Lost In AMSTERDAM

I love to travel.  There is nothing I enjoy more than to encounter the unique smells of a new country the second you step off the plane.  The lack of familiarity and experiencing sights, scents, and sounds for the first time is something I can't get enough of.

If I happen to be staying in a foreign city for a few days, one of the first things I love to do is to just get lost for a day.  I'll literally step out of my hotel, hostel, or van down by the river and just start walking.  The motto - "No plan, no map, no idea where you're going.  Just head in the direction that inspires you!"  I noticed that if I fully embrace and become comfortable with the unknown, I can intensely savor and feel what will be continuous, day-long, first-time experiences.  What a rush!

So, for the heck of it, I decided to bring along an HD video camera while "getting lost" to document these experiences.  Here's one of my first: Amsterdam... how appropriate.

btw... if you want to see it in high resolution, copy and paste the link below...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mVuCACy__xo&fmt=18

"LOST IN AMSTERDAM"