident 

than in Santa Teresa, where decadent old colonial mansions 

stand as the fi rst barricades in a never-ending battle against 

encroaching nature. 

Parrots squawk in the treetops, ferns force their shoots 

through the cracked walls, and bromeliads send down aerial 

roots from the overhead tram cables. 

In the garden of the lovely Cafecito Café, you can almost 

hear the lush tropical vegetation growing. It’s like the jungle is 

waiting to reclaim the cobbled alleys. 

And immediately beyond Santa Teresa, the jungle does take 

over. Rio is home to the world’s two biggest urban rainforests, 

and the phrase ‘concrete jungle’ takes on a new meaning. 

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TRAVEL BRAZIL 

Ipanema 

Beach 

Tijuca National Park was once coff ee plantations, but 

was replanted by slaves in 19th century and is now the world’s 

biggest man-made forest. Nature was quick to reclaim these 

forests, which are now home to a wonderful variety of birdlife, 

monkeys (including the rare white tuft ed-ear marmoset), 

ocelot, sloth, anteater, iguana and the raccoon-like coati. 

Th e climb to Pico da Tijuca takes just half a day, but off ers 

views across the skyline that will haunt you for a lifetime. 

Below and to one side are the terraced fl anks of Santa Teresa 

and seaward, the sparkling Rodrigo de Freitas lake and 

Ipanema. Draped across the hilltops and lining the shaded 

valleys are the still extensive forests of Rio. 

“Th ere’s no big city in the world that off ers such wonderful 

jungle-trekking,” says guide Raf Kiss. “From up here, you can 

get a good idea of just how ‘wild’ Rio de Janeiro is even today.” 

Saudade is one of the most purely Brazilian words you will 

ever hear. It is the soul of the Brazilian instinct for romance, 

and is oft en described as a painful, heartfelt longing or 

homesickness. It is a word that is notoriously hard to translate. 

Just stay in Rio long enough to fall completely in love with it… 

aft er you leave, you will understand. v 


Rio fact fi le 

N 


GETTING THERE 

KLM operates three direct 

weekly fl ights to Rio 

Internacional from Amsterdam 


WHERE TO STAY 

In Ipanema, Mango Tree 

Hostel (mangotreehostel.com) 

offers comfortable suites and 

a welcoming atmosphere just 

a block from Ipanema’s Posto 

9 epicentre. The gardens are 

pleasant communal areas for 

breakfast and evening drinks. 

In Santa Teresa, the immense 

master suite in the sprawling 

old hillside townhouse that 

is Rio Hostel (riohostel.com) 

has views of Santa Teresa, 

Lapa and the towers of the 

business centre. The poolside 

Brazil 

South 

America 

Atlantic Ocean 

Rio Interncional 

Airport 

Ipanema Copacabana 

Beach 


bar on the roof is the place 

to fi nd what might well be the 

best tropical fruit caipirinhas 

in all Rio. 

WHAT TO DO 

Capoeira master Wagner 

Rocha Gonçalves teaches 

either on the beach or 

in his centre in Rocinha 

favela. He can be contacted 

through the Mango Tree 

(mangotreehostel.com). 

For trekking, Raf Kiss 

(mirantes-mototravel.com) 

specialises in motorcycle 

tours but, for those who want 

to take in the sights at an 

infi nitely slower pace, he is a 

knowledgeable and amusing 

guide for treks through all the 

great parks of Rio. 

Additional photography: Corbis. Map: Allan Grotjohann

TRAVEL BRAZIL 

Ipanema 

Beach 

Tijuca National Park was once coff ee plantations, but 

was replanted by slaves in 19th century and is now the world’s 

biggest man-made forest. Nature was quick to reclaim these 

forests, which are now home to a wonderful variety of birdlife, 

monkeys (including the rare white tuft ed-ear marmoset), 

ocelot, sloth, anteater, iguana and the raccoon-like coati. 

Th e climb to Pico da Tijuca takes just half a day, but off ers 

views across the skyline that will haunt you for a lifetime. 

Below and to one side are the terraced fl anks of Santa Teresa 

and seaward, the sparkling Rodrigo de Freitas lake and 

Ipanema. Draped across the hilltops and lining the shaded 

valleys are the still extensive forests of Rio. 

“Th ere’s no big city in the world that off ers such wonderful 

jungle-trekking,” says guide Raf Kiss. “From up here, you can 

get a good idea of just how ‘wild’ Rio de Janeiro is even today.” 

Saudade is one of the most purely Brazilian words you will 

ever hear. It is the soul of the Brazilian instinct for romance, 

and is oft en described as a painful, heartfelt longing or 

homesickness. It is a word that is notoriously hard to translate. 

Just stay in Rio long enough to fall completely in love with it… 

aft er you leave, you will understand. v 


Rio fact fi le 

N 


GETTING THERE 

KLM operates three direct 

weekly fl ights to Rio 

Internacional from Amsterdam 


WHERE TO STAY 

In Ipanema, Mango Tree 

Hostel (mangotreehostel.com) 

offers comfortable suites and 

a welcoming atmosphere just 

a block from Ipanema’s Posto 

9 epicentre. The gardens are 

pleasant communal areas for 

breakfast and evening drinks. 

In Santa Teresa, the immense 

master suite in the sprawling 

old hillside townhouse that 

is Rio Hostel (riohostel.com) 

has views of Santa Teresa, 

Lapa and the towers of the 

business centre. The poolside 

Brazil 

South 

America 

Atlantic Ocean 

Rio Interncional 

Airport 

Ipanema Copacabana 

Beach 


bar on the roof is the place 

to fi nd what might well be the 

best tropical fruit caipirinhas 

in all Rio. 

WHAT TO DO 

Capoeira master Wagner 

Rocha Gonçalves teaches 

either on the beach or 

in his centre in Rocinha 

favela. He can be contacted 

through the Mango Tree 

(mangotreehostel.com). 

For trekking, Raf Kiss 

(mirantes-mototravel.com) 

specialises in motorcycle 

tours but, for those who want 

to take in the sights at an 

infi nitely slower pace, he is a 

knowledgeable and amusing 

guide for treks through all the 

great parks of Rio. 

Additional photography: Corbis. Map: Allan Grotjohann

Sentimental journeys 

For aviation enthusiasts, nothing quite beats owning 

your very own vintage plane. Andy Round enters a world 

of beloved bi-planes and spruced-up Spitfi res 

Paul Warren Wilson makes 

owning a plane sound like a lot 

of fun. “So we loaded up, took 

off from England and fl ew down 

to South America,” he says. “We 

went all over the place.” Where? “Oh, 

Bolivia, Barbados… Th ere’s a lot of room in 

the Catalina, it was built for long distances 

and because it’s amphibian, it has the added 

advantage of being able to land on water, 

close to beaches.” 

Warren Wilson’s Catalina was built for 

the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943 and 

used for hunting submarines in World War 

II. Aft er being decommissioned, it was 

transformed into a ‘water-bombing’ 

Canadian fi re fi ghter. Warren Wilson and a 

few friends then came across the plane in 

2002, paid CAN$275,000 (€200,000) for it 

and then spent “probably the same again” 

on modifi cations. 

“It’s a real privilege to fl y such a piece of 

aviation history,” says the former 

professional pilot. “Th ere are only a handful 

left , and we always get an emotional 

response from people who come on board 

when we go to air shows.” 

So what’s it like to fl y this piece of 

aviation history? “It’s fun. Especially 

landing on or taking off from water. Th ere’s

70 years of history in its fabric. Unlike 

modern aircraft , the instruments are in 

diff erent positions, the fl ight deck isn’t the 

most comfortable, and you can smell the oil 

and petrol. Th ere’s a giant piston engine 

which you need to get a feel for…” 

Of course, all that aircraft comes with 

sky-high running charges. Warren Wilson 

estimates it costs up to £200,000 (€230,000) 

a year, depending on the hours fl own. All 

that fuel, insurance, maintenance and 

hangar space is paid for by displays, fi lm 

work, Catalina Society memberships and 

monthly contributions of £150 (€175) from 

20 shareholders. 

So, how easy is it to buy a vintage 

aircraft ? Very, according to Neal Perkins, an 

American airline pilot and director of the 

Tennessee Museum of Aviation. He sells 

aircraft for airplanesusa.com. “What do you 

want?” he laughs down the phone. “We have 

a MiG-21 fi ghter. You can have it for 

US$300,000 (€220,000). It’s been well 

maintained and is completely airworthy.” 

For the price of a small urban apartment, 

it seems, you can have your own fi ghter jet. 

“Yes. But it would be a good idea to get some 

training fi rst,” warns Perkins. Th ere are 

other considerations too, like jet fuel. “It’s an 

expensive proposition,” he says. 

At Raptor Aviation, also based in the 

States, pilot Albert Heidinger sells jets, 

helicopters and ‘warbirds’, and carries out 

“military contract work”. He says sourcing 

planes for sale used to be hugely 

entertaining. In the 1990s, for example, as 

the USSR broke up, aircraft from Eastern 

Bloc countries were cheap and easy to fi nd. 

A MiG-17 could be picked up for around 

US$35,000 (€25,000). 

“Aircraft have to be bought from offi cial 

sources today,” says Heidinger. “Moving a 

jet around the world needs huge amounts of 

paperwork. Th ey have to be demilitarised 

and special licences are required to allow 

them to fl y. No reputable dealer would get 

involved in suspicious deals.” 

Auctions can also turn up rare gems. In 

2009, Bonhams sold a Mk IX Spitfi re for £1.7 

million (€2 million) to the adventurer and 

entrepreneur Steve Boultbee Brooks, and in 

2010, the auctioneers sold a 1917 Seagull 

Flying Boat for US$506,000 (€370,000) to an 

unnamed Asian collector. 

Occasionally, sourcing a rare aircraft is 

more of a challenge. “My favourite story is 

about a guy called Peter Vacher who found a 

Battle of Britain Hawker Hurricane in the 

grounds of a college in India,” Ken Ellis, an 

editor of UK aviation magazine Flypast, 

explains. “A tree was growing through it, 

and it took four years of bureaucracy to get 

it back to the UK. It’s fl ying again now, but 

cost a fortune to restore.” 

So who buys their own aircraft ? “My 

clients are people who want to play and are 

passionate about aviation,” says Heidinger. 

“Th ey loved aircraft when they were children 

and then when they become lawyers, 

dentists, business owners or whatever, they 

discover that a plane is within their reach. 

Th ey perhaps fl y only 25 to 50 hours every 

year, but they treat their purchase with the 

same reverence as someone who loves cars 

would treat a vintage Ferrari. Th ey probably 

wake up on a Sunday and think, ‘What a 

great day for a fl y’.” 

It’s a feeling Wolter Portier gets regularly. 

Th e engineer, who as a boy used to spend 

hours watching planes land while his father 

worked in the Dutch Airforce, now co-owns 

a Piper L4H that was fl own in Italy during 

World War II. “It’s now registered in Th e 

Netherlands. I rebuilt it and painted it 

AEROPLANES UP 

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AEROPLANES UP 


in the colours of the Royal Netherlands 

East Indies Army where my grandfather 

once served.” 

As a certifi ed aircraft technician who has 

been involved in aviation engineering for 30 

years and now fl ies around the world 

servicing passenger planes, Portier carries 

out his own maintenance on the Piper giving 

it “all the care and attention” it requires to 

keep costs aff ordable. 

Portier fl ies around 70 hours a year. “We 

fl ew down to the South of France from Th e 

Netherlands recently, that was a great trip, 

stopping off every few hours to refuel and 

practise our French.” 

Th e engineer is now restoring a second 

Piper and hopes to have it in the air in late 

2012. And that’s the problem with owning 

one plane. Soon you get tempted by a second. 

Actor John Travolta owns the Boeing 707- 

138B that once belonged to Frank Sinatra, as 

well as four other jets. He also has his own 

mini-airport terminal, complete with 1.4mile 

runway and control tower. 

Microsoft multi-billionaire Paul Allen 

has a museum full of rare Spitfi res, 

Messerschmitts and Mustangs. “I was just 

fascinated by making models of aircraft as a 

boy,” he writes on his website. Now he 

restores the real thing. 

But what if your budget doesn’t stretch to 

an entire aircraft ? Well, you can always call 

Hans Wiesman, the man they call the ‘Dakota 

Hunter’. Th e Dutchman scours the globe for 

old DC-3 Dakotas that he transforms into 

unique furniture for his company AvionArt. 

Wing tips from the famous World War II 

plane that carried paratroopers during the 

liberation of Th e Netherlands make 

particularly striking £22,000 (€26,000) desks 

once they have been brightly polished, while 

Lockheed F-104 Starfi ghter ejection seats can 

be transformed into unique desk chairs. 

“I have been doing this since 1998, but my 

love of the Dakota goes back to my childhood 

in Borneo, when we used to always know that 

a Dakota would connect us, like a lifeline, to 

the world outside,” he says. “Since then, I have 

been to sites in Alaska and Th ailand, found 

abandoned Dakotas in the jungles of 

Columbia, used networks of guys in canoes 

on the Amazon and tried unsuccessfully to 

make deals for Dakotas in Madagascar.” 

At the time of this conversation, Wiesman 

was preparing for a trip to Zimbabwe. “Th ere 

are not many left ,” he says. “And sometimes 

when you fi nd them, they are too rotten to be 

used, but occasionally you fi nd exactly what 

you want. I think it’s extraordinary.” 

And it seems he’s not alone. v 

Photos: avionart.co 

avionart.com, com, dakat dakatohunter.org 

akat ak ohun ohunter. ter. ter.org org o

www.Ardennes-Etape.com 

Holiday houses 2012

ADVENTURE UP 


Slopes and 

dreams 

From starting your run by helicopter to après-ski with animals, 

Tom Jordan rounds up some of the best hidden (for now) winter 

sport resorts around the world 

Sochi, Russia 

1 

Russia, with gloves 

Location: Sochi, Russia 

The surprise choice to host the 

2014 Winter Olympics, due to a 

current lack of high-end ski 

facilities at the popular Black Sea 

summer spot. But three of the new 

Olympic resorts are ready to debut 

to the skiing public in the 2011-12 

season, so now’s the chance to 

be among the fi rst to hit these 

soon-to-be-famous slopes. 

Price: Week’s pass from €50 at 

Gazprom Resort 

(ENG.RUS-SOCHI.RU/SKI) 

Fly to: Moscow 

2 

Cold Turkey 

Location: Uludag, Turkey 

One of Asia’s most westerly ski resorts, Uludag is where Istanbulites head 

for winter fun. Facilities are average, but, as in nearby Iran and Lebanon, 

the mixture of snowy slopes and near-east culture makes for a memorable 

experience. The town of Bursa is packed with Ottoman atmosphere. 

Price: Day pass from €12, six-day pass from €37 for resort guests 

(ULUDAGSKI.COM) 

Fly to: Istanbul 

Uludag, Turkey

Photo: Mark Lasseter 

4 Over the top 

Location: Swiss, Italian and 

French Alps 

For uncharted off-piste action, 

Bond-style, leave the Alp’s hordes 

far behind and get dropped off by 

helicopter in the remote upper 

reaches of the range. Swiss Ski Safari 

runs fi ve-day ‘three valleys, three 

countries’ trips, airlifting participants 

to empty slopes in France, Italy and 

Switzerland. Just watch out for 

marauding evil henchmen. 

Price: From €5,000 for a fi ve-day 

itinerary (SWISSKISAFARI.COM) 

Fly to: Geneva 

Spread photo: Getty Images 

Mount Hood, USA 

6 

Show me the monkeys! 

Location: Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, Japan 

After a day sampling some of Shiga Kogen’s 84 fi rstclass 

runs, learn how to do après-ski from local 

experts: Japanese macaque, aka snow monkeys, who 

take the chill off as they bathe in nature’s own hot 

tubs at Nagano’s Jigokudani Monkey Park. Homosapien 

skiers can follow suit (in their own geothermal pools, 

of course). 

Price: Five-day pass from €196 

(SHIGAKOGEN.GR.JP/ENGLISH) 

Fly to: Tokyo 

Photo: Corbis 

Shiga Kogen, Japan 

Las Leñas, Argentina 

3 

ADVENTURE UP 

Andes off to a fl ier 

Location: Las Leñas, Argentina 

When the powder’s long gone in the 

northern hemisphere, dedicated 

European skiers up poles and fl y south 

for another winter. Argentina has some 

great Andean resorts, and the well-todo 

from Buenos Aires fl ock to Las 

Leñas. International visitors are 

beginning to be attracted too by the 

challenging slopes and breathtaking 

South American scenery. 

Price: Seven-day pass from €205 

(LASLENASSKI.COM) 

Fly to: Buenos Aires 

5 

Rise and Shining 

Location: Mount Hood, Oregon, USA 

It’s possible to hit the volcanic slopes 

of Oregon’s tallest peak year round 

thanks to the Palmer Glacier. Summer 

attracts crazy boarders keen to try 

out new stunts, but it’s not just the 

temperatures that provide a shiver; 

one of the resorts, Timberline Lodge, 

was used as the hotel exterior in 

horror fl ick The Shining. 

Price: Daily pass from €41 

(SKIHOOD.COM) 

Fly to: Portland 

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Photo: courtesy of IFFR 

SOLD-OUT SHOWS AT ROTTERDAM’S TOP FILM EVENT 

EVENTS 

HOLIDAY ON ICE 4-8 January 

The skating stars warm up the 

wintry month with Tropicana. 

IJsselhal, Rieteweg 4, Zwolle; 

holidayonice.nl 

HEATING UP THE ICE 

Photo: courtesy of Holiday on Ice 

AHOY CHRISTMAS CIRCUS 

Until 5 January 

A traditional circus featuring 

clowns, acrobats, elephants, 

horses and more. 

Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, Rotterdam; 

0900 2352469 (NL only); 

kerstcircus.nl 

PUUR-BARBAARS 

6 January-12 March 

Specially created to celebrate 

the 50th anniversary of the 

Internationaal Danstheater, 

Pure-Barbaric is an interplay of 

short fragments, group pieces, 

traditional folk dance and 

contemporary choreography. 

Various locations in the 

Netherlands; intdanstheater.net 

SWAN LAKE Until 11 January 

The Ballet of the State Opera of 

Tatarstan perform Tchaikovsky’s 

classic work. 

Various locations; 

wereldtheater.com (NL only) 

WRITERS UNLIMITED 

19-22 January 

This year’s international 

literature festival, which crosses 

cultural and geographical 

borders, delves into the theme 

‘Keep on Dreaming’. 

Various locations in The Hague; 

+31 70 3650222; writersunlimited.nl 

ART & ANTIQUES FAIR 

26-29 January 

This exclusive annual event – 

held within a church in the 

17th-century fortress town of 

Naarden – celebrates 50 years. 

De Grote Kerk, St Annastraat 5, 

Naarden; kunstenantiekweekend.nl 

(NL only) 

EXHIBITIONS 

SIR STANLEY SPENCER: 

BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH 


A major overview of the work 

of the illustrious 20th-century 

British artist. Also here is the 

exhibition Mummies! The 

Unravelled Secret (until 29 Jan). 

Kunsthal, Westzeedijk 341 

(Museumpark), Rotterdam; 

+31 10 4400301; kunsthal.nl 

THE BLOEMAERT EFFECT 

Until 5 February 

An exhibition of work by the 

versatile, lesser-known Dutch 

master Abraham Bloemaert 

(1566-1651), focusing on colour 

and composition in the 

Golden Age. 

Centraal Museum, Nicolaaskerkhof 

10, Utrecht; +31 30 2362362; 

centraalmuseum.nl 

NEW ENERGY IN DESIGN AND 

ART Until 26 February 

Artists, designers and 

progressive thinkers present 

their (alternative) ideas on 

‘FORAGERS’ BY DUNNE & RABY 

Photo: Jason Evans 

HOLLAND UPDATE 

Film feast 

The acclaimed International Film 

Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) devotes 

itself to independent, innovative and 

experimental cinema from around 

the world, complemented by art 

exhibitions, debates, talkshows, 

parties and premieres galore. 

Films are screened in their original 

language – usually with English 

subtitles – at a variety of venues in 

the centre of the city. 

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 

ROTTERDAM; 25 January-5 February; 

Various locations in Rotterdam; 

fi lmfestivalrotterdam.com 

sustainable energy 

consumption in this exhibition 

of weird and wonderful 

objects and sculptures. 

Boijmans van Beuningen, 

Museumpark 18-20, Rotterdam; 

+31 10 4419400; boijmans.nl 

CELEBRATING IN THE GOLDEN 

AGE Until 6 May 

Seventeenth-century 

paintings on the theme of 

partying: from peasant fairs 

and carnival to lavish al fresco 

parties, processions and civic 

guard banquets. 

Frans Hals Museum, Groot Heiligland 

62, Haarlem; +31 23 5115775; 

franshalsmuseum.nl 

GIGS 

Intergalactic Lovers 20 Jan 

Patronaat (Haarlem) 

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy 23 Jan 

Tivoli (Utrecht) 

Red Snapper 24 Jan Bird 

(Rotterdam) 

Red Snapper 26 Jan Patronaat 

(Haarlem) 

UB40 26 Jan 013 (Tilburg) 

UB40 27 Jan Zeelandhallen 

(Goes) 

UB40 28 Jan Muziekcentrum 

(Enschede) 

Info and tickets: livenation.nl 

Holland Herald 65

Visit De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam! 

The 

nightingale 

and other 

fables 

Igor Stravinsky 

12 — 22 Jan 2012 

Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov 

8 — 26 Feb 2012 

Experience two impressive 

operas in January and February in 

Amsterdam 

International famous Canadian director 

Robert Lepage makes his debut at De 

Nederlandse Opera with his enchanting 

production of The Nightingale and Other 

Fables. Following the huge success in 

Toronto, Aix-en-Provence and Lyon this 

opera will be performed in January at 

The Amsterdam Music Theatre. 

The Legend of Kitezh is a rarely 

performed Russian opera by Rimsky- 

Korsakov in Wagnerian style. In February 

this rediscovery will be staged by the 

distinguished stage director Dmitri 

Tcherniakov. 

Box Office 

T +31 20 625 5455 

www.dno.nl

Acrylic on Linen. Photo: Galerie Mark Peet Visser 

NOT A PHOTO — WILLEM VAN VELDHUIZEN’S ‘GUGGENHEIM NYC’ 

EVENTS 

WORLD CHRISTMAS CIRCUS 


Some of the world’s best 

circus and animal acts perform 

at this grand circus theatre. 

Carré, Amstel 115-125; 0900 2525255 

(NL only); theatercarre.nl (NL only) 

EYE MOVES 2-8 January 

A special fi lm programme of 

some of the most beautiful 

fi lms ever shown at the 

Vondelpark Pavilion, home to 

EYE (Netherlands Film 

Institute) since 1972, before 

the institute moves to its new 

location in Amsterdam-Noord. 

Vondelpark 3, +31 20 5891400; 

eyefi lm.nl 

PARADISO CHOIR DAYS 

14, 15 January 

Back-to-back ensembles 

perform all day in this former 

church turned pop venue. 

Paradiso, Weteringschans 6-8; +31 

20 6264521; paradiso.nl 

JUMPING AMSTERDAM 

19-22 January 

Top riders from around the 

world compete in showjumping 

and dressage events. 

RAI, Europaplein 22; +31 20 5445720; 

jumpingamsterdam.nl 

AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL 

FASHION WEEK 25-29 January 

Dutch and international fashion 

designers strut their stuff on 

the catwalk, complemented by 

art exhibitions, launches and 

parties around town. 

Various locations; 

amsterdamfashionweek.com 

‘HUMANITY AND EMOTIONS’ 

Design by Lifu Hsiao of Étranger 

EXHIBITIONS 

RUBENS, VAN DYCK & 

JORDAENS Until 16 February 

A stunning selection of work by 

these three Flemish masters. 

Hermitage, Amstel 51; +31 20 

5307488; hermitage.nl 

JUDAISM: A WORLD OF 

STORIES Until 15 April 

3,000 years of Jewish culture 

depicted in 500 objects, 

including a fi rst-century Dead 

Sea Scroll, the oldest complete 

Torah, a painting by Chagall, 

and Grisha Bruskin’s 

monumental Alephbet Tapestry. 

De Nieuwe Kerk, Dam; +31 20 

6386909; nieuwekerk.nl 

RESTAURANT 

BAR-ITALIA 

An Italian espresso bar, 

restaurant and cafe (open until 

3am; 4am at weekends) share 

this enormous space spanning 

main thoroughfare Rokin and 

‘theatre street’ Nes. At fi rst 

glance, it may look like just 

another stylish restaurant, but 

its big secret is its open 

kitchen from which chefs 

create the most imaginatively 

fl avoured and exquisitely 

presented Italian dishes. You 

won’t be disappointed as you 

slowly work your way through 

the antipasti, primi and 

GRAND CAFE 

Photo: Bar-Italia 

AMSTERDAM UPDATE 

The real deal 

This annual art fair, showcasing works 

from 34 galleries and focusing on 

contemporary fi gurative and realistic 

art, includes both established and 

emerging national and international 

artists. Location is inside the massive 

Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA), 

an architectural tour de force on the 

waterfront near Central Station. 

REALISME 12; 19-22 January; PTA, 

Piet Heinkade 27; 

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Round off your meal with a 

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GIGS 

The Computers 13 Jan 

Melkweg 

Muchachito Bombo Infi erno 

13 Jan Paradiso 

Amos Lee 16 & 17 Jan Paradiso 

Echo and the Bunnymen 

21 Jan Paradiso 

The Walkabouts 22 Jan 

Paradiso 

Boyz II Men 25 Jan Paradiso 

K’s Choice 28 Jan Melkweg 

WEBSITES 

dutchnews.nl 

Daily Dutch news in English 

specialbite.com 

Cool restaurant reviews 

eat-amsterdam.com 

Food news and dining deals 

underwateramsterdam.com 

An insider’s city guide 

iamsterdam.com 

Comprehensive city portal 

amsterdam.info 

lastminuteticketshop.nl 

museumtickets.nl 

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PATIO DINING WITH A VIEW 

COLOURFUL PAST, BRIGHT FUTURE 

Modern metropolis 

Home to cutting-edge architecture and design, Rotterdam is one of 

The Netherlands’ most vibrant cities. An abundance of waterfront restaurants and a 

lively club scene and event schedule have put it fi rmly on the travel map. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Masters of modern 

Rotterdam has an abundance 

of modern art and architecture. 

Start at the Netherlands 

Architecture Institute (nai.nl), 

the Cube Houses (see Don’t 

Miss) and Euromast (euromast. 

nl). And then head over to two 

of the country’s most 

innovative art museums: 

Museum Boijmans Van 

Beuningen (boijmans.nl) and 

the Witte de With (wdw.nl). 

WHERE TO EAT 

Eating grand 

The city’s grand cafes offer hip 

but relaxed dining options; try 

Cafe-Restaurant Rotterdam 

(cruiseterminalrotterdam.nl), in 

an old cruise-ship terminal with 

fantastic views, or Grand Cafe- 

Restaurant Engels (engels.nl), 

with its graceful 1950s style near 

Central Station. Michelin-starred 

dining is on the menu at 

Parkheuvel (parkheuvel.nl). Or 

enjoy harbour sightseeing while 

eating Dutch pancakes onboard 

the Pannenkoekenboot 

(pannenkoekenboot.nl). 

WHERE TO BOOGIE 

Dance trance 

Rotterdam rocks to techno, 

trance and other fancy sounds. 

For the trendy and energetic, . 

off_corso (off-corso.nl) offers 

techno and electro dance in a 

converted cinema. Always willing 

to experiment, centrally-located 

The Thalia (thaliarotterdam.nl) is 

aimed at the sophisticated 

over-25 set. Bars range from the 

traditional Cafe de Oude Sluis 

(Havenstraat 7) at Delfshaven to 

modern spots along the river. 


Dutch Railway (NS) and Thalys 

operate several direct trains per 

hour to Rotterdam Central Station 

from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. 

For more information, visit ns.nl. 

Tourist information 

en.rotterdam.info 

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Photo: Philippe Turpin/Imageselect 

DON’T MISS 

Tree houses 

A city landmark near the Old 

Harbour, the tree-inspired 

Cube Houses were designed 

by Dutch architect Piet Blom in 

the early 1970s. Explore shops 

in the oddly upturned 

neighbourhood or take a tour 

through the Show-Cube, one 

of the quirky, lopsided abodes. 

kijkkubus.nl 

DESIGN ON ITS HEAD 

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A WISTFUL AND MUCH-LOVED LITTLE MERMAID 

Pleasing all the senses 

Stately tree-lined avenues and vast public parks give Denmark’s capital a relaxed 

feel. Its long-standing reputation for stylish design now competes with the ‘world’s 

best’ chefs and restaurants as #1 reason to visit this charming city. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Fairytale city 

Take in the city’s slender spires 

and gabled houses on a relaxed 

canal boat cruise, or visit the 

much-loved Little Mermaid 

statue, celebrating local boy 

Hans Christian Andersen, 

perched at the entrance to the 

harbour. See the evolution of 

sleek Danish design at the 

Museum of Art and Design 

(designmuseum.dk). 

WHERE TO EAT 

Top tastes 

Traditional favourites range 

from herring and smørrebrød 

(open sandwiches) to meatballs. 

Award-winning restaurants add 

fl air to Danish fl avours – try 

Noma (noma.dk) on 

Strandgade, or head out of the 

city for fi ne dining on the coast at 

Den Røde Cottage or little sister 

Den Gule Cottage (cottagerne. 

dk). Locals enjoy Danish food 

and design at Restaurant 

Jacobsen (restaurantjacobsen.dk) 

in Klampenborg. 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Danes design 

Design is the keyword in 

Copenhagen. Wander down 

Strøget street in central 

Copenhagen K district for 

sophisticated Scandinavian 

fashion, porcelain from Royal 

Copenhagen (going strong since 

1775), and the geometric simplicity 

of contemporary Danish jewellery. 

Locals hunt for bargains at fl ea 

markets dotted around the city. 

STANDING PROUD 

TOUCHDOWN COPENHAGEN 

For jewellery, furniture or 

knitwear by young designers, 

visit Designer Zoo 

(designerzoo.dk) in Vesterbro in 

Copenhagen V district. 


KLM operates multiple direct 

daily fl ights to Copenhagen 

Airport from Amsterdam 



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Photo: Eric Nathan/Alamy/Imageselect 

DON’T MISS 

Star attraction 

Completed in 1642, the 

Rundetaarn (round tower) is 

Europe’s oldest functioning 

observatory. Scholars 

forsook the tower long ago, 

but visitors can still gaze at 

the cosmos or enjoy views 

of the Latin Quarter below. 

Halfway up is the Library Hall, 

which serves as gallery and 

concert venue. 

rundetaarn.dk 

LOFTY LOOKOUT 

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SWEDISH CHARM 

WHAT TO SEE 

Gothic grandeur 

Majestic Linköping Cathedral 

(see Don’t Miss) dominates the 

city with its Gothic tower. 

Browse through centuries of 

art history at the Östergötland 

Museum (ostergotlandslans 

museum.se) or revisit the past 

in pretty Old Linköping. In the 

summer, tour the Göta Canal 

(gotakanal.se), by bike or by 

boat, to marvel at the Swedish 

countryside, or visit Ekanas 

Castle (ekenasslott.se) to 

travel back to 17th-century 

Sweden at its grandest. 

WHERE TO EAT 

More than meatballs 

There are many restaurants in 

Linköping’s city centre. The 

traditional Swedish 

Restaurant Gula Huset 

(Klostergatan 19; +46 13 138838) 

serves local fi sh and meat 

dishes, while Wasabi Sushi bar 

(Storgatan 27; +46 13 128388) 

specialises in affordable 

Japanese cuisine. Top-end 

Stangs Magasin 

(stangsmagasin.se) satisfi es 

refi ned palates and has beautiful 

views over the Stångån River. 


For dancing queens 

Ågatan street, in Linköping's 

centre, is the place to be as night 

falls, with its lively clubs and 

friendly bars packed with locals. 

Partygoers of all ages gather at 

Bar & Kok (Ågatan 47; +46 13 

100111) nightclub, and house 

music lovers opt for trendy Platå 

(Platensgatan 4; +46 13 352121). 

A CITY OF YOUNG... 

Canals, culture and charm 

Packed with museums and home to a soaring Gothic cathedral, this delightful city is 

one of Sweden’s main university centres. It offers a smorgasbord of art, theatre, 

history, concerts, markets and festivals. 

Bars and pubs like Storan (Stora 

Torget 9; +46 13 103190) are 

found around the main square. 

For musical events of all kinds, 

head to Arenabolaget 

(arenabolaget.se), Linköping's 

cultural hub. 


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...AND OLD SCHOLARS 

DON’T MISS 

Winter 

wonders 

The 107-metre high tower of 

Linköping's Cathedral was 

once the tallest building in 

Sweden. With parts of the 

building dating back to the 

13th century, its grand 

architecture still dominates 

the city’s skyline. The gold 

ornaments inside are 

particularly impressive. 

linkopingsdomkyrka.se 

TOWERING OVER THE CITY 

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CRUISING THROUGH MANCHESTER'S CANALS 

Highlight of the north 

A vibrant city in northern England, as famous for its ‘Red Devils’ football team as its 

homegrown musical talent. It is little wonder that the ‘capital of the north’ is also 

called the ‘rock ‘n’ goal capital of the world’. 

WHAT TO SEE 

A city united 

The city centre is dotted with 

attractions such as the Wheel 

of Manchester (Exchange 

Square), which offers city views 

from 60 metres up, and the 

Manchester Art Gallery 

(manchestergalleries.org). To 

the south is The Manchester 

Museum (museum.manchester. 

ac.uk). Relive football history 

with the Manchester United 

Museum and Stadium Tour 

(manutd.com) at the Old 

Trafford stadium. 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Vinyl sighting 

Upcoming designers show 

their stuff at Manchester 

Fashion Market (Tib Street), 

while Deansgate, King Street 

and St Ann’s Square offer more 

mainstream retailers. Highstreet 

favourites line Market 

Street. Head to the Northern 

Quarter for unique fashion, 

trendy accessories and eclectic 

music shops such as Vinyl 

Exchange (vinylexchange.co. 

uk), or to New Cathedral Street 

and Exchange Square for highend 

shopping. 


Mad for music 

Music is Manchester’s fi rst love. 

The city boasts everything from 

indie bars and disco nights to 

jazz joints and world-class 

concerts. Hear original bands in 

Night & Day Cafe (nightnday. 

org) in the Northern Quarter. 

THE UNITED TRINITY 

TOUCHDOWN MANCHESTER 

City centre haunts include 

Knott Bar (374 Deansgate; +44 

161 8399229) under the railway 

arches, while the MEN Arena 

(men-arena.com) hosts bigname 

concerts and comedy. 


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fl ights to Manchester Airport 



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Photo: Steve Vidler/Imageselect 

STATELY MANCHESTER HALL 

DON’T MISS 

For what 

ales you 

Suffering from the January 

blues? The National Winter 

Ales Festival offers respite 

and typically northern 

refreshment. Dedicated to 

promoting real ales and 

indigenous beers, the 

festival features a surprising 

variety of British brews, as 

well a fancy-dress party and 

live entertainment. 

nwaf.org.uk 

LOCAL BREWS FOR THE TASTING 

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COLONIAL COLOURS IN WILLEMSTAD TROPICAL BEAUTIES 

Taking it easy 

Colonial charm meets chilled-out Caribbean cool in Curaçao. Enjoy the island’s easy- 

going ambiance while taking in fascinating historical monuments, colourful diving and 

spicy Creole cooking. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Sea history 

Dive into Curaçao’s seafaring 

history at the Curaçao 

Maritime Museum 

(curacaomaritime.com) or The 

Curaçao Museum (Van 

Leeuwenhoekstraat, Willemstad; 

+599 9 4623873) in a handsome, 

19th-century mansion. Wild and 

beautiful Christoffel National 

Park (christoffelpark.org) offers 

hiking in a landscape of cacti 

and orchids, or swimming and 

diving in the clear blue sea. 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Breadwinner 

Housed in a distinctive building 

near the Queen Wilhelmina 

footbridge, stallholders at the 

New Market (Punda, Willemstad) 

sell woven baskets and palm-fi bre 

bags, as well as an array of spices, 

fruit and freshly baked bread. Pick 

up Curaçao’s signature ceramic 

miniature kunuku houses at 

specialist potter Keramos (Kaya 

Col, Kay Winkel 2, Willemstad; 

+599 9 7374676). 

WHERE TO EAT 

Fusion at its best 

On an island where local cuisine 

draws on infl uences from over 

50 cultures, exploring the local 

cuisine is a holiday highlight. 

Thursday night is lobster night 

at seafood eatery Brakkeput 

Mei Mei (brakkeputmeimei.com), 

while menus at upmarket Bistro 

Le Clochard (bistroleclochard. 

com) and Belle Terrace 

(avilahotel.com) provide the 

perfect excuse for a 

gastronomic splurge. 


KLM operates several direct 

weekly fl ights to Curaçao 

International Airport from 

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. 


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DON’T MISS 

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PALACE PAGODA CELEBRATING A NEW YEAR 

Tradition and high-tech 

A dynamic metropolis that never sleeps, Seoul is a city of contrasts, where centuries 

of Korean tradition and cutting-edge technology seamlessly merge, and ancient 

palaces stand in the shadow of modern high-rise buildings. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Centuries of style 

North of the Han River, the 

Jung-gu and Jongno districts 

are the main sightseeing areas. 

Gyeongbokgung Palace 

(royalpalace.go.kr) and 

Changdeokgung Palace (see 

Don't Miss) are two of the most 

impressive sights. Insadong and 

Samcheong-dong are the 

present-day cultural centres, with 

street vendors and high-end 

galleries selling traditional 

ceramics and contemporary art. 

WHERE TO EAT 

Hot and hearty 

For relaxed dining, the leafy 

streets in Samcheong-dong are 

crammed with inviting cafes and 

restaurants. In Jung-gu, try 

steaming noodles at 

Myeongdong Gyoja (24, 

Myeong-dong 2-ga; +82 2 

7765348) or smokey Korean 

barbecue at Chamsutgol (19, 

Mugyo-dong; + 82 2 7742100). 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Around the clock 

Insomniacs and bargain hunters 

alike can shop 24/7 in the 

sprawling Dongdaemun Market 

(dongdaemun.com). The bustling 

Namdaemun Market (49, 

Namchang-dong) keeps more 

civilised hours. Fashion lovers 

have plenty of opportunities in 

Myeong-dong, Idea-ap and 

Sinchon (the university district), 

Apgujeong's Rodeo Street, 

and Gangnam. 


KLM operates six direct weekly 

fl ights to Seoul Incheon 

International Airport from 

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. 


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TOUCHDOWN SEOUL 

Photo: Gina Smith/Shutterstock.com 

DON’T MISS 

Peace in the 

palace 

One of Seoul's most beautiful 

royal homes, Changdeokgung 

Palace served as the main 

seat of power for kings of the 

Joseon Dynasty for over 300 

years. The peaceful 'Secret 

Garden' (Biwon) behind the 

main palace building includes 

a lake, pavilion and 300-yearold 

trees. 

english.cha.go.kr 

SERENE SURROUNDINGS 

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CLOSE-UP OF A FROG SLEEPING IN A BANANA LEAF, ON A BEACH IN COSTA RICA. PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOHN BRAVENBOER. 

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. 

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New. 

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meals 

Greater variety in 

culinary dishes 

Tastes diff er. That’s why 

KLM introduces A la carte, 

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Economy Class. For only 12 to 

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the meal of your choice on 

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Delicious dishes from diff erent 

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KLM NEWS 

“New partners and new ways of enjoying the KLM experience” 

Twice as collectible 

Photo: Johan Blommaert 

The Dutch postal company PostNL 

have introduced two new stamps – 

one for posting to Europe and another for 

posting worldwide – featuring miniature 

KLM Delft Blue houses. The Europe stamp 

features KLM’s latest miniature house, 

#92 which was introduced in October – 

the Drie Haringenhuis in Deventer. The 

World stamp depicts house #48, the 

Rembrandthuis in Amsterdam. 

A chameleon logo on the sheet 

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Menus from world-class chefs in WBC 

CHEF PETER GOOSSENS 

À la carte menus 

In addition to standard in-fl ight 

meals, KLM Economy Class passengers 

can choose from fi ve à la carte menus – 

Bella Italia, Japanese Delight, Vegetarian 

Favourite, Indonesian Rice Dish and an 

For the next nine months, passengers 

In World Business Class (WBC) can enjoy 

menus by chef Peter Goossens. His 

culinary achievements at the Hof Van 

Cleve restaurant in Belgium have earned 

him three Michelin stars and a number 15 

ranking among the world’s top 50 chefs. 

As part of a new pilot programme, WBC 

passengers fl ying from Amsterdam to Cape 

Town and Singapore can also choose from 

a selection of à la carte menus prepared 

by other top chefs. 

alternating theme-based meal. The fi fth 

option is currently a hearty menu of 

wintry Dutch favourites, including two 

varieties of stamppot (mashed potatoes 

with vegetables) and rookworst (smoked 

sausage). The menus are available on 

most intercontinental fl ights departing 

from Amsterdam and cost between €12 and 

€15. They can be ordered a minimum of 

48 hours and a maximum of 90 days prior 

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available on KLM and AIR FRANCE fl ights 

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The race for 

statues is on 

It’s that time of the year again. The 

deliberations (and betting) have begun: 

Who are going to win awards this year? 

I can safely say that the actors in a 

couple of the movies on board this 

month have a very good chance of 

walking away with statues in the 

upcoming awards season. Ryan Gosling 

will certainly be nominated for his quiet, 

brooding work in Drive, as will Tilda 

Swinton for her role in We Need To Talk 

About Kevin. Swinton already has an 

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Academy are inscrutable. But if you’ve 

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announced that he’ll stop acting at 50, 

and he’s already 48! 

I Don’t Know How She Does It 

probably won’t be nominated for any 

awards, but as a light-hearted comedy, it 

works. If a woman wants to have a 

brilliant career and still be the perfect 

mother and an amazing wife… it really is 

possible… well, in this movie at least. 

JAC GODERIE 

Renowned Dutch movie reviewer and 

programmer of KLM Infl ight Entertainment. 

RYAN GOSLING IN ‘DRIVE’ 

For more information on KLM entertainment, 

see page 89. 


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MOVIE & TV HIGHLIGHTS MUSIC 

BRAD PITT IN ‘MONEYBALL’ 

LATEST MOVIES 

The Debt (Drama, Thriller) 

Dolphin Tale (Family Drama) 

Drive (Crime, Thriller) 

Footloose (Comedy, Drama) 

I Don’t Know How She Does It (Comedy) 

TELEVISION 

People & Planet – GET IT DONE 

KLM’s charitable AirCares programme adopts 

a new project every three months. From 

January through March, GET IT DONE is the 

project AirCares is supporting. The movie 

Get It Done with KLM tells about the 

inspiring work this organisation is getting 

done around the world. 

See page 95 for more information on 

GET IT DONE, AirCares and other KLM 

initiatives. The fi lm can be found in the 

People & Planet TV category. 

HEADED TO SCHOOL WITH GET IT DONE 

Moneyball (Drama, Sport) 

Real Steel (Action, Sci-fi ) 

Todo lo que tú quieras (Drama) 

Warrior (Action, Drama) 

We Need to Talk About Kevin (Drama, Thriller) 

JOSH AND SKYE IN A STRANGE NEW WORLD 

Drama – Terra Nova 

Genesis: parts 1 & 2. 

In 2149, the Shannon family joins the Tenth 

Pilgrimage of settlers to Terra Nova, the fi rst 

colony established on the other side of a 

temporal doorway – on Earth 85 million 

years in the past. Jim Shannon, a devoted 

father with a chequered past, looks after 

his family in a world of limitless beauty, 

mystery and terror. But before they even 

get there, they have a jailbreak to organise. 

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

around the fi rst of each month. 

KLM ENTERTAINMENT* 

KLM FM – Showcase 

The Grunge Years 

Twenty years after the release of 

Nirvana’s chartbusting Nevermind album, 

Gideon Coe puts on his plaid shirt to 

take us on a trip down memory lane. ‘The 

Grunge Years’ features music from 

Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and 

Alice in Chains, as well as bands that 

infl uenced and were infl uenced by grunge 

– or ‘the Seattle Sound’ – that exploded 

onto the world stage in the late 1980s 

and early 1990s. 

NIRVANA 

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 


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!

Travelling with 

extra bags? 

KLM has a simple solution: arrange extra baggage online and 

save 20% on the normal charges you would pay at the airport 

check-in desk. With just a few clicks, you can reserve and pay 

for extra baggage at klm.com when booking a ticket, via 

‘Manage my Booking’ if you already have a ticket or while 

checking in online. The option is also available via KLM 

smartphone apps and on the mobile website. 

More choice in Economy 

KLM has some great choices to make 

your journey in Economy Class even more 

comfortable. The Economy Comfort zone, 

in the front of the Economy cabin, offers 

seats with substantially more legroom 

(10cm more, in fact) than standard seats, 

and which recline twice as far. Economy 

KLM ONLINE 

“Online nline 24/7 to help, inform and amuse” 

Comfort and other preferred seats can 

easily be arranged while booking a 

ticket online or via ‘Manage my 

Booking’ on klm.com. See KLM News 

on page 85 for more information on the 

expanded selection of à la carte meals 

in Economy Class. 

Where in the world? 

Whether you are fl ying, meeting 

someone at the airport or just think it’s 

cool, you can now track fl ights around the 

world in real time. With KLM’s new online 

fl ight tracking service, you can fi nd 

departure, arrival and status information 

for fl ights. You can even see where a fl ight 

is on a world map and share this with 

friends. To start tracking fl ights, simply click 

on the ‘Live arrival and departure times’ 

link at klm.com. 

Stay in touch and 

up to date 

Send us a message on facebook.com/ 

klm or hyves.net/klm (for Dutch 

customers) or tweet us, 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 

answer 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 on our social media pages. 


NATIONAAL AUTOMOBIEL MUSEUM 

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. 

LEIDSESTRAATWEG 57 | 2594 BB DEN HAAG | TEL.: + 31 (0)70 - 304 73 73 | WWW.LOUWMANMUSEUM.NL

Networking 

for a better world 

The potential of social media seems 

limitless. People around the world use it 

to keep in touch, corporations tap into it 

for business, and now, GET IT DONE is 

using it to make the world a better place. 

GET IT DONE is a global community 

that uses social media to create and 

Towards more sustainable air travel 

On 26 October in the Passenger 

Terminal Amsterdam, 150 representatives 

from business, the non-profi t sector and 

government took part in the KLM 

Dialogue Event for sustainable aviation. 

When defi ning the next steps to be 

taken, KLM values the opinion of its 

stakeholders. So the key question of the 

day – “What steps should be taken to 

make aviation more sustainable?” – was 

addressed in an open space dialogue. 

Earlier in the day, KLM and World Wide 

Fund for Nature the Netherlands (WWF- 

NL) renewed their strategic partnership. 

“For seven years running, AIR FRANCE 

KLM has been the sector leader in the 

Dow Jones Sustainability Index,” said 

Camiel Eurlings, Managing Director at KLM. 

“Despite the unsure economic climate, 

KLM continues to invest in making the 

support small-scale development projects 

around the world. The organisation 

provides a link between grass-roots 

projects and individuals worldwide – 

creating person-to-person connections 

between supporters and project owners. 

Since no fees are subtracted from the 

aviation sector more sustainable. For 

years, KLM has been a leader in the 

airline industry in reducing CO2 emissions 

and stimulating innovation in the area of 

biofuels. We are very committed to our 

cooperation with WWF-NL in this area.” 

JOHAN VAN DE GRONDEN OF WWF-NL AT THE OPEN SPACE DIALOGUE 

KLM PEOPLE & PLANET 

donations, all the money received goes 

directly to the projects. 

How does it work? 

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. And then anyone can get involved, 

by donating directly or by promoting the 

project to others. One of the ways KLM 

supports GET IT DONE is by mobilising its 

social community in this way. 

For more information on GET IT DONE 

and the many projects you can support 

around the world, visit getitdone.org or 

facebook.com/getitdone.org. 

During the event, people around the 

world followed the discussions and 

contributed ideas via Twitter. For more 

information or to read some of the 

outcomes of the KLM Dialogue Event, 

visit sustainablejourney.nl. 


Up, up and 

away 

For over 90 years, KLM has been a pioneer and 

innovator in the aviation industry and now, in 

cooperation with Space Expedition Curaçao (SXC), 

KLM is looking to the stars. 

In 2014, SXC will begin commercial 

fl ights into space, and KLM has 

announced its partnership in the 

project. A new spaceport is also 

planned on the island of Curaçao, in 

the Caribbean, to accommodate this 

unique space fl ight programme. 

Incredible fl ying machine 

SXC’s space fl ights will be operated 

using Lynx suborbital spacecraft made 

by X-COR Aerospace. Chosen for its 

remarkable specifi cations, the Lynx is 

a special bird indeed. Since it can only 

carry two people, every ‘passenger’ will 

effectively be a co-pilot. With its huge, 

fi ve-square-metre canopy, it will provide 

exquisite views of the Earth during the 

hour-long fl ight. 

Simplicity is one of the Lynx’s most 

important design features. Not dependent 

on disposable carrier rockets or a mother 

ship (for piggy-back take-offs), this 

mighty little fl yer is self-propelled self-propelled and 

takes off and lands on its own steam. 

In contrast to other multi-use spacecraft 

(including NASA’s Space Shuttle), the Lynx 

can even restart and use its engines during 

re-entry and landing. 

A lot of time and energy have also 

gone into designing and building a 

spacecraft that is as environmentally 

friendly as possible. Light-weight materials 

reduce the amount of fuel needed; 

biofuels can be used, and the rocket 

is fully reusable. In fact, the engine 

is designed to be used for at least 

5,000 fl ights. 

The experience 

The SXC experience begins well before 

take-off, as astronauts can choose 

from a range of training missions before 

getting into the cockpit. In addition to 

the mandatory Space Academics Course, 

a ride in a G-centrifuge is designed 

to prepare participants participants for the 4.5G 

experienced during re-entry. Or they 

can choose for a fl ight in an 

L-39 Albatross fi ghter jet, 

KLM BEHIND THE SCENES 

which simulates the most important 

phases of the space fl ight. And for a 

complete training programme, there 

are also Altitude Chamber and Zero-G 

trainings available. 

The fl ight itself will certainly be a oncein-a-lifetime 

experience. The powerful 

thrust at take-off propels the spacecraft 

through the sound barrier within 60 

seconds and to Mach 3 (three times the 

speed of sound) within three minutes. At 

60km up, the pilot switches off the engine, 

and the Lynx glides silently to its maximum 

altitude of 100km – the frontier of space. 

The spaceship returns to earth as a glider, 

but at 10km a pull-out manoeuvre to lose 

speed means those in the capsule will 

experience 4.5Gs for a few seconds. 

The fl ight will have lasted almost an 

hour, but the memories will last a lifetime. 

Why space fl ight? 

KLM is dedicated to promoting new 

technologies and fi nding ways to make 

space accessible in a responsible and 

sustainable way. The SXC project fi ts 

perfectly into KLM’s tradition of being a 

pioneer in the aviation industry. 

For more information on 

Space Experience Curaçao, 

visit spacexc.com. 

“The fl ight will last 

almost an hour, but the 

memories will last a lifetime” 


People from Amsterdam already 

know this. If you really want 

good food, you may have to 

look a bit further for that hidden 

treasure. Just like in New York, 

London and Paris the connois- 

 

A place with Michelin stars can 

be easily found, but it may be 

considered a form of art to enjoy 

good food for a good price. 

Is there a place where love for 

food is obvious? 

A real hidden treasure in Looks, 

hidden in the old part of Amsterdam. 

A lot of famous food 

critics already found there way. 

They are unanimous. Looks is 

delicious! 

 

 

 

 

Flown in daily from the coast 

of Nova Scotia Canada. 

Boiled in vegetable broth 

with a julienne of fennel, 

leek and carrot. Served with 

Basmati rice and a white 

wine nage. 

Reservations 

Centre of Amsterdam 

 

Open Mo through Sat 

 

info@restaurantlooks.nl 

www.restaurantlooks.nl 

A new menu every two 

weeks. 

Starters € 9,50 

Mains € 19,50 

Desserts € 9,50 

How do you make cooking great 

and affordable? 

Restaurant Manager Hans: 

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What is your specialty? 

Restaurant Manager Hans: Lobster 

season s n sn. hey 

taste so oo e have the on 

the en nt the th o ebrary 

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ADVERTORIAL 

Restaurant manager: Hans Kreeft 

Chef: Dianne Sheppard 

Looks Amsterdam 

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City Centre Amsterdam 

 

-Telegraaf: 

because they really love food. 

Dining there is an experience. 

-Parool: (Johannes van Dam) 

entrecote 

in history, at least my history 

-NRC: 

too cheap to taste this good! 

-Specialbite: Great restaurant 

with an equally great 

atmosphere!

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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. 

98 Holland Herald TRAVELLERS CHECK 

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 777 777-300ER 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 

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Connexxion is the biggest passenger transportation company in Holland with 

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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 

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E-mail | ahs@connexxion.nl 

onboard 

Telephone | +31 (0) 88 339 47 41 

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AMSTERDAM & PARIS AIRPORT HUB GATES 

Amsterdam / Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands 

Gates B 

Gates C 

B35 B31 B27 B23 B17 B15 B13 

C16 

C15 - C18 

C13 

C14 

C12 

Paris / Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 2, France 

TERMINAL 2E 

GATES E51 TO E76 

TERMINAL 2G 

GATES G21 TO G40 

B34 B30 B26 B22 B18 

B36 B32 B28 B24 B20 B16 B14 to B1 - B8 

C11 

Schengen 

Gates B-C, D 59-87, M 

D24 

D26 

D28 

C9 

E51 

- 

E76 

T 

C10 

D14 

D16 

D18 

D22 

D31 D29D27D25D23D21 

Gates D 

T Transfer desk 

T Transfer desk 

Self-service transfer 


KLM Crown Lounge 


5 

4 

to C21 - C26 

4 

C8 C6 C4 

4 

C7 C5 T3 

T2 

D12 

D68 D10 

D66 

D42 

D44D72 

D46D74 

D48D76 

D52 D78 

D54D82 

5 

D56D84 

D47 

D86 

D49 D77 

D51 D79 

D53 D81 

D55 D83 

D57D85 

D87 

D87 

KEY 

Lounge 

1 

F41-F43 

F56 

F54-F55 

F53 

TERMINAL 2E 


F52 

D2 

D4 D60 

D8 D62 

D64 

3 

T5 T4 

D3 

D5 D59 

D7 D61 

D63 

F51 

D41 

D71 

D43 

D73 

Check-in 

Self-Service Check-in 

8 

3 

Schiphol 

World 

Avenue 

1 

12 

2 

Lounge 

2 

T 

T 

T 

F44-F45 F36 T 

F2 F46 

F35 

F1 

F47 

F34 

F48 

F33 

F49 

F50 

TERMINAL 2F 

Schengen 

F32 

F31 

1 

E2 

E4 E3 

E6 E5 

E8 

Gates E 

T6 

Schiphol Plaza 

E7 

E15 E9 

E18 E17 

E20 

E22 

E24 

Passport control / 

Security check 

A1 Gate Numbers 

4 

Baggage Claim 

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 

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M1 H2 

3 

F5 

F9 

5 

5 

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F7 

M6 

G2 

M7 

M4 H5 

M3 4 H4 

M2 H3 

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3 

6 

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G3 

M5 H6 

G5 

G4 

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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 

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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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