In this episode, Michelle and Alex FINALLY buy their bikes after moving to the Netherlands nearly one year ago. Learn what makes Dutch bikes so unique (omafiets), how to buy a bike in the Netherlands, and follow Michelle and Alex as they go on their first journey on a bike to... a bakery, of course!

Episode 69 (nice.) · Filmed on June 24, 2023 · Dordrecht, the Netherlands

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0:00 Introduction
0:47 Why did this take you so long?
1:22 Do we even know how to ride a bike?
1:44 What are we looking for in a bike?
2:48 How do you buy a bike in the Netherlands?
3:11 What was our experience like?
3:35 Bike reveal and riding around Dordrecht
4:04 OK, so what's so special about Dutch bikes?
5:14 What we got vs. what we were looking for
6:11 More riding around Dordrecht
6:29 First destination: Banketbakkerij Brokking
7:54 Insurance and bike locks
8:22 How much did our bikes cost?
9:09 What's it like biking in the Netherlands?
9:43 Wrap up

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We're Michelle and Alex, an American expat couple living abroad in the Netherlands.

In 2020, we quit our jobs to travel the world, and... well, that didn't happen. So in 2022, we decided to make an even BIGGER change by packing up our lives (and our cats ) and moving from Austin, Texas, in the US, to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Subscribe for new videos like this every week!