Ping Pong

Ping Pong (Amsterdam)

OT301′s weekly Tuesday fixture of beer and table tennis.

 

The Solstice Festival

The Solstice Festival (Ruigoord)

Dawn breaks on the turmoil of Amsterdam’s most encompassing psy-trance event.

 

Koninginnedag

Koninginnedag (Amsterdam)

Queens Day, the Dutch national day, is the world’s orangest celebration.

 

WPFD

WPFD (Amsterdam)

World Pillow Fight Day – feathers and sneezes in Holland’s most famous square.

 

Owsley Dies

Owsley Dies (San Francisco)

When the original architect of recreational LSD was killed in a car accident, shockwaves were felt in Haight-Ashbury…

 

Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas (Las Vegas)

An Australian wedding in Nevada…

 

Carnival…again

Carnival…again (Den Bosch)

I headed to the southern Netherlands for my second carnival, where ridiculous revelry is a deeply held tradition.

 

Partij in het Noorden

Partij in het Noorden (Amsterdam)

An underground party in a squat amidst the industrial mishmash of Amsterdam Noord…

 

Drie Oktober

Drie Oktober (Leiden)

Streets brim with the Drie Oktober festival, celebrating the end of Spanish rule of Holland in 1574…

 

A Video

A Video (the world as we know it)

I now live in Amsterdam, so for a smack in the face impression of my 12 month trip, here’s a video…