Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bridges, bitterballen, and bikes. Jake’s home for two years as he went through a quarter-life crisis. He was born in rainy Seattle and baptized in the wettest place in Europe. Where the people are tall and the houses are tiny.

Find one of the many brown bars around town. Wood stained brown by the years of tobacco smoke, these ancient taverns were formed in the 1500s and serve Trappist beer, exclusively brewed by Monks with centuries-old recipes.