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17 The home fi les 

Some quirky homes for birds, biking 

through a living room, and a very 

small tree house 

24 Facts & fi gures 

Home by numbers, factoids and tiny 

nuggets of info 

40 Dutch interiors 

The calm charm of homes in The 

Netherlands 

54 Become a butler 

The Dutch academy training butlers 

for the super-rich 

Amsterdam 

28 

As the canals of the Dutch capital 

turn 400 years old, it’s time to 

explore the city’s waterways 

The home issue 

36 

Photography 

Images from Jeroen Toirkens, and his 

project following nomadic tribes 

across the world 

CONTENTS 

Welcome to the December issue. The theme this month is ‘home’, as 

illustrated by the exclusive artwork on the front cover. This cosy winter 

scene was created by Helen Musselwhite. Working with paper and 

scalpel, she creates 3D scenes that are placed in a lightbox (see left) and 

photographed. The scene here was partly infl uenced by the Dutch 

countryside, with a warm glow coming from a traditional Dutch house, 

and children skating along a frozen canal. Enjoy your fl ight. 

Zimbabwe 

48 

The troubled nation is opening its 

doors again, revealing a warm 

welcome and astonishing nature 

44 

Living on Mars 

Dutch Nobel Prize winner Gerard 

‘t Hooft on how to get humans living 

on Mars by 2023 

10 

61 

65 

77 

Frontlines 

Little bits of everything 

Updates 

What’s on in 

The Netherlands 

Touchdowns 

The best 

city guides 

Photo competition 

Your chance to 

inspire us and win 

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KLM Travellers Check 

83 Hartman Quarterly 

KLM CEO Peter Hartman 

84 Products & services 

Economy Comfort and a staff award 

87 Flying Blue news 

The latest info for frequent fl yers 

89 Entertainment 

A world of audio and video 

91 KLM takes care 

Catering with a conscience 

93 SkyTeam news 

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95 KLM partners 

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97 KLM fl eet 

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99 Route maps 

The world at your fi ngertips 

107 Airport hubs 

Amsterdam and Paris 

109 Amsterdam map 

Around town 

110 Fit for fl ying 

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December 2012 

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Frontlines 

Arts, design, 

culture, events 

and ideas from 

across the globe 

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Keep your friends 

close and your 

enemies closer, with 

the Godfather edition 

of Monopoly. It marks 

the 40th anniversary 

of the cult trilogy. 

Travel the board 

with themed tokens 

including a horse 

head, cannoli, Genco 

Olive Oil tin, dead fi sh 

or tommy gun. See 

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Words: Annemarie Hoeve 

Don Corleone takes 

over Park Place 

TRAVEL 

New 

Photo: Hillandaubrey.com, model: Tom Nelson 

Aurora and ice 

Photography ■ Iceland winter tour 

Two tours are 

scheduled in 

January. Or for 

warm-blooded 

photo buffs, 

there is a summer 

adventure tour 

departing in late 

June/early July. 

See arcticphoto.is. 

With ice caves, frozen waterfalls, glacier lagoons and the eerie 

aurora borealis, Iceland in winter is heaven for landscape 

photographers. But, have you ever tried photographing icebergs 

in the pre-dawn twilight? Getting that perfect shot is more 

complicated than just pressing a button. Local mountaineer and 

pro photographer Örvar Thorgeirsson shows serious enthusiasts 

the ropes on this exclusive fi ve-day tour. 

Handsome coat 

Fashion ■ Winter warmer 

Designer Desig Chan Si proves that 

the young y and good-looking 

can look l cool in anything. 

Yet, Yet, hher 

Hug Me coat is more 

about abou warmth than fashion. 

On th the one hand, the puffy 

lining lining keeps winter weather 

at bay, ba while on the other 

hand, hand or in this case hands, 

it incorporates inc 

multiple 

cuddles cudd to “make people feel 

warm and hugged”. 

The jacket is part of 

Chan’s graduation 

collection for the 

London College 

of Fashion. See 

showtime.arts. 

ac.uk/chansiieong.

TREATS 

ART 

Be chic hic with a clear conscience, 

with these handbags from Dutch 

designer Omar Munie - made from 

old, recycled KLM uniforms. See 

omarmunie.com, or the short fi lm on 

your in-fl ight entertainment. 

Kindle rekindled 

New ■ Paper e-book 

These days, anything can be art - even broken 

gadgets. Inspired by the oddly intriguing images to 

be seen on broken e-reader screens, Sebastian 

Schmieg and Silvio Lorusso collected their favourite 

examples in a print-on-demand picture book entitled 

56 Broken Kindles. Coming soon to Kindle? Available 

at lulu.com. 

WWhy 

do most air fresheners 

ssmell 

like fl owers? Archer 

pproduces 

an ultra-masculine 

vversion 

in three scents: 

EEuropean 

sports car, distillery 

oor 

hunting lodge. See 

aarchermen.com. 

Don’t miss 

The art circuit 

Design ■ Tube map radio 

FRONTLINES 

Colour-code the 

tree this year with 

Pantone Christmas 

ornaments. Play it 

safe with Pantone 

186 (red) or go to 

town with the 

whole palette. See 

seletti.it. 

When Harry Beck created his iconic map of the London 

underground in 1931, people compared its sleek lines 

to diagrams of electrical circuits. Now, the Tube map 

has come full circle with Yuri Suzuki’s latest creation. 

During his residency at London’s Design Museum, Suzuki 

recreated the Tube map in a circuit board that actually 

works as a radio. It’s all part of his quest to demystify 

electronics. On show at the Design Museum until 13 

January, 2013. See yurisuzuki.com. 

BOOKS 

Great to Cool 

‘Brain agent’ René C.W. 

Boender promises to 

enhance your ‘business 

happiness’ in his book 

Great to Cool. Using wellknown 

quotes from writers, , 

thinkers and business 

people through the ages, 

he provides a series 

of motivational nuggets 

(or ‘brain candies’) 

for the modern business 

person. Published by 

Bertram and De Leeuw. 

See bertramendeleeuw.nl 

for more. 

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FRONTLINES 

MUSIC 

State-X New Forms 

Festival ■ 14-15 December 

Idiosyncratic American director David Lynch composed all the 

music for the recent album, This Train, featuring his long-term 

collaborator and sultry muse Chrysta Bell. She will be one 

of the guests at this annual festival, which pays homage to 

avant-garde rock, cutting-edge electronics and nu-art. Also 

on the bill are Fantastic Mr Fox (UK), Tall Ships (UK), and Boris 

(Japan). For more see state-xnewforms.nl. And for more events 

in Amsterdam and The Netherlands, turn to pages 61 and 63. 


ARCHITECTURE 

DIY Le Corbusier 

Hype ■ LEGO tribute 

Villa Savoye, a late 1920s building on the 

outskirts of Paris, placed architect Le 

Corbusier fi rmly among the 20th-century 

greats. Now, as a tribute to the modernist 

master, LEGO has released a DIY set to build 

your own model. It’s the latest in a series 

of architectural sets including the Sydney 

Opera House and Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. See 

architecture.lego.com. 

Design pitch 

Play ■ Foosball coffee table 

Furniture 

Three Italian passions come together in 

this unusual piece of furniture: coffee, 

football and design. This is the Intervallo 

glass foosball coffee table. The result of 

a product brainstorm after one too many 

espressos? The Italian makers, Teckell, have 

a more poetic take on it: “Life is a game 

and we are its players.” Also available in a 

full-scale version. See teckell.com.

FRONTLINES 

INTERNET 


Instant art critic 

Online ■ Expert opinion 

Biggest jellyfish 

“As an advocate of the Big 

Mac Aesthetic, I feel that 

the internal dynamic of the 

negative space spatially 

undermines the distinctive 

formal juxtapositions.” If this 

sentence baffl es you, don’t 

worry. It’s meant to. In the 

same way that art criticism 

can seem entirely geared 

towards confusing rather 

than clarifying, the sentence 

comes from an online ‘instant 

art phrase generator’. Type 

in any random number and 

enjoy the arty mumbo-jumbo. 

See pixmaven.com/phrase_ 

generator.html. 

The lion’s mane jellyfi sh is 

the biggest known species 

of jellyfi sh, with a body of up 

to 70 centimetres across and 

tentacles of 15 metres. Russian 

marine biologist Alexander 

Semenov recently managed to 

capture the aquatic giant on 

camera in the icy waters of the 

Russian White Sea. Home to the 

White Sea Biological Station, 

this northern sea is twice the 

size of Denmark. Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/ANP 

Illustration: Allan Grotjohann 

Machine 

Cheers! 

Serious gear ■ Home microbrewery 

Authentic fake 

Swiss scientist Francis W. M. 

R. Schwarze has found two 

types of tree fungus that can 

reproduce the rare, highly 

dense wood used by Antonio 

Stradivari over 300 years ago to 

make his world-famous violins. 

In a blind test, listeners could 

not tell the difference between 

a modern instrument made 

of the treated wood and an 

authentic 1711 Stradivarius. 

Spare room in the basement? Perhaps this automated brewing 

system by Hammacher Schlemmer can fi ll the void (and free 

up the bathtub). It’s the same type used in professional 

microbreweries, but has been scaled down to a size more suitable 

for home use. Electronic sensors do all of the work. Just enter the 

recipe (a lager, Hefeweizen wheat beer or stout) on the touch 

screen and pour in the ingredients. Comes complete with beer 

steins. See hammacher.com.

Altijd een oplossing. Linksom of rechtsom. 

Rabobank. De grootste exportfinancier van Nederland. 

Als het gaat om de exportmarkt kun je de Rabobank wel de ‘linking pin’ noemen. We kennen de markten. We kennen de exportstromen. 

We kennen de wereld. En we kennen de partijen die er toe doen bij een financieringsvraag. Een vraag die we overigens zelden met ‘nee’ 

beantwoorden. Want met onze coöperatieve achtergrond vinden we altijd een oplossing. Linksom of rechtsom. We doen het nu eenmaal 

op onze eigen manier. De manier waarop we wereldspeler zijn geworden. 

www.rabobank.nl/wholesale 

Een wereldspeler die zichzelf 

blijft. Dat is het idee. 

Rabobank. Een bank met ideeën.

THE FILES #01 HOME 

Open kitchen 

Photographer Erik Klein 

Wolterink has spent a lot of 

time in Dutch kitchens, gently 

persuading the owners to 

remove doors and hinges. 

With his project, Kitchen 

Portraits, he shoots the 

contents of individual 

cupboards, drawers and 

ovens, then assembles the 

results into one tight shot. 

He’s particularly interested in 

how different cultures live 

and eat. This particular 

kitchen belongs to some 

Amsterdammers from 

Ghana. 

ERIKKLEINWOLTERINK.NL 

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The New Dutch Masterpiece 

There is no better way to see Amsterdam than 

through the eyes of the Clefs d’Or Concierge of 

one of the city’s finest hotels. Drawing on years of 

experience, the talented concierge team of 

De L’Europe expertly create unique experiences to 

unveil Amsterdam’s little gems. 

Since the opening in 1896, De 

L’Europe has been favoured by 

Amsterdam’s elite and the hotel 

continues to attract the world’s 

most celebrated names. A concierge 

breathing the credo “the 

answer is yes, what is your question?”, 

is what comes in handy 

in a world where everything is 

expected to be possible. 

Although embracing the magic 

of this winter’s festive season 

is topping most travel wish-lists 

–getting 2013 off the ground is 

really what the concierges of this 

Leading Hotel of the World are 

looking forward to. A promising 

year, filled with cultural highlights. 

With the recent opening of the 

“Stedelijk Museum” & the 400th 

anniversary of Amsterdam’s 

canals, the concierges are all eagerly 

awaiting the re-opening of 

the world-famous “Rijksmuseum”. 

Tickets are stored behind their 

luxurious concierge desk padded 

with hand-painted delfts-blue 

tiles, ready for their guests to go 

and admire the original pieces 

of the meticulously replicated 

Dutch Master paintings their 

rooms are decorated with. 

Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes 

Vermeer, Frans Hals, all the 

Dutch Masters have a room here. 

What about you? 

Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14 , 1012 CP Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

T: +31 (0)20 531 17 77 E: hotel@leurope.nl, www.leurope.nl 

The Concierge recommends… 

1. Visit. The well-hidden Begijnhof, a scenic inner court and an oases of 

calm in the heart of Amsterdam’s buzzing city centre. Entrance free of 

charge, Spui, Amsterdam. 

2. Restaurant. Bord’Eau for a culinary masterpiece, savour French cuisine 

and scenic river views. Tempo Doeloe for the Indonesian Rice Table 

Amsterdam is famous for. Bord’Eau, De L’Europe, 

Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14. Tempo Doeloe, Utrechtsestraat 75. 

3. Canals. Enjoy the UNESCO world heritage canals in style from the 

private hotel Salon Boat. De L’Europe, Daily Salon Boat at 10.30 am, 

€ 38 p.p, hotel guests only. 

4. Local beer. Visit Freddy’s Bar and enjoy a local beer at Alfred “Freddy” 

Heineken’s favourite bar. Famed for its Bloody Mary’s and selected as 

Netherlands best cocktail bar. Order a draft beer and the “bitterballen”, 

and they will respect you as a true local. Freddy’s, De L’Europe, Nieuwe 

Doelenstraat 2. 

The De L’Europe Concierges would be delighted to custom make your 

ultimate Amsterdam experience. Hotel guests exclusive.


Carpet cruise 

This young biker carving up 

the living room was shot by 

photographer Tim 

Macpherson, with just a few 

household objects and a lot 

of imagination. It was 

recently used as part of an 

ad campaign for Mother’s 

Pride schools in India. 

TIMMACPHERSON.COM 

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Bijou living 

In a construction that may be 

the world smallest but most 

intricately built tree house, 

Takanori Aiba has created a 

tiny dwelling in a bonsai tree. 

It’s about ’the beauty of 

spiritual accordance between 

human and nature in 

miniature’, apparently. 

TOKYOGOODIDEA.COM 

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Nest in show 

These bird abodes are the 

work of Californian artist Jeff 

Canham. Hang them for any 

world-weary avian visitors to 

your garden. 

JEFFCANHAM.COM 

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Facts 

figures + 

Numbers, knowledge 

and nuggets of home info 

Words: Anna Whitehouse 

Illustrations: Sam Vanallemeersch 

Fishy tale 

26 hours 

An Alaskan fisherman was recently 

found miles away from home, floating 

in a plastic fish crate. After his boat 

sank, Ryan Harris, 19, spent more than 

26 hours bobbing about until the local 

coastguard spotted him. He told the 

local emergency services that he sang 

songs like Row, Row, Row Your Boat 

and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 

to keep his spirits up and stayed alive 

in the freezing climes by giving himself 

a pep talk, saying for hours on end: 

“I’m Ryan Hunter Harris and I’m not 

going to die here.” 


Room service 

€50,000 per night 

As a home from home goes, 

the Royal Penthouse Suite at 

the Hotel President Wilson in 

Geneva is just the ticket. Not 

only does it have bulletproof 

doors and windows, it has 

a private elevator to whisk 

guests to the 12-room 

apartment, which has a 

Steinway grand piano, billiard 

room and personal library. All 

for €50,000 per night. 

Ghost story 

3 ghosts 

High and 

mighty 

$1 billion 

HOME 

Located in Mumbai, 

Antilla challenges 

pretty much every 

archeological and 

financial possibility in 

a home. The 27-storey 

house has six floors 

of parking, a health 

level with jacuzzi, 

gym and ‘ice room’, a 

ballroom level, several 

floors of bedrooms 

and bathrooms 

and a four-storey 

garden. The $1 billion 

structure is based on 

an Indian tradition 

called Vastu Shastra, 

which is supposed 

to be conducive to 

movement. 

Everyone has heard of haunted houses, but the most 

famous of them all is the White House. The most 

commonly seen ghost is Abigail Adams, the wife of US 

president John Adams. Some claim they have seen her 

hanging laundry in the East Room, where she used to 

spend a lot of time when she was alive. And Winston 

Churchill claimed to have spotted Abraham Lincoln. 

“Home life is no more natural to us than 

a cage is natural to a cockatoo” 

George Bernard Shaw

Facts+ 

figures 

Snakes ’n’ shudders 

5m python 

A couple visiting Kruger National Park 

in South Africa had a bit of a 

fright when a 5m python slithered into 

their car. The pair lifted the bonnet of 

the vehicle to reveal the mammoth 

reptile had made itself at home. It was 

eventually removed by a park ranger 

with a big stick. “That doesn’t happen 

every day, eh?” the ranger said to 

console the duo. 

Not on your nelly 

200 metres 

Two elephants from a travelling 

circus recently escaped into 

Copenhagen and found themselves 

strolling along a road packed with 

rush hour traffic. Sonia and Vana 

Mana made a 200-metre dash 

through the busy streets until their 

owner caught up with them. Police 

blocked the road so the humongous 

mammals could return home unhurt. 

“They were walking past the 

morning traffic trunk-to-tail,” said 

one policeman. 


“Human beings are 

the only creatures on earth that allow 

their children to come back home” 

Gangster paradise 

50m pile 

Former convict Nikolai Sutyagin began building 

his wooden skyscraper in Arkhangelsk, Russia, 

with the intention of it being only a two-storey 

building. The abode grew after he saw pictures 

of wooden houses in Japan and Norway. 

“First I added three floors but then the house 

looked ungainly, like a mushroom,” he said. 

“So I added another and it still didn’t 

look right so I kept going. What you 

see today is a happy accident,” he 

said of the 13-storey, 50m tall home. 

Bog standards 

420sqm toilet 

Bill Cosby 

HOME 

Korean Sim Jae-Duck was born in a lavatory. 

He has gone on to form the World Toilet 

Association, a campaign for more sanitary 

restrooms worldwide. He even lives in a 420sqm, 

$1.6 million toilet-shaped house in Suwon, 

south of Seoul, built with a ‘showcase loo’ that 

produces mist to make users feel more secure.

© 2012 HILTON WORLDWIDE 

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Go with 

Water forged the Dutch capital. Annemarie Hoeve 

explores its lesser-known aquatic sights 

PHOTOGRAPHY: FULCO SMIT ROETERS

the fl owBoats on 

Prinsengracht. 

Next year marks 

the 400th 

anniversary 

of Amsterdam’s 

canal district 

TRAVEL AMSTERDAM 

Being on the water 

changes everything. Passing boaty types 

acknowledge your presence with a nod 

indicating that yes, you’re now part of the 

clan. Jealous looks descend from 

bystanders on arched bridges, and best of 

all, you can sneak some decent peeks into 

the living rooms of houseboats. But that’s 

not what we’re here for now… 

“Are you ready to stand up?” says 

Morene Dekker. 

Th is is a kind prod, meaning that it’s 

time to forego all fears of falling into the 

Amstel River, grab the paddle and follow. 

Morene teaches a new sport that is not, 

unfortunately, called Sit Down and 

Paddle. It’s called SUP and it’s the S and 

U part of the acronym that are proving 

diffi cult now. 

Standing up, tall and relaxed on her 

surfb oard, her strokes are strong and 

steady as she makes her way across the 

rippled surface. She is the reigning Dutch 

champion and seems to be happiest on or 

near the water. 

“I live along a canal and can step 

straight from my bedroom onto my 

board and paddle off ,” she says. She does 

that three times a week, for stretches of 

ten kilometres. She is a keen advocate of 

the sport, which is a relatively recent 

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addition to the city’s waterways. 

Once a month, she organises a SUP 

expedition through Amsterdam’s inner 

circle of canals for all who want to give it 

a try. Th is year will be the fi rst time she 

does it all through winter. 

“Amsterdam is so beautiful from the 

water. It’s the best way to see the 

highlights. It’s sightseeing and a workout 

in one,” she says. You can’t help but 

wonder what people would have made of 

this back in the 17th century, when the 

canals were fi rst built. 

Th ese alluring waterways were 

originally used to transport goods from 

ships in the harbour to merchant 

warehouses. Nowadays, the second the 

sun appears, locals and their dogs, 

children, bikes and barbecues pile into 

anything that fl oats, for a spontaneous 

aquatic parade. 

Or, in cold winters when the canals 

freeze up, this UNESCO World Heritage 

Site is transformed into an instant urban 

ice rink, as everyone takes to their skates. 

And there are always a determined 


ABOVE 

Marina in IJburg 

LEFT 

Cycling along 

Prins 

Hendrikkade, 

next to the water 

by Centraal 

Station 

few who try to ride their bikes across the 

slippery ice. 

Amsterdammers live, work and play 

on the water. Th at is hardly surprising, 

given that it covers 25% of the city. In 

fact, with 100 kilometres of canals, plus 

the harbour, it is the most water-rich city 

in the world. 

And where there’s water, there are 

boats. Lots and lots of them, in all shapes 

and sizes. In addition to some 2,500 

houseboats, there are barges solely 

intended for parking bicycles, boats fi tted 

with swings for kids, there is a fl oating 

shelter for stray cats, plus a motley fl otilla 

of 8,000 recreational sloops. 

Th e humid climate, however, is hard 

on boats without the most vigilant of 

owners. Towards the end of winter, some 

canals are lined with rather sorry 

waterlogged vessels in various phases of 

slowly sinking. 

But Amsterdam native Daan Dijkstra 

and partner Marcel van Wees have a 

solution. Th ey rescue boats from an 

undignifi ed end on the scrap heap. Once 

sawn in half, the boats get a new, 

sedentary life on land in the form of 

outdoor benches. 

“Th ese boats are a forgotten 

monument of Amsterdam. Th ey sink to 

the bottom of the canals and rust away 

there. With these boat benches, we put 

them in the picture again,” says Daan. 

Th e two have a workshop on the north 

bank of the city, across the IJ 

(pronounced ‘the aii’) waterway, where 

something of a cultural and architectural 

boom is underway. 

Th e Overhoeks and Tolhuistuin site 

was previously owned by oil company 

Shell. Situated along the waterfront, 

facing south, this former industrial area 

has become prime real estate. 

Th ere is no shortage of things to do for 

the new residents and visitors. A largescale 

conversion is underway to turn the 

old Shell staff canteen into a new cultural 

hub, with everything from concert 

venues to exhibition spaces, a cafe and 

hip hop school.


“Th ese boats are a 

forgotten monument 

of Amsterdam ” 

Daan Dijkstra 

and Marcel van 

Wees, with one 

of their benches 

made from an 

old boat 

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Morene Dekker 

takes her paddle 

board down the 

Amstel 


“What would 

17th-century 

Amsterdammers 

have made of 

stand up paddle 

boarding?”

RIGHT 

The flea market 

at NDSM Wharf 

With its renowned collection of 

37,000 fi lms, the new EYE Film Institute 

nearby has already become a huge 

success, enticing masses of fi lm fans 

across the water. Designed by architects 

Delugan Meissl, all eyes are drawn to this 

stunning building defi ning the skyline. 

Perched atop the embankment, it’s stark 

futuristic angles and white exterior evoke 

the sense that a visiting alien spaceship 

has come to admire the view. 

A sturdy fl eet of blue-and white ferries 

shuttles 40,000 people per day across the 

water here. Trying to maintain their 

course between the criss-crossing ferries, 

is a constant stream of cargo ships, 

sailboats, canal cruises and enormous 

cruise ships. 

Th e organised chaos is endlessly 

entertaining, as all must share the same 

narrow ribbon of water. 

This stretch has always seen heavy 

traffi c. In the mid-17th century, during 

the Dutch Golden Age, the port of 

Amsterdam was the most important and 

largest shipping centre in the world. 

Today it remains a working waterway for 

cargo vessels. 

Goliath freighters and oil tankers were 

still being built at the NDSM Wharf, a 

little further along the north bank, until 

the late 1970s. Abandoned for decades, 

now the old shipyard is once again a hive 

of industry, albeit of a diff erent kind. 

Some 250 artists have set up their 

studios inside an enormous hangar, 

making this one of Europe’s biggest 

hotbeds of artistic talent. Inside, the 

industrial nature of the building is still 

intact, complete with giant steel hooks 

dangling from long chains and a yellow 

crane-operator’s cabin. 

Within this setting, multiple studios 

have been built alongside and on top of 

each other in a series of homemade 

streets and levels dubbed ‘Art City’. 

Marcia Nolte settled in a year-and-ahalf 

ago. “It’s like a neat favela – everyone 

has made something diff erent of their 

own place. Th ere are artists, architects, 

furniture-makers, designers, 

photographers – all jumbled together,” 

she says. She wouldn’t want to work 

anywhere else. 

“I love taking the ferry to my studio 

every day. In the winter, you get such 

gorgeous mornings, when the whole city 

disappears in mist. Th e only thing 


400 years 

Today, Amsterdam’s 

17th-century canals are a 

top attraction, with three 

million people opting for a 

canal tour every year. 

Listed as a UNESCO World 

Heritage Site since 2010, 

the canals have not 

always been appreciated. 

When Napoleon’s brother 

Louis became king of 

Holland in 1806, he 

wanted to turn the former 

town hall on the Dam into 

his private palace. 

According to local legend, 

the stench of the 

neighbouring canal was 

such that his wife could 

not sleep. Louis had the 

canal fi lled up and it has 

remained so ever since. 

Nowadays, the canals are 

very clean, however, with 

fresh water fl ushed 

through city sluices three 

times per week. Next year, 

the city will mark the 

400th anniversary of the 

canal ring with a series of 

events that form part of 

the Amsterdam 2013 

celebrations (of which 

KLM is the offi cial carrier). 

For more on these, see 

Updates on p63. 

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TOP 

Tourists pose 

with the 

iAmsterdam sign 

HERE 

Cycling along 

NDSM Wharf, 

with a former 

Russian 

submarine in the 

background (left 

of the cyclist) 

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you see are the cranes. It looks really 

mysterious,” Marcia says. 

A graduate of Design Academy 

Eindhoven, she appreciates the site’s 

industrial past and is inspired by having 

all of the diff erent disciplines under the 

same roof. Just as the building itself has 

been repurposed, in her work she also 

places existing objects in a new context. 

As a member of creative collective We 

Make Carpets, she uses the most 

commonplace of items, from paperclips 

and plastic cups to plasters and pasta, to 

make large patterned fl oor installations. 

Following in the wake of such creative 

enterprise is a battalion of offb eat 

initiatives, from galleries, festivals and an 

indoor skate park, to a monthly vintage 

market. 

Amsterdam fact fi le 

WHERE TO STAY 

For grandeur by the water in 

the city centre, try Sofi tel the 

Grand. The fi ve-star former 

convent has a peaceful 

courtyard, and overlooks 

Oudezijds Voorburgwal. 

See sofi tel.com. To sleep in 

the old engine room of a 

19th-century steamship, try 

B&B Volle Maan. There are 

excellent water views. See 

houseboatbedandbreakfast. 

com. 

MTV Europe chose this site for its 

headquarters and there are plans to turn 

the old shipping crane outside into a 

boutique hotel with three luxury suites. 

Th e view from the crane at a height of 

30 to 50 metres must be worth the 

vertigo. Th e renovation is due to start 

later this year. 

At the foot of the weather-beaten 

steel survivor, the wind ricochets 

between the rusty girders, carrying the 

squall of seagulls in search of fi sh. Over 

by the jetty, a neat queue of cyclists and 

scooters awaits the next ferry. A surge of 

water hits the black, 1950s Soviet 

submarine moored nearby in a series of 

wet slaps. 

Hidden along the opposite bank is 

WHERE TO EAT 

Once a ferry, Pont 13 is now 

a fl oating restaurant in the 

Western Docklands. Delicious 

fare in a unique setting. 

See pont13.nl. REM Island 

(pictured; remeiland.com) was 

a former pirate radio platform. 

GETTING AROUND 

See the sights from a 

surfboard with a Stand Up 

and Paddle (SUP) session with 

national champion Morene 

Dekker. She knows what she’s 

doing and it’s easier than it 

looks. See mm-sup.com. 

DON’T MISS 

Innovative architecture and 

classic fi lm make EYE Film 

Institute on the north bank 

of the IJ worthy of a visit. 

Stay all day and fi nish off with 


N 

Anne Frank 

House 

Schiphol 

Airport 

Europe 


another member of the blue-and-white 

ferry fl eet, but it’s impossible to fi nd 

unless you know that it is there. Where 

the average ferry ride takes between ten 

to 20 minutes at the most, you can stay 

on this one for as long as you like, as it’s 

not going anywhere. Taken out of action 

in the 1990s, the old ferry dating from 

1927 is now a popular restaurant called 

Pont 13. 

Inside, everything has a slight tilt to it, 

unrelated to any alcohol consumption. 

Th e angle is just enough to make you 

aware that you are fl oating. A rugged iron 

furnace in the middle smiles a warm 

welcome, its mouth aglow with fresh logs. 

Th rough the porthole, the harbour 

outside is a perfect circle of water and 

shimmering lights. 

Amsterdam 

EYE Film 

Institute 

Het IJ 

Royal Palace 

Amsterdam 

Amstel 

Central 

Station 

dinner. See eyefi lm.nl. 

highlights on Amsterdam’s 

Although the offi cial opening north side with local guide 

of Tolhuistuin is yet to come, Elly Goossens. From history 

it’s worth keeping tabs on to culture to architecture, Elly 

events being held at the covers plenty of ground. See 

former Shell staff canteen. 

See tolhuistuin.nl. 

rondhetij.nl. 

MORE INFO 

LOCAL EXPERT 

For more on Amsterdam 2013: 

Discover the hidden waterfront klm.com/amsterdam2013 

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Map: Allan Grotjohann

PHOTOGRAPHY HOME 

No place like home 

Jeroen Toirkens has been documenting 

nomadic lives since 1999. Here, we present a small 

selection of his work 


Dukha: Mongolia, Khövsgöl Aimag, 2007 

A child’s swing. Some 40 nomadic 

families moved back to the forested 

taiga after the fall of communism. 

Khalkh: Mongolia, Gobi desert, 2007 

Some 80% of Mongolians are Khalkh. 

Many remain nomadic, but more than 

half have moved to cities, where they 

often live in giant areas of gers (felt 

tents). 

Sami: Russia, Oblast Murmansk, 2006 

The Sami are Europe’s most northern 

and only offi cially recognised 

indigenous people. They live in Sápmi 

(Lapland), northern Scandinavia.

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Khalkh: Mongolia, 

Töv Aimag, 2007 

A woman sets up camp. 

Kazakh: Mongolia, 

Bayan Olgii Aimag, 2007 

Hanging meats. The Kazakh 

are a Turkish people who live 

in the northern parts of Central 

Asia. After the collapse of 

the Soviet Union, many 

Mongolian Kazakh returned 

to Kazakhstan. 

(Facing page) Nenets: Russia, 

Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2005 

Nenets reindeer shepherds 

have followed the migration 

routes of the reindeer in 

the high north of Russia 

for centuries. 

PHOTOGRAPHY HOME 

Th e photographer 

Jeroen Toirkens is a Dutch 

photographer. A graduate of 

Royal Academy for the Visual Arts 

in The Hague, he began the 

Nomadslife project, in which he 

plans to document the lives of 

the last nomadic peoples on the 

Northern Hemisphere, in 1999. 

For more information, see 

nomadslife.com. His book, 

Nomad is published by Belgian 

publisher Lannoo. 

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Big windows, 

with no curtains 

The Dutch 

Light colours and bare wood 

Elaborate ceiling stuccos 

Clever use 

of space

Modern Dutch interior style is 

playful, chic and calm. Jane Szita 

fi nds it was hundreds of years 

in the making 

“The typical Dutch home?” 

Design agent Rini van Beek is sitting in 

her light, white, sparsely furnished living 

room, and gazing at the view through a 

fl oor-to-ceiling expanse of immaculately 

polished glass. 

“I think the most characteristic 

style is more or less minimalistic,” she 

says. “Carefully chosen design pieces, 

a calm space, with nothing excessive 

or unnecessary. It’s all about reducing 

everything you need to the minimum, 

and limiting not just the number of pieces 

of furniture, but also the materials. Using 

few materials gives a quiet feeling.” 

As Van Beek is a design professional, 

it’s not surprising that her own home fi ts 

the description perfectly – the type of 

simple but stylish Dutch dwelling seen 

on blogs like Bloesem and in the pages of 

international interiors magazines. 

Spend some time in Th e Netherlands, 

and you’ll see any number of houses 

that match this ideal. Chances are you 

won’t even have to step foot inside them, 

thanks to the national habit of leaving 

the curtains open at night, putting the 

illuminated interior of just about every 

home on show. 

Framed by tall, wide windows, those 

clutter-free rooms with snowy walls, 

large wooden tables, fl eamarket fi nds and 

quirky lamps do show well. Are Dutch 

homes designed to be seen this way? 

“Th ere is an element of showing 

off your taste,” says interior designer 

Maurice van Berkel at his light-fi lled 

studio – a sleek but sculptural space – 

on the Weteringschans in Amsterdam. 

“Duch homes are always open to the 

world in this way. It’s as if we want to 

stay in contact with the street. Th ere’s a 

theory that the open curtains are down to 

“ Th e most 

characteristic 

style is more 

or less 

minimalism” 

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Calvinism – wanting the world to see that 

you’re not up to anything ungodly – but I 

prefer to think that it refl ects our society’s 

traditional openness to other cultures. 

It’s something you don’t see in other 

countries.” 

Whatever the cultural reasons for 

these large, literal windows onto Dutch 

lives, their architectural origins can be 

traced back to the 17th century. House 

frontages were taxed according to width, 

and builders responded by erecting 

tall, narrow homes, which needed big 

windows at the front, to maximise 

daylight and allow goods in and out 

without negotiating the steep stairs. 

Big windows also reduced the weight 

of the brick structures – an important 

consideration in a country where 

everything was built on wooden piles 

driven into the sand. 

Th e elegant results of these practical 

provisions were the calling card of a 

fl edgling nation. Th e Dutch Republic 

was busily reinventing itself as a society 

run not by church or aristocrats, but by a 

prosperous, urban merchant class. 

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Th e republic lived by trade, and 

the new economic order encouraged 

individualism and the rise of the nuclear 

family. Th e home became simultaneously 

a private place and an arena for public 

virtues that embodied the values of the 

republic: thrift , hard work, strict morality 

and democracy – as well as a quiet 

showcase for wealth. 

It’s a paradox that endures today. 

“Dutch people don’t open their homes 

readily to strangers,” admits Irene 

Hoofs, who set up the Bloesem blog 

to celebrate Dutch domestic design. 

Having the curtains perpetually open 

does not equate to keeping open house. 

In his book, Home: A Short History of 

an Idea, architect Witold Rybczynski 

characterises 17th-century Dutch life 

as based on “family, intimacy and a 

devotion to the home” – and those three 

factors were largely inseparable. 

Home was a hideaway and a haven, 

and even today, says interior architect 

Evelyne Merckx of Merckx and Girod, 

home for the average Dutch person 

simply stands for ‘safety’. 


“ Big windows 

maximised 

light and 

allowed goods 

in and out” 

It also stood for cleanliness. 

Historian Simon Schama, in his book 

Th e Embarassment of Riches, suggests 

the national ‘cleanliness fetish’ was the 

manifestation of the moral purity that the 

republic hoped would sustain its trading 

empire and independence. 

Other commentators have pointed 

to the large dairy industry, immensely 

productive for the time, which relied on 

rigorous hygiene. 

“What was invented in the 17th 

century,” sums up historian Heidi de 

Mare, “was clean running water, warm 

but not smoky rooms, working toilets, 

suffi cient daylight in every room – things 

Light that floods 

through big windows 

from front to back of 

narrow buildings 

that over the subsequent centuries 

became normal in a home.” 

As well as being avid cleaners, Golden 

Age householders were determined 

consumers. Being the richest nation 

in Europe meant that even humble 

tradesmen could indulge in the trappings 

of modern décor, and whole industries 

sprang up to feed the demand. Many of 

Amsterdam’s grand 17th-century homes 

now open to the public as part of the 

Amsterdam Heritage Days. 

Blue-and-white Delft pottery 

(imitating Chinese porcelein), Flemish 

carpets (copying Oriental ones), pots of 

tulips and even oil paintings, which were 

sold at prices to suit all pockets, found 

their way into even modest homes, to the 

consternation of foreign visitors. 

Having invented modern domestic 

comfort, the Dutch carried it with them 

to Britain, where William of Orange 

became monarch alongside Mary II in 

1689, and to America (New York was 

originally a Dutch colony). 

But as time passed and the republic 

declined, Dutch homemakers became

Tin y, well- 

used 

balconies 

imitators themselves. Forgetting the bare 

glass windows painted by Vermeer and 

others, 19th-century Holland adopted 

elaborate curtains, and kept them closed. 

It wasn’t until modern times that the 

national sensibility reasserted itself. 

Th e modern Dutch home was 

reinvented by Gerrit Rietveld and his 

client Truus Schröder in 1924, when they 

unveiled a new home for Schröder and 

her children on the outskirts of Utrecht. 

Schröder wanted a complete break 

from stuff y 19th-century houses, instead 

asking for maximum simplicity and 

fl exibility – something she later called 

‘the luxury of frugality’, a phrase any of 

Classic, simple wooden dining 

table, read y to bear scuffs and 

scratches 

Traditional 

flourishes 

her Golden Age ancestors would have 

easily understood. 

Rietveld obliged with a simple but 

sophisticated interior, in which sliding 

doors transform the space in a variety 

of ways and windows can open up 

completely, seeming to disappear and 

leave the residents in the open air. 

Today, most of Th e Netherlands’ 

registered 1,700 interior architects, plus 

its interior designers, acknowledge a debt 

to the Schröder House. 

“It all started with Rietveld,” says 

Maurice van Bakel. “He looked at the real 

needs of real people. It’s a very human 

approach.” 

“Rietveld was a furniture maker fi rst 

of all, and so his house has a lot of detail, 

as well as a great spatial quality,” says 

Kees Spanjer, curator of 2013’s World 

Interiors Event, which will celebrate 

the Dutch contribution to interiors of 

every kind. Rietveld’s combination – 

an architectural impression of space 

together with an attention to fi ne details 

– seems to have been chanelled by Dutch 

INTERIORS HOME 

homemakers, amateur and professional, 

ever since. 

Early in the 20th century, the 

Amsterdam School of architecture, 

headed by Michel de Klerk, also 

brought creative buildings and fresh, 

modern interiors to the city’s working 

population. Amsterdam School social 

housing developments, celebrated for 

their combination of practical utility and 

sculptural beauty, extended the idea of 

comfortable living to every social class. 

Later, architects like Aldo Bakker and 

Herman Hertzberger continued the 

Amsterdam School’s eff orts to humanise 

buildlings inside and out. 

In his groundbreaking Central 

Beheer offi ce (1972), Hertzberger 

incorportated the qualities of home, 

encouraging workers to mould their own 

space and add their own private objects. 

“Th e idea of wellbeing has crossed from 

the private home and into the public 

domain in Holland,” says Kees Spanjer. 

“I think that’s the result of our social 

system, and our great awareness of 

styling and design, although who knows 

where these qualities came from.” 

They are qualities that 

continue today. Recent high-density 

developments in Amsterdam’s Eastern 

Islands include the now famous 

Scheepstimmermanstraat on Borneo 

Island, where tightly packed but highly Leeuw, 

de 

individual homes recall the varied 

harmony of the canal-house rows of the Anna 

Golden Age. 

Eisma, 

On the outside, each tall, skinny, 

compact home refl ects a conformity 

Hotze 

to strict requirements – established to 

create a certain uniformity – but each Leeuwen, 

one adapts them in a fresh way. Facades Dana 

of metal, wood, concrete and glass create 

a rhythmic play when the windows 

Zeegers, 

are illuminated at night, and, looking Hans 

through them, of course there’s plenty 

Duch domestic comfort still on show. Photos: 


Marjon Hoogervorst, all Taverne-Agency

Life on 

Mars? 

Professor Gerard 

’t Hooft in the 

botanical gardens 

of the University 

of Utrecht

Millions of kilometres away, 

automated rovers scour Mars for signs of 

past life. While this is an amazing feat, 

it remains just a small step towards a 

potentially bigger triumph. 

Ever since that fi rst tantalising moon 

walk 43 years ago, we have had our sights 

on putting man on Mars. Yet that requires 

a giant leap in technology and know-how. 

Or does it? 

Some believe that putting someone 

on Mars is possible as early as 2023; 

people like Gerard ’t Hooft , professor in 

theoretical physics at Utrecht University. 

“In principle, it’s technologically 

possible,” says ’t Hooft . “We know that we 

can get people there and that we can land.” 

Th ere is one hitch. Such a mission 

would involve a one-way ticket only. Aft er 

landing, there would be no way back. 

For those fi rst pioneers on Mars, the Red 

Planet would become their permanent 

home. Th ey would not only have to build 

living quarters, but a whole new life. 

“When people went to the moon, they 

could leave again relatively easily. Mars 

is a diff erent story. Landing there isn’t 

much harder, but lift ing off is. Mars has a 

PROFILE HOME 

Nobel-Prize-winning Dutch scientist 

Gerard ’t Hooft thinks people could 

be living on Mars in ten years’ time. 

Annemarie Hoeve meets him 

PHOTOGRAPHY: FULCO SMIT ROETERS 

higher level of gravity than the moon so 

you need large amounts of fuel, as well as a 

launching platform. Th at makes any return 

mission enormously costly and timeconsuming,” 

he says. 

Daring to skip the last leg – the journey 

home – is what can suddenly bring an 

otherwise distant dream of a manned 

mission to Mars so much closer. But 

realistically, how can we even think of 

successfully living on Mars in 11 years, 

when we’re still grappling with the basic 

requirements of human survival in space? 

What about food, fuel and housing, 

“Such a mission would be a oneway 

ticket. Aft er landing, 

there would be no way back” 


Photo: Mars One

TOP 

A rendering of what a Mars 

One colony might look like 

ABOVE AND RIGHT 

The professor’s office 

Photo: Mars One

not to mention water and oxygen? 

Th ese are not minor details that need 

refi ning, they are colossal hurdles. 

But there are solutions, as ’t Hooft 

explains. Solar panels could generate 

energy, water can be gleaned from 

Martian permafrost and CO 2 in the 

atmosphere used as a source of oxygen. 

Plants grown in greenhouses would 

provide food and the astronauts would 

build their own prefab modular capsules. 

“While the fi rst colonists would have to be 

vegetarian, cultivating chicken and fi sh could 

be done at a later stage,” he adds. 

But then there’s the problem 

of radiation. In his Utrecht offi ce, 

surrounded by bookshelves packed with 

titles such as Gravitation and Quantum 

Fields, he talks of periodic solar storms. 

Th is sounds somewhat less comfortable 

than the ‘chicken or fi sh’ dilemma. 

“Th e amount of radiation astronauts 

will receive during the trip there and on 

Mars itself is not free of danger. Yet it 

looks like the radiation can be reduced to 

acceptable levels,” he says. 

One way to limit radiation on the 

planet would be for astronauts to bury 

their new abodes in 1.5 metres of sand 

as insulation. It would mean they would 

have to live in the dark, with only artifi cial 

light, but when the alternative is radiation 

exposure, natural light is a luxury easily 

done without. 

But perhaps the biggest hurdle won’t 

even come from space. It may arise from 

Earthly objections to the ethics of a one-way 

trip. “Some are comparing the mission to 

a life sentence. Th ere could be serious legal 

problems. What if people say that they are 

fi ne about staying on Mars permanently, but 

change their mind when they get there?” ’t 

Hooft says. Th at’s an astronomical waiver 

that will need signing. 

So why not wait until we have the 

technology and means to be able to 

bring people back? “Scientists don’t need 

“Th ere could 

easily be 

tremendous 

complications” 

humans on Mars. We can do our science 

better and more cheaply with just rovers,” 

’t Hooft says. So why go? “To see if it’s 

really possible to start a human colony in 

space and expand it. It’s not rational. Mars 

has always been there, luring us as a place 

where people want to go and we want to 

see things happen now,” he says. 

It was a childhood fantasy of 

colonising space that fi rst drew the 

professor to a career in science. “When I 

was a kid I dreamed of being an astronaut. 

I wanted to invent new spaceships to get 

there. I realised that I needed to learn 

physics to do that. Th en I found out that 

I needed maths to understand physics. I 

ended up doing theoretical physics and 

investigating sub-nuclear particles.” 

It didn’t result in a spaceship but 

it did earn him a Nobel Prize in 1999 

for clarifying the quantum structure 

of electroweak interactions between 

particles. Th e Nobel Prize is the apex of a 

collection of prestigious accolades for his 

groundbreaking work. 

Nevertheless, his passion for space 

remains: “I still love dreaming of the idea 

of humans escaping Earth to fi nd a place 

to live in space,” he says. For ’t Hooft , 

a manned mission to Mars is just the 

beginning: “Once we have human colonies 

in space, there’s no limit; we can reach 

other stars, asteroids or planets. It will take 

millions of years, but we can start now.” 

Th is is why he has become an enthusiastic 

ambassador for Mars One. Th e Dutch 

private company is the driving force behind 

PROFILE HOME 

plans for a 2023 manned Mars mission. 

In addition to the company’s radical 

one-way approach, another bold move is 

their proposed method of funding. To raise 

the required $6 billion, Mars One aims 

to turn the whole mission into a gigantic 

media event. Everything will be televised, 

including the selection of the astronauts. 

Th ink of TV shows Big Brother or Th e 

Voice (also Dutch inventions) mixed with 

the fi rst moon landing. Considering that 

the 1969 event was watched by a global 

audience of 500 million, the reality TV 

approach to funding a Mars mission 

might not be as crazy as it fi rst seems. 

Although ’t Hooft is excited about 

Mars One, he also retains a healthy 

scepticism: “My fi rst reaction was that 

they’re underestimating the cost and 

timescale by a factor of ten. It may all be 

possible if there are no catches, but there 

could easily be tremendous complications 

in all terrains: technological, fi nancial, or 

political.” 

Indeed, the 2023 plan sounds more like 

science fi ction than reality. But, as ’t Hooft 

explains: “Perhaps this project is more 

about something to aim for. If you assume 

that it’s unrealistic from the beginning, 

you’ll get nowhere.” 

So, will the Nobel laureate himself 

be signing up for the upcoming Martian 

adventure? “I’m too old, and I couldn’t 

leave my family, but there will always be 

people who want to try a new life in a new 

place,” he says. 

Besides, there is still plenty of new 

terrain for the professor to investigate on 

our home planet: “Th e universe of subatomic 

particles is very big. You can make 

many interesting journeys there.” 

Meanwhile, a number of potential 

candidates have already applied to Mars 

One, so it looks like we really might be at 

the dawn of a new space race. Whether it 

becomes a sprint or a marathon remains 

to be seen. v v 

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TRAVEL ZIMBABWE 

Spectacular Victoria 

Falls in North 

Matabeleland, 

Zimbabwe 

Miles of 

Overland through Zimbabwe, 

Mark Eveleigh fi nds that the 

country is learning how to 

smile again

smiles 


With its covered pavements and timberfronted 

stores, Harare feels like a sun-blessed and laid-back 

European country town. Th e Zimbabwean capital is a city of 

about two million, yet you are continually surprised that people 

seem to smile in passing, as if they all know each other. 

It’s rare to fi nd a place where strangers bid each other “good 

morning” as they pass. Aft er a particularly troubled recent past, 

many are surprised to fi nd that the Zimbabwean smile and 

friendly attitude is still alive and well. 

Th e optimistically named African Unity Square is the heart 

of Harare, but it has the atmosphere of a sleepy rural 

marketplace. Th e pavement along one edge of the square is 

spattered with all the pastel hues of a Monet masterpiece from 

the displays of fl ower vendors. Another edge is racked like a 

museum exhibit with endless lines of soapstone sculptures. 

Little statues of African beauties contorted into pretzel-esque 

yoga poses stand next to elegant carvings of elephants, giraff es 

and rhinos. 

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On the rooftop garden of Meikles Hotel, the 

breakfast crowd is gathering. Plates are heaped with a mindboggling 

selection of local fruits shuttled in from all corners of 

what was traditionally Africa’s most productive country. Th e 

smell of Zimbabwean coff ee (some of Africa’s best) and hot, 

home-baked bread waft s through a hubbub of cheery discussion 

in English, Shona, Ndebele, Hindi, Afrikaans… 

“I’m very happy to say that everything on the menu is 

available today,” says the white-starched waiter as he hands over 

the menu. To somebody unacquainted with the recent 

economic history of Zimbabwe, the phrase is unusual, but the 

waiter seems genuinely proud that so many of the staples upon 

which his country built its reputation are available again. 

He’s too young to remember the days of milk and honey 


ABOVE 

Canoeing down Mana Pools, 

Zambezi River. Canoe safaris bring 

you closer to wildlife than many 

of their land-based equivalents 

LEFT 

Kopjes, often homes to 

snakes, baboons or leopards, 

near Bulawayo 

that followed independence, when Zimbabwe was still known 

as ‘the breadbasket of Africa’. Th e waiter grew up through years 

when the agricultural and transport infrastructure had 

collapsed to the point where Harare’s supermarkets were almost 

completely empty. He has been a multi-millionaire for most of 

his working life, since the once-healthy Zimbabwean dollar fell 

to several trillion to its US equivalent. 

But since the US dollar was adopted as the national 

currency, many things are changing for the better. Th e 

traditional welcome is perhaps more heartfelt now than ever. 

Don’t be surprised when an old man, selling maps on the street, 

grasps your hand to look you straight in the eye and say, 

“Welcome to Zimbabwe.” 

In many countries, this would be a stock tourism phrase. In

BELOW 

A hippo wallows 

in Mana Pools, 

Zambezi River 

“Th is is a place where strangers 

bid each other “good morning” 

as they pass” 

some, it’s said so oft en that it’s leached of all meaning. In 

Zimbabwe, however, people are genuinely happy to see every 

small sign of an overdue change for the better. Th ey appreciate 

every visible sign that things are fi nally on the mend. 

That old man’s maps – with brightly shaded provinces 

designed to revive drowsing school-kids – show a wonderfully 

wild and diverse country. Zimbabwe is ten times the size of Th e 

Netherlands, but with substantially fewer people. 

Th e central highlands around Harare have always been the 

most densely populated part of the country. Th ese are rich 

farmlands where fruit, vegetables and fl owers thrived. But drive 

south and you reach a hauntingly beautiful African wilderness 

that is liberally crowned with great soaring boulders. Th ese 


Go wild 

At nearly 15,000sqkm, 

Hwange National Park 

(zimparks.org) is 

Zimbabwe’s largest and 

worth a detour from 

Victoria Falls or Bulawayo. 

It is home to over 400 bird 

species and more than 100 

types of mammals. Large 

prides of lions and one of 

the healthiest populations 

of endangered African wild 

dogs hunt on the savannah 

where great herds of 

antelope, zebra and 

elephant graze. 

Mana Pools National Park 

(wildzambezi.com) is 

famous for the 

concentrations of wildlife 

that gather in the 

woodlands along the 

Zambezi River during the 

dry season. Elephant, lion, 

wild dog and leopard are 

frequently seen, along with 

large herds of buffalo, 

eland and smaller antelope. 

High-quality safari 

experiences are on offer 

here, with some of Africa’s 

top professional guides. 

hillocks, known as kopjes, could be Zimbabwean icons. Th ey’re 

one of the most enchanting geological formations in Africa and 

change colour dramatically with the setting sun. 

In the cool hours of the morning, however, they are like a 

siren song that tempts you to stop and explore. Keep in mind, 

though, that they’re the favoured habitat of snakes, rock hyrax 

(they look like 5kg guinea pigs) and baboons – and of the 

leopards that prey on them. 

Th is wild part of southern Zimbabwe once held a capital 

city that ruled one of Africa’s greatest empires. When Rhodesia 

won its hard-earned independence, it adopted a new name from 

the ruins of the greatest medieval city in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Th e word Zimbabwe literally means ‘great stone houses’ in the 

local Shona language. 

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Th ere are very few stone ruins anywhere in southern Africa, 

and the eight-metre fortress at Great Zimbabwe rank among the 

most impressive historical gems on the continent. 

It’s easy to appreciate the power that this place held for 

almost a millennium and Zimbabweans of all races are quick to 

show the patriotic pride that their national monument inspires. 

“We’ve had so much trouble running this country,” a guide 

says as he leads visitors to the witch doctor’s platform above the 

royal compound. “700 years ago our forefathers successfully 

governed an empire that stretched from Mozambique all the 

way to Botswana and down to South Africa.” 

On 1 June 1894, Dr Leander Starr Jameson stood in front of 

a small crowd outside Bulawayo’s Maxim Hotel, in southwest 

Zimbabwe, and declared the town open. “I don’t think we want 

too much talk about it,” he said. “Th ere’s plenty of whisky 

inside, so come on in.” 

It was possibly the most humane political speech in the 

history of the country, and a characteristically laid-back way to 

launch what would become Zimbabwe’s second city. 

Bulawayo is one of those poetic names – like Kuala Lumpur 

or Timbuktu – that sound as if they have been invented by 

writers like Kipling or Rider Haggard. 


ABOVE 

Writer Mark 

Eveleigh meets 

the local 

wildlife 

RIGHT 

Matobo 

National Park, a 

UNESCO World 

Heritage site 

since 2003 

And Bulawayo seems to fi t any romantically preconceived 

images. With charming colonial architecture and wide avenues, 

it is reminiscent of the well-equipped high-veld retreat that its 

founders wanted. Main Street probably qualifi es as one of the 

widest urban roads in the world; it was designed to allow a sixspan 

oxen cart to make a U-turn, and makes New York’s 

Broadway and London’s Oxford Street look like alleyways. 

Just south of Bulawayo is another hypnotic region of kopjes. 

Matobo National Park was named aft er a Ndebele phrase that 

means ‘bald heads’, and the kopjes do at times resemble groups 

of old men, heads bowed, together in deep discussion. 

Dating back two billion years, this region with 3,000 rock 

art paintings, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Th e most 

widely visited spot is World’s View. Cecil Rhodes, who knew 

southern Africa about as well as any man of his time, called it 

the most beautiful place in the world and was buried here. 

Sitting on the smooth, sun-warmed boulders, watching a 

scarlet sun set into the dust of the Kalahari, there are few who 

would say that he was exaggerating. 

Perhaps the most evocative way to move onward from 

Bulawayo is with the old Victoria Falls Express. 

Th is laid-back old locomotive is anything but an ‘express’,

ut take time to relax with a gin and tonic in the evocative old 

art-deco dining carriage and you soon begin to feel that the 

delays are actually a benefi t. Th ere are many who say that the 

14-hour overnight journey is not quite long enough. 

So enjoy the rest. You’ll need it, because your last 

Zimbabwean destination is Victoria Falls, the country’s number 

one tourist draw and a Wonder of the World. 

Th e falls themselves were traditionally known as Mosi-oa- 

Tunya – the smoke that thunders – and this Zambezi River 

playground is now also (in)famous as one of the world capitals 

of extreme sports. 

You might not feel the urge to throw yourself off the 

Zambezi Bridge into 111 metres of ‘Big African Air’ with just an 

elastic rope around your ankles, or to take a leap of faith on the 

so-called Death Swing that sends you catapulting across the 

gorge towards neighbouring Zambia. But aft er a short stay, Vic 

Falls has a way of urging you towards ‘the edge’. Extreme sports 

afi cionados claim that it has a way of getting into the blood – 

once tempted you might never get enough. 

A roadtrip through Zimbabwe has the same eff ect on many 

people. Take the trip once and you will fi nd that this beautiful 

and hospitable country has a way of calling you back over and 

over again. 

Zimbabwe fact fi le 

N 

Victori 

Victoria Falls 

Hwange 

National Park 

GETTING THERE 

KLM operates three nonstop 

weekly fl ights to Harare 

International Airport from 

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. 

WHEN TO GO 

Dry season (May-October) is 

the best time to be on safari in 

Zimbabwe. 

WHERE TO STAY 

Harare: Meikles Hotel is Harare’s 

most famous and historical 

hotel (meikles.com; +263 4 

251705/707721). 


Zimbabwe 

Bulawayo 

Matobo 

National Park 

Harare 

Harare 

International 

Airport 

Africa 

Matobo Hills: Camp Amalinda 

has nine suites all individually 

embraced by the granite 

rocks of Matobo. Relax by the 

infi nity pool and spa or go 

rhino tracking and explore the 

caves and bushman paintings 

(campamalinda.com; +263 

964868/9). 

Victoria Falls: Victoria Falls 

Safari Lodge is a luxury lodge 

on a high plateau overlooking 

a waterhole that attracts vast 

quantities of wildlife (victoriafalls-safari-lodge.com; 

+27 

216859324). 


Zimbabwe 

Map: Allan Grotjohann. Photos: Emilie Chaix/Hollandse Hoogte, Axiom Photographi/Masterfi le, IQ Images, 

David Fettes/Image Source/Corbis, Christopher Scott/Getty Images, Mark Eveleigh, Masterfi le 

The

The waiting 

Students stand 

ready to serve 

RIGHT 

Kasteel Oost

game 

In the south of The Netherlands, a school for butlers 

teaches students how to serve the world’s fi lthy rich. 

Mark Smith brushes up on his home comforts 

PHOTOGRAPHY: RENE VAN DER HULST 

My silver tray loaded with 

champagne fl utes, I’m striding across 

the creaking attic of an ancient castle, 

struggling to remain upright as a man in a 

suit throws giant yellow tennis balls at my 

head while yelling “Faster! Faster!” 

I last about fi ve seconds before I 

lose my balance, sending four glasses 

smashing disastrously to the ground. My 

cheeks redden. I have failed. 

Th is task isn’t part of some wacky 

reality TV show. It’s one of the expertly 

devised drills at the International Butler 

Academy, designed to put students 

through their paces and teach them how 

to deal with the situations they might fi nd 

during a day’s service. 

“Th is exercise simulates what it might 

be like to serve drinks at a party where the 

guests are a little, well, excitable,” explains 

BUTLERS HOME 

Senior House Management Instructor 

Frank Fortgens (the ball thrower). By 

which I think he means ‘drunk’. 

With its lush, leafy grounds, sweeping 

gravel driveway and slate-fl oored 

pantries, Kasteel Oost, home of the 

International Butler Academy, looks 

and feels frightfully British. Th e pupils 

dress in coat tails and gloves, they carry 

gleaming pocket watches and polished 

briefcases, address each other formally 

and have spent hours learning how to eat 

garden peas using only the back of their 

fork. Evenings are spent in the drawing 

room, learning how to speak eloquently 

about random topics (“No one wants an 

uninformed butler,” confi des one trainee). 

But the school isn’t in the Home 

Counties of England or the Highlands 

of Scotland; it’s 20 minutes outside 

Maastricht, in the Dutch town of 

Valkenburg. 

His immaculate students may 

look as if they’re auditioning for a role 

in the next series of Downton Abbey, 

but International Butler Academy 

chairman, Robert Wennekes, maintains 

that butlering is a thoroughly modern 

career now that globalisation has led to a 

deepening gulf between the haves and the 

have-yachts. 

“Never in history have there 

Holland Herald 55

een so many very rich people on the 

planet, and when you’re very rich, there’s 

nothing nicer than having someone 

manage your property portfolio and the 

smooth running of other assets,” says the 

straight-talking Dutchman. 

Wennekes is a former butler himself 

(“I worked for an American billionaire 

for six years”), and set up the school in 

1999 with money invested by his former 

employer. He works alongside his wife, 

from a trader-style bank of computer 

monitors in an oval offi ce overlooking 

extensive gardens. 

Attended to at all hours by a rotating 

roster of personal butlers, Mr and Mrs 

Wennekes exude a sense of entitlement – 

they are, eff ectively lord and lady of this 

castle – which may be an elaborate act 

designed to keep the students on their 

well shod toes. 

Each of the Wennekes has their own 

personal lavatory on the fi rst fl oor of the 

castle and, when I am taken on a tour of 

the building by trainee butler Steven Gray 

– a likeable former fi tness instructor with 

the British Army – he is concerned to note 

that Mr Wennekes’ toilet roll has not been 

folded into a point. 

“You learn to notice the tiniest 

details about a scenario,” says Gray. “A 

smudge on a vase, the distance between a 

tablecloth and the fl oor. I wonder whether 

I’ll ever take pleasure in eating out again,” 

he jokes. International Butler Academy’s 

current intake of 16 students has each 


Students 

polishing the 

silver behind the 

scenes 

LEFT 

Some gentle 

motivation 

paid in the region of €14,000 to be 

schooled in the rigours of a profession that 

requires them to be discreet, all-seeing 

and unfl appable (hence the giant tennis 

balls). Th ere are ten men and six women; 

the youngest is 18 and one student has just 

celebrated his 60th birthday. 

Wennekes insists that there’s no 

typical candidate in terms of background 

or professional training, “but what they all 

share is a service-orientated personality 

and the ability to put the needs of 

someone else before themselves. Th at’s 

increasingly rare in today’s society, where 

people are increasingly focussed on their 

own gratifi cation.” 

Th ey hail from countries as diverse 

as Turkey and China and, according to 

Wennekes, the really good ones stand to 

make anything up to €100,000 per year 

working for the super-rich. 

Once in place, they will facilitate 

– and share in – the lavish lifestyles

of Russian oligarchs, globe-trotting 

investment bankers, even rap megastars. 

Th ey’re as likely to be preparing fi nancial 

budgets on a spreadsheet as ironing 

newspapers, and the training takes in all 

possible facets of estate management, both 

old-school and new-fangled. 

Wennekes and his team are constantly 

assessing the pupils with a view to 

recommending the best to prospective 

employers. “I don’t make money from 

the school itself,” says Wennekes, “it’s the 

ABOVE 

Serving 

Champagne 

under fire 

LEFT AND HERE 

Laying tables 

for a formal 

dinner 

“ A man in a suit throws giant 

yellow tennis balls at my head 

while yelling ‘Faster! Faster!’” 

recruitment arm that pays. We recently 

placed a butler on a super yacht, heading 

up a team of 80 staff ,” he continues. 

Hardly a life of drudgery. 

Trainee butler Ferry Jansen, 45, was a 

marketing director for a huge Dutch bank 

before redundancy led him to re-evaluate 

his career. “My fi rst thought was to work 

in the hospitality business, but the salaries 

were so low,” he says. 

“I think people assume that you must 

BUTLERS HOME 

be very humble to want to be a butler, 

but it’s not that at all. I take pleasure in 

that feeling of satisfaction when everyone 

comes together to do a really excellent 

job,” he says. 

Th ere seems to be a real sense of 

camaraderie among the trainees, who 

take it in turns to be head butler and 

assistant head butler, apparently without 

the power struggles that the likes of 

Agatha Christie might lead us to expect. 

An idea that crops up repeatedly is 

‘excellence’ – they just want things to run 

really well, down to the smallest detail. 

Most of the butlers, young and 

mature, seem to relish the thought that 

their new job might take them somewhere 

new and unexpected, but 23-year-old 

Rainbow Wu, from the Chinese gambling 

and trade hub of Macau, foresees plenty of 

work on her own doorstep. 

“Th e new rich in China like the idea 

of having a European-trained butler, 

because they are learning the customs 

that come with a certain level of society – 

which knife to use, that kind of thing. In a 

funny way, as a butler, it can be like you’re 

educating your employer.” 

The academy is hosting a corporate 

function tonight, so back in the dining 

room, the students have lined up (in 

descending height order) to be briefed 

by Fortgens on the event’s exacting 

requirements. 

Th ere follows a full-scale dressrehearsal, 

where a fl otilla of butlers fi les in 

to the room, silver dinnerware gleaming, 

before revealing imaginary delicacies in 

perfect timing. 

At one point, Fortgens refers to 

“the ballet of service” and, from this 

meticulous and graceful display, it’s not 

hard to understand the analogy. Not long 

now till curtain-up. 

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EVENTS 

WINTERPARADE AROUND 

THE TABLE 

14 December-5 January 2013 

The table is the stage for a 

unique evening of theatre, 

music and dance – while you 

enjoy dinner. 

Various locations in The 

Netherlands; winterparade.nl 

BOLSHOI BALLET 16 December 

The world-famous Russian 

ballet company’s performance 

of The Nutcracker is beamed 

live into 11 cinemas across 

The Netherlands. 

pathe.nl 

THE LIVING SEA 

17 December-9 February 2013 

This 1995 Oscar-nominated 

IMAX documentary by Greg 

MacGillivray – a survey of the 

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world’s oceans – is narrated by 

Meryl Streep and features 

music by Sting. 

Omniversum, President 

Kennedylaan 5, The Hague; 0900 

6664837 (NL only); omniversum.nl 

JEFF WAYNE’S THE WAR OF 

THE WORLDS 19 December 

Jeff Wayne’s revived musical 

version of HG Well’s sci-fi novel 

The War of the Worlds, starring 

Liam Neeson (in 3D 

holography), Kaiser Chiefs 

frontman Ricky Wilson and 

Wicked’s Kerry Ellis. 

Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, Rotterdam; 

0900 3001250 (NL only); ahoy.nl 

ANDRÉ RIEU 22 December 

The highly-entertaining ‘King 

of Waltz’ with his awardwinning 

60-piece Johann 

Strauss Orchestra. 

Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, Rotterdam; 

0900 9000500 (NL only); 

andrerieu.com 

CHRISTMAS GALA 

26-29 December 

Both Introdans and the 

Introdans Ensemble for Youth 

stage works from their 

impressive repertoire in 

Arnhem and Apeldoorn. 

introdans.nl 

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER 

MUSIC FESTIVAL 


An absolutely charming event 

held at various beautiful and 

historic locations in Utrecht. 

kamermuziekfestival.nl 

THE PEKING ACROBATS 

Until 5 January 2013 

Extraordinary acrobatics rooted 

in Chinese folk-art traditions. 

Various locations in 

The Netherlands; 

impactentertainment.nl 

AMAZING FEATS OF BALANCE 

Photo: Niels Goedee 

HANS KLOK: THE HOUDINI 

EXPERIENCE 

Until 3 February 2013 

The world-famous Dutch 

illusionist brings his Houdini 

tribute show to his homeland. 

Various locations in The 

Netherlands; stardustcircus.com 

HOLLAND UPDATE 

Building blocks 

Drawings, sketches, photographs, 

watercolours, fi lm material and scale 

models provide a fascinating glimpse 

into the world of Louis Kahn (1901- 

1974), regarded as one of the greatest 

and most infl uential architects of the 

20th century. 

LOUIS KAHN: THE POWER OF 

ARCHITECTURE; Until 6 January 2013; 

NAi, Museumpark 25, Rotterdam; 

+31 10 4401200; nai.nl 

EXHIBITIONS 

CORNELIS VAN HAARLEM 


An exhibition devoted to the 

17th-century ‘Dutch 

Michelangelo’. 

Frans Hals Museum, Groot 

Heiligland 62, Haarlem; 

+31 23 5115775; franshalsmuseum.nl 

THE ROAD TO VAN EYCK 

Until 10 February 2013 

Extremely fragile and valuable 

works by Jan van Eyck – one of 

Europe’s most brilliant painters 

and the ‘father of oil painting’ – 

are exhibited alongside works 

by his contemporaries. 

Boijmans van Beuningen, 

Museumpark 18-20, Rotterdam; 

+31 10 4419400; boijmans.nl 

GIGS 

Seal 6 Dec Vredenburg (Utrecht) 

The Raveonettes 9 Dec 

Tivoli (Utrecht) 

John Mayall 12 Dec Mezz 

(Breda) 

John Mayall 14 Dec ECI 

Cultuurfabriek (Roermond) 

The Kyteman Orchestra 

21 Dec Oosterpoort (Groningen) 

Vive la Fête 23 Dec Effenaar 

(Eindhoven) 

Info and tickets: livenation.nl 

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EVENTS 

BRILLIANT CORNERS 

3 December 

Israeli choreographer Emanuel 

Gat’s work for ten dancers, 

inspired by Thelonious Monk’s 

1957 jazz album Brilliant Corners. 

Stadsschouwburg, Leidseplein 26; 

+31 20 6242311; ssba.nl 

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English choreographer 

Christopher Wheeldon’s 

enchanting interpretation of 

this classic fairy tale 

beautifully staged by Het 

Nationale Ballet. 

Het Muziektheater, 

Waterlooplein 22; +31 20 6255455; 

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WORLD CHRISTMAS CIRCUS 


A traditional Christmas event, VINCENT 

GIGS 

including live animal acts, at Until 25 April 2013 

Marilyn Manson & 

the historic theatre Carré. Some 75 paintings, selected Rob Zombie 3 Dec Heineken 

Carré, Amstel 115-125; 

letters, objects and works on Music Hall 

0900 2525255 (NL only); 

papers by Vincent van Gogh. Deep Purple 4 Dec Heineken 

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Various locations; +31 20 6751440; 

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Pure gold 

The story of the Dutch Golden Age 

– an era of world trade, economic 

growth, wealth, cultural and 

religious diversity – vividly brought 

to life via historical masterpieces 

and multimedia presentations. 

THE GOLDEN AGE: LABORATORY 

OF OUR WORLD; Until 31 August 

2013; Amsterdam Museum, 

Kalverstraat 92; +31 20 5231822; 

amsterdammuseum.nl 

Amsterdam 2013 

The city celebrates a number of historical milestones in 2013: 

the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum reopen after 

renovations, and important anniversaries include the Canal 

Ring (400 years) and the Concertgebouw and Royal 

Concertgebouw Orchestra (125 years). To celebrate, 

Amsterdam 2013, sponsored by 

KLM, has organised a year of 

cultural events around the city. 

First up, the Amsterdam Light 

Festival: 7 December-20 January. 

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A RIOT OF COLOURS & FLAVOURS 

French connection 

With its palm-lined seaside promenades, beautiful coastline, perfumed fl ower markets, 

and museums bursting with modern art, it’s no wonder this gem on France's 

Mediterranean coast has been crowned Queen of the Côte d'Azur. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Pleasure domes 

Admire 20th-century artworks 

by Matisse (musee-matissenice.org) 

and Chagall (museesnationaux-alpesmaritimes.fr/ 

Chagall) in Cimiez, and by 

Andy Warhol and Roy 

Lichtenstein at the Museum of 

Modern and Contemporary 

Art (mamac-nice.org). Find four 

centuries of European Art at 

the Beaux-Arts Museum 

(musee-beaux-arts-nice.org). 

Parc Phoenix, Place Masséna 

and the Promenade des 

Anglais are perfect for a stroll. 

WHERE TO EAT 

Salad? What salad? 

Old Nice offers Niçoise and 

Mediterranean cuisine, while 

Central Nice offers everything 

from Japanese to Lebanese 

restaurants. Try fl amboyant 

Niçoise cusine at La Petite 

Maison (lapetitemaison-nice. 

com), head to the Promenade 

des Anglais for the Michelinstarred 

Le Chantecler (hotelnegresco-nice.com), 

or choose 

La Zucca Magica 

(lazuccamagica.com) for the 

Riviera's best vegetarian food. 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Aroma therapy 

Nice’s picture-postcard markets 

on Cours Saleya bring a riot of 

colour to the Old Town. Browse 

artfully arrayed chocolates and 

candied fruit under the jaunty 

striped umbrellas, while scents of 

lavender and thyme waft across 

its Flower Market. Nice Port is 

famed for its antique shops, 

while the Flea Market (Les 

Puces) on Quai Papacino is 

another alternative. 

HOW TO GET THERE 

KLM operates several nonstop 

fl ights a day to Nice Côte 

D’Azur Airport from Amsterdam 

Airport Schiphol. 

Tourist information 

nicetourisme.com 

Looking for handy, up-to-date 

travel information? Check out 

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DON’T MISS 

From the heart 

No trip to Nice would be 

complete without visiting the 

heart of the Old Town, Cours 

Saleya, and its renowned 

Flower Market. Dine on 

Niçoise cuisine as you soak 

up the atmosphere in this 

restaurant-lined 

pedestrian area. 

NICE DAY AT THE MARKET 

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SKYSCRAPERS AND URBAN OASES 

Cowboys and aliens 

Texas's largest city is a stimulating destination that offers up everything from space 

simulators and custom-made cowboy boots to succulent steak dinners. 

WHAT TO SEE 

State of the art 

Houston’s cultural heart, the 

Museum District is home to the 

Museum of Fine Arts (mfah. 

org), the Contemporary Arts 

Museum (camh.org), and the 

thought-provoking Holocaust 

Museum Houston (hmh.org). 

The city's frontier spirit is 

mirrored at the engaging 

Space Center Houston 

(spacecenter.org), which 

includes tours of NASA's 

Mission Control for manned 

space fl ights. 

WHERE TO EAT 

Tex-Mex 

Small family-run Mexican 

restaurants cluster on 

Navigation Boulevard in the 

East End, while El Tiempo 

(eltiempocantina.com) takes 

Mexican food upscale. Don't 

leave Houston without trying 

fresh stone crabs at Truluck's 

(trulucks.com), and tasting a 

Texan barbecue at Pappas Bar- 

B-Q (pappasbbq.com). 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Bargains to boot 

Houston is home to plenty of 

shopping malls and The Galleria 

(simon.com) in Uptown is the 

fi nest of them all, with upmarket 

shops, restaurants and an ice 

skating rink. Don't leave town 

without a piece of cowboy 

paraphernalia from Pinto Ranch 

(pintoranch.com) or some 

custom-made cowboy boots 

from Tejas Custom Boots 

STREETCARS & COWGIRL SMILES 

(tejascustomboots.com). Serious 

bargains can be found at the 

weekend Traders Village 

(tradersvillage.com). 


KLM operates one non-stop 

daily fl ight to George Bush 

Intercontinental Airport 

Houston from Amsterdam 



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TOUCHDOWN HOUSTON 

DON’T MISS 

Culture trail 

Splash about in a boat, 

explore a Japanese garden, or 

get lost at the Houston Zoo in 

Hermann Park. The historic 

445-acre urban park is also 

home to the Bayou Parkland 

and cultural institutions such 

as the Miller Outdoor Theatre 

and Houston Museum of 

Natural Science. 

hermannpark.org 

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California-cation 

This California city is renowned for its cable cars, hilly terrain, fi ne museums, cultural 

diversity, landmark attractions and destination neighbourhoods. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Cells, sea & science 

Fisherman's Wharf, a walk 

across Golden Gate Bridge and 

a trip to Alcatraz Island are a 

must. Combat the city’s steep 

hillsides in a cable car ride to 

Union Square. For an art fi x, 

head to the San Francisco 

Museum of Modern Art 

(sfmoma.org) or de Young 

Museum (deyoung.famsf.org). 

Kids will love the sea lions on 

Pier 39 (Fisherman’s Wharf), 

Zeum (zeum.org) and 

Exploratorium (exploratorium. 

edu). 

WHERE TO EAT 

Chowder trip 

For the classic San Francisco 

experience, it has to be seafood 

and sourdough bread at 

Fisherman's Wharf. Try Boudin at 

the Wharf (boudinbakery.com), or 

old-school classics like Swan 

Oyster Depot (1517 Polk Street; +1 

415 6731101) in Russian Hill. The 

Mission District offers plenty of 

budget ethnic eateries, while dim 

sum isn't just found in Chinatown; 

Downtown's Yank Sing 

(yanksing.com) is among the best. 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Beat books and 

bohemian chic 

Photo in the middle: Ty Milford/Aurora Open/Hollandse Hoogte 

Union Square is the heart of San 

Francisco's shopping scene, but 

for inexpensive gifts, Chinatown 

is best. For vintage fashion and 

rare CDs, Haight Street's La Rosa 

(1171 Haight Street; +1 415 6683744) 

and Amoeba Records (amoeba. 

com) are the places to go. In 

North Beach, browse the shelves 

TOUCHDOWN SAN FRANCISCO 

ATOP THE GOLDEN GATE 

of the literary landmark City 

Lights Books (citylights.com), 

while foodies should head to 

the Embarcadero's Ferry 

Building Marketplace 

(ferrybuildingmarketplace.com). 


KLM operates fi ve non-stop 

fl ights a week to San Francisco 




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STREETCAR NAMED FUN 

DON’T MISS 

Bird’s eye view 

Located atop Telegraph Hill, 

Coit Tower offers the best 

panoramic views of the city. 

Inside the 64m tower is a 

rotunda with several murals 

of California. Take the 

elevator to the top fl oor 

observation area for even 

better views. Open daily from 

10am-6pm. 

1 Telegraph Hill; 

+1 415 3620808 

VIEWS ACROSS THE CITY 


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A SMILE GOES A LONG WAY TRADITIONS AND TECHNOLOGY 

Jostling Jozi 

Ditch demure. Fondly known as Jozi or Joburg, the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa 

is a one that embraces life to the full. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Square deal 

Nelson Mandela Square in 

Sandton stages art 

performances and shows 

around the bronze statue 

of Mandela. Top of Africa in 

the Central Business District 

has great city views 

(150 Commissioner Street; 

+27 11 3081331). 

WHERE TO BOOGIE 

Feel the bass 

In Newtown, Bassline 

(bassline.co.za) specialises in 

jazz, blues and African rap, 

while Sunninghill's Movida 

(movida.co.za) is a Moulin 

Rouge-style club and theatre 

rolled into one. Inspired by 

Japanese pop culture, Tokyo 

Sky (Shop 32, Fourways View, 

Corner of Cedar Rd & Witkoppen 

Rd; +27 11 4650704) attracts a 

sophisticated crowd with its 

dance music, R&B and hiphop, 

as well as its Japanese anime 

exhibits. Mellow Melville offers 

24-hour fun at Catz Pyjamas 

(catzpyjamas.co.za) and reggae 

at Cool Runnings (27, 4th 

Avenue; +27 11 4824786). 

WHERE TO EAT 

Spice of life 

Top-notch international 

restaurants, including the 

authentic Indian Bukhara 

(bukhara.com), crowd the classy 

suburb of Sandton. Head to 

Newtown to try melktert (milk 

tart) or full-fl avoured babotie 

(spiced mince casserole) at 

TOUCHDOWN JOHANNESBURG 

internationally acclaimed, 

historic Gramadoelas 

(gramadoelas.co.za), or sample 

it in Soweto for a more 

authentic experience. 


KLM operates one non-stop 

daily fl ight to Johannesburg O.R. 

Tambo International Airport from 



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DON’T MISS 

The bold 

and beautiful 

For an excursion out of the 

city and into another world, 

consider the 160 kilometre 

drive to Sun City. With its own 

water park, crocodile 

sanctuary, golf course, lake 

and cultural village, it may not 

be understated, but it will 

certainly entertain. 

sun-city-south-africa.com 

FUN IN THE SUN 

Holland Herald 71

BEACH BUGGIES WITH A DIFFERENCE 

The sky’s the limit 

Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is synonymous with luxury. Lavish shopping malls, 

sumptuous suites and magnifi cent entertainment sit alongside spot-lit mosques and 

aromatic souks. Get ready to spoil yourself silly. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Thrills and chills 

Whiz around at the Dubai 

Autodrome (dubaiautodrome. 

com) or chill out at the indoor 

ski slope at Ski Dubai (skidxb. 

com). Visits to the Dubai 

Museum (Al Fahidi Fort, Bur 

Dubai), the Bastakia District 

(Bur Dubai), and Jumeirah 

Mosque (Jumeirah Beach 

Road), give an insight into 

Dubai’s history and culture. An 

evening stroll at the busy 

Dhow Wharfrage shows off 

Dubai’s diverse charm. 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Arabian lights 

High-street brands and 

designer labels can be found 

at Mall of the Emirates 

(malloftheemirates.com), while 

Wafi Mall (wafi .com) has an 

artisan’s market and unique 

boutiques. With a decor based 

on the travels of the famous 

Arabic explorer, the Ibn 

Battuta Mall (ibnbattutamall. 

com) has high-street brands, 

local boutiques, restaurants 

and an IMAX theatre. 

WHERE TO EAT 

Supreme cuisine 

Savour cuisine from a celebrity 

chef at Gordon Ramsay’s Verre 

(hilton.co.uk/dubaicreek). 

Mediterranean dishes are served 

200 metres above sea level at 

Al Muntaha in the seven-star 

Burj Al Arab hotel (jumeirah.com) 

GLASSY SHOPPING 

or venture out to the desert to 

sample traditional Arabic fare 

under the stars at Al 

Hadheerah (jumeirah.com). 


KLM operates ten non-stop 

fl ights a week to Dubai 




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TOUCHDOWN DUBAI 

Photo: Elina/Shutterstock 

WATERSIDE TOURING 

DON’T MISS 

Crane 

your neck 

This is one landmark that 

shouldn’t be too hard to spot. 

The world’s tallest building, 

the Burj Khalifa is over 800 

metres high and might leave 

you feeling on top of the 

world. Start your upward 

journey from The Dubai Mall. 

But don’t worry; the only 

energy you will expend will 

be in summoning the high 

speed elevator. 

burjkhalifa.ae 

ON TOP OF THE WORLD 

Photo: Rahhal/Shutterstock 

Holland Herald 73

CARIBBEAN COLOUR 

DON’T MISS 

Small wonders 

The tiny nature reserve of 

Shete Boka National Park 

offers views of Curaçao's 

rugged north coast, 2km from 

Christoffel National Park. 

Explore a scenic network of 

walking trails to limestone 

grottoes and fossilised caves 

where sea turtles breed in 

the protected waters below. 

carmabi.org 

WALKS OF LIFE 

Photo: Gail Mooney/Masterfi le TOUCHDOWN CURAÇAO 


EASY COME, EASY GO 

The big easy 

Mangrove forests, coral reefs, endless beaches and colonial Willemstad, 

with its UNESCO World Heritage architecture, make this charming Caribbean gem the 

ideal destination for a chilled-out island get-away. 

WHAT TO SEE 

Sights to sea 

Dive into the island’s seafaring 

history at the Curaçao 

Maritime Museum 

(curacaomaritime.com) or The 

Curaçao Museum (Van 

Leeuwenhoekstraat, 

Willemstad; +599 9 4623873), 

housed in a handsome 

19th-century mansion. Wild 

and beautiful Christoffel 

National Park (christoffelpark. 

org) offers hiking through a 

landscape of cacti and orchids 

or swimming and diving in the 

clear blue sea. 

WHERE TO SHOP 

Ceramic and spice 

Housed in a distinctive 

Photo: Superstock/Hollandse Hoogte 

CHILD'S PLAY 

building near the Queen 

Wilhelmina footbridge, 

stallholders at the New Market 

(Punda, Willemstad) sell woven 

baskets, palm-fi bre bags, an 

array of spices 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 

Culture food 

Thursday is lobster night at 

seafood eatery Brakkeput Mei 

Mei (brakkeputmeimei.com). The 

menu at upmarket Bistro La 

Clochard (bistroleclochard.com) 

warrants a gastronomic splurge, 

and Brazilian steakhouse 

l’Aldea (laldeacur.com) is a 

genuine churrascaria 

meat feast. 


KLM operates eight direct 

fl ights a week to Curaçao Hato 

Airport from Amsterdam 



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Inspire us with 

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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. 

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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. 

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2012, the theme is Movement. 

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The country is blessed with an incredible array 

of rich natural resources and mineral deposits 

in mineable quantities, as well as over 40% of 

the Earth’s black loam soil. 

In addition, Ukraine is also favourably positioned 

at the crossroads of four of the world’s 

major trading regions: Europe, Russia, the 

Middle East and Asia. Once a stop on the silk 

routes to India, Persia and China, the country is 

currently re-establishing itself as one of Eastern 

Europe’s foremost trade hubs. 

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Although now a member of the World Trade Organization, Ukraine is 

still in transition from a centrally controlled command economy to a 

 

changing business environment. Consequently, The State Agency for 

Investment and National Projects of Ukraine has overseen the creation 

of a ‘One-Stop Shop’ to provide professional support to foreign investors, 

and to help them navigate their way through the country’s maze of 

legislative and regulatory systems. 

Since its inception, the Agency has adopted a pivotal role in a series of 

projects that address key areas of national development, with the hope 

of establishing a new economic stability, a better quality of life and 

a stronger welfare system, and to address some of the most pressing 

environmental issues of our time.These projects include: 

The construction of an LNG import terminal 

 

A project to guarantee high quality drinking 

water for all 

A project to build 10 new solid-waste processing 

plants 

The creation of a 4G national information 

and communication network, accessible to 

over 20,000 schools 

The construction of a high-speed rail link 

 

International Airport, as well as a ring road 

around the city 

A series of projects promoting the development 

of Ukraine’s manufacturing industries 

A project to improve tourism and sports 

facilities in the Carpathian Mountain region, 

with a view to bidding for the 2022 Winter 

Olympic Games. 

“Ukraine is an ancient 

nation that once 

served as one of the 

three original pillars 

of Christendom; it 

was the bastion in 

the east that saved 

the continent from 

the Mongol hordes; 

its Cossacks wrote the very first constitution 

in Europe; it has endured some of the worst 

conflicts and inhumanities of the 20th century. 

Nevertheless, the Ukrainian people have 

survived and prospered. Our nation has a great 

deal to learn from and a great deal to offer to the 

rest of the world. Our resources are vast and our 

intellectual capacity overwhelming. 

The State Agency for Investment and National 

Projects under the aegis of the President is a 

worthy attempt to break the stranglehold of the 

past and demonstrate that Ukraine can, 

TAX INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS 

Gradual reduction of corporate income tax: 

21% until 31 December, 2012 

19% from 1 January, 2013 

16% from 1 January, 2014 

Reduced corporate income 

tax for software companies: 

5% starting 1 January, 2013 

0% corporate income 

tax until 2022 for 

certain industries 

Tax incentives for investment projects, to 

stimulate new jobs creation, starting 1 January, 

2013 

Various tax breaks for projects in energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

More information is availible at 

www.investukraine.com 

or by e-mail 

info@ukrproject.gov.ua

Merry 

Christmas 

Take it easy this Christmas and 

indulge yourself with some last 

minute surprises. Coca-Cola and KLM 

are giving you the opportunity to spend 

Christmas with your loved ones, to share 

the Christmas happiness together. 

Make sure to register no later than December 11, 2012 

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1953 

Elephant and chicken in a 

DC-4. The chicken got to tag 

along because she helped 

the elephant feel at home, 

reducing travel stress. 

Contents 

Hartman Quarterly 83 

Products & services 84 

Flying Blue news 87 

Jac Goderie column 87 

KLM entertainment 89 

KLM takes care 91 

SkyTeam news 93 

KLM partners 95 

The fleet 97 

KLM route maps 99 

Schiphol, hub gates 107 

Amsterdam map 109 

Fit for flying 110 

Holland Herald TRAVELLERS CHECK 81

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Homeward bound 

This time of year is 

traditionally when 

people around the world 

travel to visit friends 

and family. 

The many and varied holidays, in 

cultures across the globe, draw so 

many of us home. Home could be nearby, 

but in many cases, could also be on the 

other side of the world. 

Some of these journeys will involve 

stepping aboard a plane. And, of course, 

for KLM it’s great if that plane happens 

to be one of ours. From the moment 

they board, we want our passengers to 

feel truly welcome and at home. Anyone 

who spends a few hours in one of our 

aeroplanes will experience the whole 

KLM package. This not only includes our 

catering and in-fl ight entertainment, but 

also the service of our employees. Our 

cabin crew focus on providing a warm 

welcome, to ensure that all our passengers 

feel at ease and enjoy their time on board. 

A positive experience will, hopefully, result 

in their choosing to fl y with KLM again in 

the future - be it for business, a weekend 

getaway or to visit family and friends 

around the world. 

“When on board, we 

want our passengers 

to feel at home” 

KLM HARTMAN HARTM QUARTERLY 

It is KLM’s mission to help people 

connect, to bring them together. On the 

business side of things, we ensure that 

economies are mutually connected and 

that trade can be driven. Aviation is, after 

all, one of the drivers of economic activity 

and we’re happy to contribute to that. 

Those who live far from home, due to 

work for example, don’t always have the 

opportunity to pop back home. They often 

have to wait for holidays or special events 

to see their families. We want to be sure 

that whoever is returning home already 

feels at home the moment they come 

aboard one of our planes. For 93 years, 

KLM has worked to provide that sense of 

home, and we hope to continue to do so 

for many years to come. 

PETER F. HARTMAN, 

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, 

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 


Reserve your seat as you book 

Passengers on both European and intercontinental 

fl ights can now reserve where they sit while booking their 

tickets online. Whether you are looking for a window, aisle 

or an extra comfortable seat – such as those with additional 

legroom or in Economy Comfort – you can rest assured you 

have secured your favourite seat in good time. 

For those who haven’t booked online or need more time 

to decide, seats can also be booked at any time via KLM’s 

‘My Trip’ service (formerly ‘Manage my Booking’) on klm.com. 

What’s more, KLM has redesigned its cabin plans, giving 

passengers a better impression of the plane’s layout. 

KLM wins award for Best Staff Service 

SERVICE WITH AWARD-WINNING SMILES 

AIR FRANCE KLM partners 

with Etihad Airways 

The AIR FRANCE-KLM Group and 

Etihad Airways have joined forces 

to create a new commercial partnership. 

As of October 2012, passengers on 

all three airlines can fl y to many more 

destinations thanks to the mutual 

code-share agreements between KLM, 

AIR FRANCE and Etihad Airways. 

Code-share routes include fi ve 

destinations for KLM passengers in 

84 Holland Herald TRAVELLERS CHECK 

This year, KLM won the World Airline 

Award for ‘Best Airline Staff Service 

in Europe’. This award is based on a 

worldwide survey carried out by Skytrax, 

the world’s leading airline and airport 

review site. Over a period of ten months, 

18 million passengers on 200 airlines 

were asked about their experiences with 

airlines, both on the ground and in the air. 

“KLM personnel play a crucial part 

in the service KLM offers,” says KLM 

President & CEO, Peter Hartman. “The 

personal contact they provide is truly 

appreciated by passengers in these 

diffi cult times, and it has a positive impact 

on their journey. Winning this award 

shows how motivated KLM personnel 

are in providing a service that so satisfi es 

our passengers.” 

Asian and Australian markets and 

fi ve European destinations for Etihad 

passengers on KLM. Etihad Airways 

customers can fl y on the KLM-operated 

Amsterdam-to-Abu Dhabi route fi ve 

times per week. KLM passengers can 

connect in Abu Dhabi for fl ights to 

Colombo in Sri Lanka, Islamabad and 

Lahore in Pakistan, and Melbourne and 

Sydney in Australia. 

‘My Trip’ 

online service 

KLM’s ‘My Trip’ replaces the former 

‘Manage my Booking’ service, and is 

available to passengers on klm.com. 

‘My Trip’ offers you a one-stop-shop 

solution to view, change, upgrade and 

complete your trip at any time on any 

device (desktop, mobile, tablet etc). It 

also provides a more personal approach, 

with relevant offers and trip-specifi c 

information such as health advice, visa 

details and so on. Visit 

‘My Trip’ on klm.com 

for more details. 

NEW ROUTE TO SYDNEY VIA ABU DHABI

More comfort in 

Economy 

Seats in the Economy Comfort zone have substantially more legroom than 

regular seats and recline twice as far. Economy Comfort seats can be purchased 

when buying a ticket online or via ‘My Trip’ (the former ‘Manage my Booking’) on 

klm.com, at a kiosk at the airport, or on board (depending on availability). Flying 

Blue members can also use Miles to purchase Economy Comfort seats via ‘My Trip’. 

Economy Comfort seats are also now available on selected European fl ights. 

World-class dining 

Passengers in World Business Class 

can now enjoy menus created by 

the internationally renowned Dutch 

chef, Richard Ekkebus. His culinary 

achievements at the Amber restaurant 

in The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong 

Kong, where he is culinary director, 

have already earned him two Michelin 

stars. Having built his reputation on a 

solid foundation of traditional French 

cooking techniques, Ekkebus is known 

for his focus on superior produce and 

innovative presentation, creating Frenchstyle 

haute cuisine with a contemporary 

and light feel. 

KLM PRODUCTS & SERVICES 

KLM 

to go 

Five smartphone 

apps bring KLM’s 

products and 

services to your 

fi ngertips, no matter 

where you are 

KLM APP 

With the KLM App, you can book a 

fl ight, check in, select a seat, store 

your boarding pass, follow the status of KLM 

fl ights, view your Flying Blue Miles balance or 

ask KLM a question via Facebook or Twitter. 

Pay for your booking using PayPal or credit 

card. Available in ten languages. 

KLM TRIPSHAKE 

Looking for travel inspiration? Select 

a continent and travel dates – or 

leave it all up to chance – and shake your 

phone. You can book a fl ight directly via the 

app. Available in Dutch, English and German. 

KLM PASSPORT 

Share your travel memories in a 

fun and inspiring way. Pick a theme 

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ALLES IS FAMILIE 

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LATEST MOVIES 

Alles is Familie (Drama) 

Bachelorette (Comedy) 

Bellicher: Cel (Action) 

The Bourne Legacy (Action) 

The Campaign (Comedy) 

TELEVISION 

A Matter of Time 

People & Planet: Through the wormhole 

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Ruby Sparks (Comedy, Romance) 

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KLM ENTERTAINMENT* 

RADIO 

KLM FM - Spotlight 

André Rieu 

The spotlight this month is on The 

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artiste, King of the Waltz André Rieu. He 

talks exclusively to KLM about his world 

tour, his million-dollar 1667 Stradivarius, and 

tells the stories behind his hits, including 

And the Waltz Goes On by Anthony 

Hopkins. His stage show will be coming to 

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ANTHONY HOPKINS AND ANDRÉ RIEU 

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. 

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KLM TAKES CARE 

Catering with a conscience 

Strengthening its position as a leader in 

sustainability in the airline industry, KLM 

now offers passengers in World Business 

Class and European Business Class chicken 

that meets the standards of the Dutch Beter 

Leven kenmerk-1 star (Better Life 

quality seal). 

At present, KLM regularly serves 

passengers fi sh with the MSC label – which 

guarantees that the fi sh have been caught 

sustainably – and was the fi rst airline to do 

so. Our passengers also enjoy 100% 

sustainable UTZ Certifi ed coffee. One of the 

world’s largest sustainable programmes for 

coffee, tea and cocoa production, UTZ 

Certifi ed ensures that farmers who produce 

coffee beans under this label receive a fair 

“KLM is committed to 

offering more 

sustainable catering” 

“Serving more responsible cuisine on board” 

Illustration: studio ANNABEL 

price for their product and benefi t from better 

working conditions. 

Furthermore, KLM also offers organically 

produced milk, Caring Dairy cheese, and Beter 

Leven-certifi ed cold cuts. On fl ights out of 

Amsterdam, we serve Beter Leven-certifi ed 

veal (if on the menu), and on fl ights out of 

the United States, we serve omelettes made 

from ‘cage-free’ eggs. By the end of 2013, 

Beter Leven-certifi ed chicken will be offered 

to all passengers on fl ights out of Amsterdam. 

KLM is committed to offering passengers 

more sustainable on-board catering. Our 

environmental policy aims to ensure 

biodiversity and animal welfare, and we work 

closely with organisations such as the World 

Wide Fund for Nature The Netherlands 

(WWF-NL) and the Dutch Dierenbescherming 

(Animal Protection Society) to achieve our 

aims. Initiated by Dierenbescherming, the 

Beter Leven kenmerk encourages farmers to 

give their animals, such as those in the 

poultry industry, a better life. 

Interactive 

CSR platform 

KLM Takes Care brings together 

all of KLM’s corporate social 

responsibility (CSR) activities 

under a single brand. The new 

brand and logo make it easier for 

customers to identify areas where 

KLM is working on social and 

environmental issues. Visit 

klmtakescare.com for 

more information. 

KLM & WWF-NL 

Together with the World Wide 

Fund for Nature – The 

Netherlands (WWF-NL), KLM is 

focusing on creating an 

international market for sustainable 

biofuels, reducing CO 2 emissions 

and improving fuel effi ciency. KLM 

also supports WWF-NL’s nature 

conservation work – such as its 

Coral Triangle projects in Indonesia. 


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“Red carpet service in over 800 airports” 

The SkyTeam network 

KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an 

alliance of 19 airlines that spans the 

globe. The alliance provides benefi ts 

to customers that include 1,000 global 

destinations, access to 525 lounges 

worldwide, more coordinated timetables 

for convenient connections, enhanced 

Destinations 

1,000 

Countries 

187 

check-in procedures and fast and 

smooth transfers for you and your 

baggage. SkyTeam hubs help to make this 

coordination possible. 

With SkyTeam’s extensive network, 

itineraries with connecting fl ights are 

easy to arrange. The combined fl ight 

KLM SKYTEAM NEWS 

Alliance-wide 

priority programme 

In 2012, SkyTeam launched SkyPriority, 

the only alliance-wide red carpet service 

for premium passengers in the airline 

industry. This exclusive range of services 

– which includes priority check-in, 

baggage drop-off, boarding and baggage 

pick-up – is offered to Elite Plus, First 

and Business Class customers of the 

19 SkyTeam member airlines. SkyPriority 

was developed to ensure a common and 

consistent quality standard for priority 

airport services across the alliance. 

Passengers will know if they are eligible 

for SkyPriority as it will be displayed 

on the top of their (printed or mobile) 

boarding card. 

The SkyPriority programme was fi rst 

introduced at Taipei Taoyuan International 

Daily departures 

15,465 

Annual passengers 

552 million 

schedules give you more choices and 

make connections faster and easier. 

Passengers on any SkyTeam airline can go 

to any of the partners for assistance with 

reservations or while travelling. 

For more information on the SkyTeam 

alliance and network, visit skyteam.com. 

Year of formation 

2000 

Lounges 

525 

Airport in March 2012, and was then rolled 

out to most of SkyTeam’s hubs, including 

Amsterdam, Atlanta, Beijing, Guangzhou, 

Nairobi, Paris, Rome and Seoul. More than 

800 airports in the SkyTeam network will 

offer the SkyPriority programme by the 

end of this year, a fi gure that will rise to 

over 1,000 airports in 2013. 

SkyTeam members continually focus 

on and are committed to ensuring 

that they deliver a consistent level 

of outstanding service. During 2012, 

hundreds of thousands of passengers 

experienced integrated and stress-free 

travels with SkyPriority. Many more 

passengers will enjoy these benefi ts in 

2013 as the programme is implemented 

throughout the network. 

Headquarters 

Amsterdam 

Website 

skyteam.com 


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that our newly designed deepwater Anchor Handling Tug Supply 

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It features 200 t Bollard Pull and a comprehensive winch package for 

subsea operations up to and over 3,000 m water depth. 

Along with numerous innovations, its outfitting meets the highest 

standards and facilitates the demands of modern contractors and 

the harsh environment they work in. 

JAN VAN OS DIRECTOR DAMEN OFFSHORE 

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”

Our partners, your benefi ts 

With a world of partners, KLM 

guarantees a perfectly integrated 

network and superior customer service. In 

May 2004, KLM and AIR FRANCE joined 

forces to become Europe’s largest airline 

group, operating 578 aircraft, fl ying 2,100 

fl ights a day and carrying more than 

75 million passengers a year. In the same 

year, KLM joined SkyTeam, a worldwide 

alliance of 19 airlines (see p101). 

KLM and its main partners 

Founded: 1919 

Home base: Amsterdam 

Fleet size: 204* 

Passengers: 25.2 million 

klm.com 

Founded: 1987 

Home base: Guangzhou 

Fleet size: 450 


csair.com 

* including KLM Cityhopper, Martinair Cargo and transavia.com 

Code-share partners 

Within SkyTeam, KLM and AIR FRANCE 

have set up joint venture agreements 

with four main partners: Delta, China 

Southern, Alitalia and Kenya Airways. 

These agreements make increased 

alignment of schedules possible – which 

means that passengers have more 

fl ights to more destinations, more 

fl exible travel options, better fares and 

more choice in fares. 

Founded: 1933 

Home base: Paris 

Fleet size: 374** 

Passengers: 51 million 

airfrance.com 

Founded: 2009 

Home base: Rome 



alitalia.com 

Other KLM partners 

Combined code-share and 

Flying Blue partners 

KLM PARTNERS 

KLM’s code-share and Flying Blue 

partnerships extend beyond SkyTeam 

to include both airline and non-airline 

partners. This all adds up to more 

opportunities to earn and spend Flying 

Blue Miles. Award Miles can be spent on 

fl ights or with over 100 non-airline 

partners, such as Marriott, Hertz and 

Sony. (See p95 for information regarding 

Flying Blue membership and benefi ts.) 

Founded: 1928 

Home base: Atlanta 

Fleet size: 717 


delta.com 

Founded: 1977 

Home base: Nairobi 



kenya-airways.com 

**includes mainline and affi liate 

Flying Blue partners 

You can earn and/or spend Miles with all SkyTeam alliance members and KLM’s Flying Blue partners; Flying Blue is AIR FRANCE KLM’s loyalty programme. For detailed information, visit klm.com or 

airfrance.com. A code-share partner means that even though you have booked a KLM fl ight number, you may fi nd yourself travelling on a service operated by that partner. 


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Gates E 

E4 E3 

E6 E5 

E8 

E7 

E15 E9 

E18 E17 

E20 

E22 

E24 

E19 

Terminal 2E / Gates K21 - K51 

Terminal 2F 

Gates F21 - F56 

Holland Boulevard 

F4 

F3 

F6 

Gates F 

Gates M 

C14 

C16 

C12 

C10 

C8 C6 C4 

C7 C5 

D14 D12 

D16 D68 

D18 

D22 

D24 

D26 

D28 

D31 

D10 

D66 

D4 

D8 D62 

D64 

D3 

D5 D59 

D7 D61 

D63 

D29D27D25D23D21 

M4 H5 

C15 - C18 

to C21 - C26 

4 

4 

M3 

M2 

4 H4 

H3 

C13 

C11 

C9 

T3 

T2 

Schiphol Plaza 

M1 H2 

H1 

Lounge 

1 

8 

3 

Lounge 

3 

4 

G11-16 

6 

G3 

T9 

5 

D2 

D60 

3 

T5 T4 

12 

2 

1 

3 

F2 

2 

1 

Lounge 

3 

3 

G2 

G5 

3 

G4 

Schengen 

Gates B-C, D 59-87, M 

T Transfer desk 

T Transfer desk 

Self-service transfer 

Self-service transfer 

KLM Crown Lounge 


4 

D87 

Shuttle buses 

inside customs 

Shuttle buses 

outside customs 

T6 

Flights operated by KLM, Air 

France and other members 

of the SkyTeam alliance 

arrive and depart from the 

following locations within 

Terminal 2. 

7 

Walking route 

inside customs 

Walking route 

outside customs 

AMSTERDAM & PARIS AIRPORT HUB GATES 

KLM 

Crown 

Lounge 

25 

Gates D 

2C: Aerofl ot, Kenyan 

Airways, MEA & Saudia 

2D: Air Europa & Czech 

Airlines 

2E: Aeromexico, Air France 

(non-Shengen fl ights), 

P X 

P R 

3 

F8 

Train station 

Thalys/RER/TGV 

F5 

F9 

Automatic shuttles 

Parking 

F7 

M6 

M7 

M5 H6 

Top Level 

Second floor 

H7 

Gates H 

G7 

G6 

Terminal 2C 

Gates C80 - C91 

G9 

Terminal 2D 

Gates D53 - D78 

G8 

Gates G 


52 

China Eastern, China 

Southern, Delta, Korean 

Air, Tarom & Vietnam 

Airlines 

2F: Air France (Shengen 

fl ights), Alitalia & KLM 

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). 

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. 

2G: Air France (Shengen 

commuter fl ights) 

Please consult onscreen 

information in the terminals 

for the most up-to-date 

gate information. 

Terminal 2A 

Gates A37 - A51 

Terminal 2B 

Gates B21 - B33 

PX Terminal 3 PR Terminal 1 


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 taxiing, take-off 

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 or 

purchased on board. 

Smoking, including 

artifi cial cigarettes, such as 

‘SuperSmokers’, is strictly forbidden 

at all times on KLM fl ights.

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Non-EU residents enjoy a VAT refund on purchases made at Steltman. 

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