Skip to content
calder escapes beach logo
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Escapes
    • Trip Posts – Group 1
      • African Escape ’26
      • Taiwan & Philippines
      • Transition from Overlanding
      • The Land Down Under
      • Our Journey in 2024
      • Europe 2023
      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe ’22
      • Egypt: Land of Mysteries
      • Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
      • On Safari in Kenya
      • Fall Back in the US ’21
      • Summer in Ontario
      • Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
    • Trip Posts – Group 2
      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
      • COVID-19 Times
      • Brazil 2.0
      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
    • Trip Posts – Group 3
      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Posts – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
  • Our Wheels
  • Pics
    • Trip Galleries – Group 1
      • African Escape ’26
      • Taiwan & Philippines
      • Transition from Overlanding
      • The Land Down Under
      • Our Journey in 2024
      • Europe 2023
      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe
      • Egypt: Land of Mysteries
      • Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
      • On Safari in Kenya
      • Fall Back in the US ’21
      • Summer in Ontario
      • Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
    • Trip Galleries – Group 2
      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
      • COVID-19 Times
      • Brazil 2.0
      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
    • Trip Galleries – Group 3
      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Galleries – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
  • Toggle website search
Search this website Press Escape to close the search panel.
Menu Close
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Escapes
    • Trip Posts – Group 1
      • African Escape ’26
      • Taiwan & Philippines
      • Transition from Overlanding
      • The Land Down Under
      • Our Journey in 2024
      • Europe 2023
      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe ’22
      • Egypt: Land of Mysteries
      • Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
      • On Safari in Kenya
      • Fall Back in the US ’21
      • Summer in Ontario
      • Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
    • Trip Posts – Group 2
      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
      • COVID-19 Times
      • Brazil 2.0
      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
    • Trip Posts – Group 3
      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Posts – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
  • Our Wheels
  • Pics
    • Trip Galleries – Group 1
      • African Escape ’26
      • Taiwan & Philippines
      • Transition from Overlanding
      • The Land Down Under
      • Our Journey in 2024
      • Europe 2023
      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe
      • Egypt: Land of Mysteries
      • Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
      • On Safari in Kenya
      • Fall Back in the US ’21
      • Summer in Ontario
      • Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
    • Trip Galleries – Group 2
      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
      • COVID-19 Times
      • Brazil 2.0
      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
    • Trip Galleries – Group 3
      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Galleries – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
  • Toggle website search
Search this website

Our Journey in 2024 | Read Trip Posts →

Our Journey in 2024 | Galleries

Main Album » A day in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Amsterdam Train Station
there were many buildings that lean forward or to the side
The Dutch architecture (1)
The Dutch architecture (3)
marajuana is legal here
some of Amsterdam's many canals (4)
The Dutch architecture (4)
There are a few rubber ducky shops (1)
There are a few rubber ducky shops (2)
some of Amsterdam's many canals (8)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (3)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (4)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (5)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (6)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (7)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (8)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (9)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (10)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (1)
At the Cheese Museum and Shop (2)
Anne Frank's house
some of Amsterdam's many canals (5)
some of Amsterdam's many canals (1)
now that's a tiny car
at the Flower Market (3)
at the Flower Market (4)
at the Flower Market (1)
convenience store window
at the Flower Market (2)
The Mint TOwer
the hanging lights look like bullets
The Dutch architecture (5)
some of Amsterdam's many canals (2)
The Dutch architecture (7)
a heron wants to go into a restaurant
They call this the Skinny Bridge
They call this the Skinny Bridge (1)
Another pedestrian bridge
some of Amsterdam's many canals (3)
on the university campus
see the tilt to the right
The Dutch architecture (11)
this used to be the entrance to the Amsterdam Historical Museum; it's been relocated (1)
this used to be the entrance to the Amsterdam Historical Museum; it's been relocated (2)
a Lego windmill (2)
a Lego dragon (1)
a Lego dragon (2)
The Royal Palace (1)
The Royal Palace (2)
The Royal Palace (3)
War Memorial
Food Truck - Roadkill Cafe
We tried some stroopwaffles
Beurspassage (1)
Beurspassage (3)
Beurspassage (4)
A condom store (1)
A condom store (4)
A condom store (5)
an alley in the red light district
The Dutch Architecture (6)
The Dutch Architecture (9)
The Weeping Tower (2)
The Weeping Tower (1)
non Dutch looking buildings near the Movenpick hotel
one car lane two big bike lanes
Meeting up with Alma and her friend, Sharon (2)
Amsterdam train station

Where We Are

June 24, 2026 – flew to Buffalo to spend a week up at Josh’s.

July 3rd, 2026 – returned to Buffalo, spent the night and flew to JFK next day to then catch a flight to Africa for 9 weeks!

July 6 – Reunion

July 13 – Mauritius inc Rodrigues Island

July 25 – Madagascar

August 3 – Johannesburg

August 9 – Malawi & Zambia

August 21 – Mozambique & Eswatini

September 2 – Cape Town

September 8 – home!

Where We’ve Been

View maps of our journeys up to now.

Newsletter

Sign up for our "Escapes" updates. You'll never get more than one email a week.

Get in Touch

We’d love to hear from you all anytime while we have “no fixed address” – feel free to contact us.

Fran @ hereiamcalder@gmail.com

Doug @ whereareyoucalder@gmail.com

Disclaimer

This is a personal non-commercial website and we have no sponsorship, advertisers or outside writers. Should we mention a product or service in our posts or recommend one, it is purely our personal notation and not for any financial reward.  

 

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Escapes
  • Our Wheels
  • Pics
© 2013-2026 Calder Escapes. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy